Brig. Anil Gupta (Veteran) An unexpected and sudden announcement merely 24 hours prior to the eve of the second anniversary of the Balakot air strike that had brought two nuclear neighbours to the brink of war has brought cheers on the both sides of the Line of Control (LOC). The announcement pertains to cessation of ceasefire violations which had peaked beyond 5000 in the … [Read more...] about LOC Ceasefire: Need for a Formal Agreement
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Gilgit-Baltistan move is Diplomacy or Compulsion
Farooq Wani Part of the erstwhile princely state of J&K, Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) covers an area of 72,921 square km, is an unfortunate piece of land whose people have been worst affected due to what Pakistan refers to as the “unfinished agenda” of partition. Not only was GB occupied by Pakistan in 1947, but Pakistan handed over its Shaksgam Valley spread over 5,180 square km … [Read more...] about Gilgit-Baltistan move is Diplomacy or Compulsion
‘India-Pakistan question’ needs to be removed from the agenda of UNSC
Hardip Bedi The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on January, 6, 1948 took up an agenda item termed as 'India-Pakistan question,' that related with the Jammu and Kashmir issue. It is now more than 72 years and the agenda continues to remain unresolved, mainly because Pakistan is unwilling to accept the reality that it is in forcible occupation of Indian territory that … [Read more...] about ‘India-Pakistan question’ needs to be removed from the agenda of UNSC
Kashmir: Timely lid has been put upon fallacy of Azaadi
Jaibans Singh As the situation turns for the better in Jammu and Kashmir with reorganisation of the state into two Union Territories and abrogation of Article 370, there arises a need to look at the, by now, failed concept of "Azaadi" (Freedom) that had been propounded over decades by some self appointed leaders of the Kashmiri people. Has the concept failed because it was … [Read more...] about Kashmir: Timely lid has been put upon fallacy of Azaadi
Imran Khan: Latest poster boy of irrelevant Hurriyat Conference
Hardip Bedi In the wake of the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories and abrogation of Article 370, the political structures in Kashmir that were aligned with separatism and soft separatism have been left without viable agendas. Syed Ali Geelani, one among the tallest leaders of the Hurriyat Conference, chose to resign from all posts in June, 2020. He … [Read more...] about Imran Khan: Latest poster boy of irrelevant Hurriyat Conference