Mehtab Karan Singh The Indian army convened a General Court Martial (GCM) to try five Indian soldiers, including two officers, on charges of conducting a fake encounter in the Machil sector of the Kashmir valley in the year 2010. The GCM has recently found the soldiers guilty and has awarded to them life imprisonment. The soldiers have been in custody since the proceedings … [Read more...] about Machil verdict: A principled response by the Indian army
Omar Abdullah
Jammu and Kashmir rehabilitation needs rational approach, proactive action
Jaibans Singh India has had a bad year so far as natural disasters are concerned. The situation of floods and inundation in the Kashmir valley was followed by floods in Assam and Meghalaya in late September. Cyclone Hudhud that struck the coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha is yet another colossal calamity. Since the tragedy in Kashmir was more visible through the … [Read more...] about Jammu and Kashmir rehabilitation needs rational approach, proactive action
Politicising the flood disaster in Kashmir is in bad taste
Jaibans Singh Everything incident in Kashmir, big or small, has the potential of getting politicised; it was expected that political games will be played out on the flood tragedy also. That they would begin so early even as the relief process is underway came as a surprise. This, unfortunately, indicates the slavish compulsion of a particular segment in the State that is left … [Read more...] about Politicising the flood disaster in Kashmir is in bad taste
As the Nation fights for Kashmir Hurriyat is nowhere to be seen
Jaibans Singh The state of Jammu and Kashmir is grappling with the worst floods in the past five/six decades. Preliminary reports place the death toll at two hundred; the actual may be much more. Lakhs have remained marooned over many days and thousands have been left homeless. No doubt the tragedy is of mammoth proportions. The primary thought goes to those who have been … [Read more...] about As the Nation fights for Kashmir Hurriyat is nowhere to be seen
Using AFSPA as a political toll is counter-productive for J&K
Dr. Simrit Kahlon The matter of revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has, surprisingly, come up in the budget session of parliament. The question raised was, “Whether the government proposes to review the AFSPA, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons.” The government, in a written reply by Minister of … [Read more...] about Using AFSPA as a political toll is counter-productive for J&K