Jaibans Singh The state of Jammu and Kashmir is all set to have a cold but active winter; the political and security spectrum will witness some testing times as the state gears up for both Parliamentary and state assembly elections scheduled for next year. At the same time, the determination of inimical forces to derail the election process will pose exceptional pressure on … [Read more...] about Terrorists and elections in Jammu and Kashmir
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The Jekyll and Hyde act by Hurriyat Conference
Simrit Kahlon It is very interesting to see the manner in which the separatists are playing out their cards post their futile meeting with Sartaj Aziz, advisor to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on foreign affairs and national security, at New Delhi on November, 10. After the meeting and on reaching the relative safety of his residence in Srinagar, Syed Geelani grandly … [Read more...] about The Jekyll and Hyde act by Hurriyat Conference
China should be engaged with the language of power
Prabhakar Gupta China is an enigma, an exotic puzzle that the best analysts attempt to decipher but remain partially successful at best. After remaining in the shadow of its towering communist cousin the Soviet Union for many decades it slowly and steadily built its national power to come to this stage where it has sounded the bugle to dislodge the self proclaimed sole super … [Read more...] about China should be engaged with the language of power
The ugly face of Pakistan’s anti-India Propaganda
S Ranjan Muttahida Ulema Mahaz (MUM) is a sectarian political party of Pakistan that recently demonstrated against the Rawalpindi incident. Its delegates stated that the violence in Rawalpindi during the Ahshura procession was the result of a ‘conspiracy between India, America, Israel and imperialist forces.’ The comment is ludicrous and deserves to be ignored but for fact … [Read more...] about The ugly face of Pakistan’s anti-India Propaganda
Talks with separatists are quite pointless
Jaibans Singh The repetitive manner in which Kashmiri politics play out year after year has become downright boring and fatiguing. Ever year, as the winters pass by there is an increase in infiltration and cease fire violations. Alongside starts the tourist season in Kashmir marked by breathless calculations of the tourist influx to prove that everything is normal in the … [Read more...] about Talks with separatists are quite pointless