Farooq Andrabi The peaceful culmination of the Shri Amarnath Yatra and a successful tourist season has done wonders for Kashmir. More than six lakh pilgrims have visited the holy Amarnath cave this year, which is an all time record and much in excess of projections; tourists both national and international have made a bee line for Kashmir and yet another record 5 lakh plus … [Read more...] about Kashmiri’s must become masters of their own destiny
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Terrorism is declining but alertness cannot be compromised
Karan Bandesha Mahore is a small township of Reasi, District Udhampur; it has been a hub of militancy and terrorism for a long time. Being Muslim dominated in an otherwise Hindu dominated area, it witnessed a sustained attempt by terrorists to weed out the minority community. A number of preplanned massacres and selective killings aimed at creating fear among Hindus and … [Read more...] about Terrorism is declining but alertness cannot be compromised
The threat of a nuclear Pakistan
Jaibans Singh “If India develops an atomic bomb we too will develop one, even if we have to eat grass…”. When Pakistan’s late Prime Minister, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, spoke these words, sometime after having suffered a humiliating defeat in the hands of the Indian Army in 1971, he would not have realised their prophetic significance. Today, exactly four decades later, Pakistan is … [Read more...] about The threat of a nuclear Pakistan
China’s disaffection with Pakistan over terror
Prabhakar Gupta India’s contention of Pakistan’s sponsored terrorism affecting the entire South Asian region has finally found another voice and that too from Pakistan’s most enduring ally - China. For the first time, China blamed Uygur “militants” trained in Pakistan for the deadly violence in its restive Xinjiang province, which left at least 20 people dead recently. The … [Read more...] about China’s disaffection with Pakistan over terror
Pakistan: At war with itself
S Ranjan On the 65th Independence Day of Pakistan there is only one word to define the state of affairs in the country – a total mess, presently the situation is so chaotic that the very existence of the Nation as a geopolitical entity is at threat. In all occasions in the past, when the Nation faced similar challenges, at least some basic institutions and the government, … [Read more...] about Pakistan: At war with itself