Dr. Simrit Kahlon Now that everybody has had his time “on air” talking about the ills of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed freeing Hurriyat member Masarat Alam, it is time to look at the matter rationally. One would hesitate from calling Masarat Alam or anybody else from the Hurriyat a leader since they have a negligible following in the Kashmir Valley and zero following across the rest … [Read more...] about Mufti must govern, the Nobel Prize can wait
Hurriyat
22 years on, Hurriyat stands exposed and irrelevant
Jaibans Singh The All Party Hurriyat Conference, popularly referred to as the Hurriyat, is a Pakistan-sponsored separatist conglomerate based in the Kashmir Valley. Created on March 10, 1993, the Hurriyat is a loosely knit alliance of 26 secessionist political, social and religious organisations with an agenda to further Pakistan’s illegitimate claim over the Indian State of … [Read more...] about 22 years on, Hurriyat stands exposed and irrelevant
Tosa Maidan lease: self-centered politics should not guide decision making
Jaibans Singh Tosa Maidan is a meadow in the Budgam district of the Kashmir valley. The area was leased out to the Indian army in 1964 for use as a firing range; the lease has been extended a few times since then. Expiry of the current lease that falls on April, 18, 2014, could not have come by at a better time for the divisive forces. It has given to them adequate ammunition … [Read more...] about Tosa Maidan lease: self-centered politics should not guide decision making
Time for closure of the Hurriyat chapter has arrived
Mehtab Karan Singh The All Party Hurriyat Conference (Hurriyat) has split yet again!! Would it make a difference? A logical answer would be a big “No” since the so-called “conglomerate” was never unified in the first case. The Hurriyat came into being in 1993 to raise a wholly misguided voice of separatism in the Kashmir Valley. It was an amalgam of 27 political parties of the … [Read more...] about Time for closure of the Hurriyat chapter has arrived
The clarion call of sedition by the separatists
Simrit Kahlon While the nation as well as all right thinking people in the international milieu are shocked at the heinous act of beheading of an Indian soldier on Indian soil carried out by the Pakistan army, there are voices that are sounding a different note altogether; a note that is particularly at odds with all norms of civilised behaviour and honourable conduct. … [Read more...] about The clarion call of sedition by the separatists