Prabhakar Gupta On February, 17, 2013, Ali Murtaza, a 22 year old resident of Gulhar, Kotli, in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) proceeded on a visit to his relatives residing near the line of control (LOC) with India. Three days later, his body was delivered back to his family by the district administration; it bore terrible marks of torture and mutilation. The devastated … [Read more...] about India has a national obligation to support the people of POK
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Healing the battered psyche is the real challenge in Kashmir
S Ranjan What is it about us Indians that makes us skirt issues instead of facing them head on? We tend to indulge in long drawn, largely inconclusive discussions; a tendency that has receives a considerable boost from media activism especially of the electronic variety. Sadly, none of the discussions or opinions lead to tangible action; this is because the root causes are … [Read more...] about Healing the battered psyche is the real challenge in Kashmir
Afsal Guru: A victim of political brinkmanship
Jaibans Singh Is it the ghost of Afsal Guru or some other earthly elements that are haunting the Kashmir valley since the latter was hanged at Tihar jail almost a month back on February, 09, 2013? The valley has witnessed high voltage political activity since the hanging; the matter has now boiled down to a single point demand of return of his mortal remains to facilitate … [Read more...] about Afsal Guru: A victim of political brinkmanship
Amendment of AFSPA: stereotypes tend to divert attention
Simrit Kahlon Unfortunate as it may be but the truth is that our world is replete with stereotypes. Stereotypes are essentially mental constructs that are built through social engineering and strengthened by communication agents such as media. The human mind has a tendency to develop stereotypes regarding almost everything; these develop to act as prisms through which we view … [Read more...] about Amendment of AFSPA: stereotypes tend to divert attention
Good words cannot substitute for defence modernisation and training
Defenceinfo Bureau Report The Chief of the Army Staff, General Bikram Singh, chaired the proceedings of the fifth Biennial Mechanised Forces Conference at the Armoured Corps Centre and School, Ahmadnagar, on February, 26, 2013. From his mechanised forces the army chief demanded effective training and adherence to traditional norms of trust, discipline, human resource … [Read more...] about Good words cannot substitute for defence modernisation and training