Jaibans Singh End of season snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir, especially so in the Kashmir valley, tends to be heavy and damaging. The normal time for such a snowfall is end-February; its occurrence this year in mid-March has taken everybody by surprise. The snowfall led to avalanches in a number of places. It brought in its wake disruption of communication; blocking of the … [Read more...] about Indian Army’s response to snow calamity in Kashmir
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Talks with separatists are quite pointless
Jaibans Singh The repetitive manner in which Kashmiri politics play out year after year has become downright boring and fatiguing. Ever year, as the winters pass by there is an increase in infiltration and cease fire violations. Alongside starts the tourist season in Kashmir marked by breathless calculations of the tourist influx to prove that everything is normal in the … [Read more...] about Talks with separatists are quite pointless
Jammu and Kashmir: Time to rest on laurels has not arrived
Jaibans Singh The state of Jammu and Kashmir has, of late, witnessed continuous ceasefire violations along the line of control, unrelenting infiltration attempts from the northern most corner of the Kashmir valley to the borders of Jammu and Kathua districts; a marked increase in terrorist initiated violence, especially targeting the security forces and a host of other … [Read more...] about Jammu and Kashmir: Time to rest on laurels has not arrived
Gool-Ramban incident has the signature of an ISI operation
Jaibans Singh It is very unfortunate that Jammu and Kashmir had to witness, in the holy month of Ramadan, an incident of violence in Gool, Ramban that has led to the death of four civilians and injury to about 42 persons. In the aftermath, divisive forces directed their full might towards mobilising a mass protest, this time not only in the valley but also south of the Pir … [Read more...] about Gool-Ramban incident has the signature of an ISI operation
Kashmir: unravelling the falsehood from the truth
Simrit Kahlon Jammu and Kashmir, especially so, the Kashmir valley has witnessed a number of terrorist strikes in the recent past that have led to talk of “re-emergence of terrorism”. It becomes necessary to subject such a thought process to a considered analysis to determine its accuracy. The onset of the summer season traditionally leads to an increase in levels of violence. … [Read more...] about Kashmir: unravelling the falsehood from the truth