Political transformation in J and K The Excelsior 13 Jul 2021 Post abrogation of article 370, incarcerating political leaders, imposing internet restrictions, downgrading the state into a Union Territory, segregating Ladakh and deploying enhanced security forces, relations between the state’s, largely valley-based politicians, and the centre had deteriorated. The world, though accepting that abrogation of article 370 was India’s […]
Defining the contours of a Kashmir agenda The Statesman 29 Jun 2021 Last week, PM Modi met a group of politicians from J and K seeking to break, what he termed, ‘dil se doori, dilli se doori.’ The group included former chief ministers, deputy chief ministers and representatives of major political parties of the UT. There was free and […]
file:///C:/Users/Harsha%20Kakar/Downloads/Naad%20Issue%20March%202021.pdf Kashmir through the eyes of the ceasefire NAAD magazine Mar 2021 India and Pakistan have accepted a ceasefire along the LoC. This was announced post the weekly Director General Military Operations (DGMO) talks and is effective from 24/25 Feb. While still at the nascent stage, there is hope that for once the ceasefire would hold. This is a […]
Return of Kashmiri Pundits NAAD Jan 2021 It has been 31 years since Kashmiri Pundits were forced out of the valley. The hint that the situation is changing began around mid-eighties with the hanging of Maqbool Bhat and the opening of Babri Masjid for Hindu’s. The rigged elections of 1987 were the icing on the cake. It witnessed the […]
Approach towards Kashmir in 2021 The Excelsior 14 Jan 2021 The year 2020 commenced with the UT under the spoke of security forces as a fall out of abrogation of article 370. COVID 19 restrictions added to those already prevalent in the region. Senior politicians, representing major political parties, remained under detention, to be released in turn as the […]
DDC elections and beyond 31 Dec 2020 The elections for the District Development Councils (DDC) in the Union Territory of J and K have successfully concluded with an overall voting percentage of over 51%. The elections were billed as a battle between the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), a combination of valley based political parties, on one side, […]
file:///C:/Users/Harsha%20Kakar/Downloads/Naad%20November%202020%20final%20for%20web.pdf Kashmir has changed AIKS NAAD Nov 2020 Since the abrogation of Article 370 the Union Territory has witnessed multiple changes. Apart from initiating development, the centre, in its latest decision, has amended land laws enabling people from outside the state to purchase non-agricultural land within municipal limits. It has also permitted contract farming and enabled setting up of […]
The changing face of Kashmir politics The changing face of Kashmir politics 04 Nov 2020 The passing of new land laws for J and K is the latest in the string of changes being pushed by the centre. Under these laws, outsiders can purchase non-agricultural lands, enable contract farming in agricultural lands and the state can set up industrial development […]
https://thedailyguardian.com/pakistans-first-assault-on-innocent-kashmiris/ Pakistan’s first assault on innocent Kashmiri’s Daily Guardian 23 Oct 2020 October 22nd is being observed as Black day in many parts of the globe to highlight atrocities committed by Pakistan on the people of J and K commencing from this day in 1947. It marks the day when the Pak army joined by raiders, known as Kabailies, invaded […]
J&K continues to suffer J and K continues to suffer 14 Oct 2020 Prior to 05 Aug 2019, when article 370 was repealed, a separate set of rules for the state was acceptable. However, in the current environment, when it has become a Union Territory (UT) and the controversial article repealed and earlier rules and regulations replaced then should J […]