Anmol Gupta It is the year 2020, Narendra Modi, the recently re-elected Indian Prime Minister backed by a decisive mandate in his favour and the strong military led establishment in Pakistan (following a coup in 2018) agrees to settle the Kashmir Issue in a summit at Shimla. It is decided that the land locked Kashmir Valley with an area of 15,948 sq km and a population of … [Read more...] about Imagining an Independent Kashmir: Decoding a Disaster
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India is “At War” with Pakistan in Kashmir
Jaibans Singh There is a large range of vandalism, violence and destruction being perpetrated by Pakistan in Kashmir. Its unholy repertoire includes terrorist attacks, cross border BAT actions, engineering of internal dissension/disruption, targeting of security forces, looting of banks, killing of innocent’s et al. What India is witnessing over there is not a “hot summer” as … [Read more...] about India is “At War” with Pakistan in Kashmir
Goodbye tourist season: Is it curtains for the Kashmir valley?
Mehtab Karan Singh Two factions of the Hurriyat Conference and the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), created quite a furore on December, 7, last year by inviting tourists and pilgrims to visit the Kashmir Valley. This was followed by a similar invite from Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on December, 10, wherein she asserted that there is no safer place for tourists than … [Read more...] about Goodbye tourist season: Is it curtains for the Kashmir valley?
Integrative approach to education can change the narrative in Kashmir
Farooq Wani During the recent unrest in Kashmir it was the education sector that was hit the most. The tension that was being felt by parents and students alike due to a break in the education pattern became apparent from the excitement with which the students resumed studies and appeared for their examinations once the situation was brought under control. The 95 percent … [Read more...] about Integrative approach to education can change the narrative in Kashmir
Teenagers in Kashmir need special attention and guidance
Mehtab Karan Singh The unprecedented involvement of teenagers as spearheads of the recent three month long unrest in Kashmir has highlighted the need to give special attention to their upbringing. This is a normal parental and family responsibility that is posing a unique challenge worldwide. In Kashmir it attains a different dimension in view of the foreign sponsored cult of … [Read more...] about Teenagers in Kashmir need special attention and guidance