Jaibans Singh It is widely believed that statements by political leaders are the harbingers of policy, more so, in a democracy where people’s participation in all decisions that impact their lives is necessary. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has made some significant statements in the last month or so. The question now arises - were these statements in tune with the policy of … [Read more...] about Honest and direct thinking is expected from Omar
AFSPA
AFSPA: A tool for political populism
Simrit Kahlon The last year passed off relatively peacefully in Jammu and Kashmir, particularly so, in the valley of Kashmir. For quite some time now, terrorist strikes have gone down, separatist leaders have been exposed for the pretenders that they are, tourists are back and business is thriving. The Union Home Minister, Mr. P.C. Chidambaram recently visited the state to … [Read more...] about AFSPA: A tool for political populism
Christof Heyns should not have been invited to India
Jaibans Singh The media environment is abuzz with the visit of Mr. Christof Heyns, the UN's Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions to India. Heyns' visit is the first mission to India by an expert mandated by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to monitor and report on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. He visited Gujarat, Kerala, … [Read more...] about Christof Heyns should not have been invited to India
Pathribal and security are not inter-linked
Jaibans Singh The Supreme Court has sought certain clarifications from the government that will assist in processing the Pathribal case to the next level. In the meantime, statements of the Court are being used by Kashmiri leaders selectively to meet political ends. The Chief Minsiter of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, has not wasted much time in using the Court directive … [Read more...] about Pathribal and security are not inter-linked
Where is the Counter insurgency plan for J&K?
S Ranjan On, Monday, January 02, 2012, in an unfortunate incident in Uri, Kashmir, a standard 12 student was shot dead by CISF personnel when a protest by locals turned ugly and the CISF deployed at the NHPC run power project at Boniyar opened fire in self protection. The protest was being carried out in demand for a regular supply of electricity. Off late valley is facing a … [Read more...] about Where is the Counter insurgency plan for J&K?