Jaibans Singh Here we go again, back to the tedious debate on the status of the armed forces special powers act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kashmir. The ball has been set rolling, this time round, by Professor Saifuddin Soz, the Congress chief of Jammu and Kashmir. During an interaction with media on May, 27, he said that time for deliberations on the revocation of AFSPA is over … [Read more...] about Incoherent debates and blatant politicisation on AFSPA
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Peace in Kashmir: So near and yet so far!!
Simrit Kahlon The beautiful valley of Kashmir and its courageous people have seen some very bad times; they faced the challenges with utmost resilience and emerged unvanquished. A concerted effort to intimidate them with terror, an assault on their culture and way of life, an attempt to subjugate their spirit, all have come to naught. In the last few years, their … [Read more...] about Peace in Kashmir: So near and yet so far!!
There is a life beyond AFSPA Omar!!
Prabhakar Gupta Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, was conferred with honorary membership of the Foreign Correspondents' Club in New Delhi. It seems that, while accepting the honour, he also held a press conference of sorts whose proceeding were reported in the media in great detail. One would have expected the chief minster to use this platform to project … [Read more...] about There is a life beyond AFSPA Omar!!
Indo-Pakistan relations: Do not build castles in the air
Jaibans Singh Nawaz Sharif is all set to take over the reins of Pakistan after having won an impressive victory in the recently held elections. All eyes are set on the manner in which he relates to India. Will he live up to the encouraging words that he spoke just before and after the elections? Will Indo-Pakistan relations see the new positive vibes that he has promised to … [Read more...] about Indo-Pakistan relations: Do not build castles in the air
Yasin Malik’s rabble-raising antics
Jaibans Singh Yasin Malik, the separatist head of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, is a troubled man these days; torn between his family (wife and daughter, located at Pakistan and his dwindling political career in India he is going around making vague statements and courting arrest for no practical purpose whatsoever. He seems to be egged on by his few followers and some old … [Read more...] about Yasin Malik’s rabble-raising antics