Jaibans Singh Union Home Minister, P Chidambaram, on Wednesday, May, 23, visited Jammu and Kashmir. The objective of the visit was to review the security situation and status of development projects in Jammu and Kashmir in the given order of priority. The meeting, held at Nehru Guest House, witnessed a proactive Chidambaram talking of more and more freebies for the state. He … [Read more...] about Revisit central government priorities in Jammu and Kashmir
Omar Abdullah
Honest and direct thinking is expected from Omar
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
JK Police versus Taliban: The contest of the future
Simrit Kahlon General Kayani, on a visit to Skardu to oversee the relief and rescue work being conducted in the wake of the avalanche in Pakistan Occupied Siachen, advocated the withdrawal of forces from the glacier by both India and Pakistan. The good General, much concerned about the plight of the poor masses of the two countries, opined that this would help cut down defence … [Read more...] about JK Police versus Taliban: The contest of the future
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
Decisive political engagement in Kashmir
Prabhakar Gupta Kashmir has, for long, been in the throes of a separatist movement aided and abetted by our neighbour from across the line of control. A widespread armed insurgency started in Kashmir after the disputed 1987 elections to the State Legislative Assembly. Some elements, dissatisfied with the conduct of the election, which they said was rigged, joined a … [Read more...] about Decisive political engagement in Kashmir