Will elections change Kashmir? Will elections change Kashmir? 21 Aug 2020 From the ramparts of the Red Fort on 15th August, PM Modi announced that elections would be held in Kashmir once delimitation is complete. Would elections integrate Kashmir deeper into the mainstream? The reality remains that unless the government targets the centre of gravity in the valley, mindsets will […]
Anniversary of merger of J&K into the Indian union Anniversary of merger of J and K into the Indian union Khabarhub (Nepal portal) 06 Aug 2020 05 Aug 2019 will be remembered as the day when J and K changed for the better. It was the day when article 370 and along with it, article 35A, vanished from the […]
Government must change its Kashmir policy The government must change its Kashmir policy 06 Aug 2020 A year has passed since the government scrapped Article 370 and 35A, merging J and K into the Indian union. It led to the state being split into two union territories, J and K and Ladakh. The erstwhile state was promised that this […]
https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2668599/Kolkata-The-Statesman/12TH-MAY-2020#page/7/2 Let’s not glorify terrorists 12 May 2020 The elimination of the Hizbul Mujahideen leader, Riyaz Naikoo was in some media outlets termed as ‘revenge’ for the deaths of Indian army brave hearts in Handwara, while others sought to humanize him as ‘maths teacher turned rebel commander.’ Both these comments are grossly out of place. Equating the killing of […]
https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2558010/Kolkata-The-Statesman/18TH-FEBRUARY-2020#page/7/2 Army takes steps to stop radicalization of youth 18 Feb 2020 During the Def Expo 2020 in Lucknow, in an interview with News 18, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Bipin Rawat, clarified on his earlier comments of the Raisina Dialogue, ‘Why must you allow a person to be radicalized and then deradicalize them?’ He added, ‘Why do […]
Kashmir back in the limelight Kashmir back in the limelight 15 Jan 2020 The Indian government’s decision to take fifteen envoys to Kashmir, led by the US Ambassador to India, Kenneth Juster, has again brought Kashmir into focus. Earlier the government had permitted 23 EU Members of Parliament to visit Kashmir. European Union envoys would be taken subsequently, as they […]
Security of life versus internet Security of life versus internet 11 Dec 19 Prior to the visit of the King and Queen of Sweden to India last week, there were comments from the Swedish government that internet services must be restored in the valley. The Swedish statement read, ‘Sweden and the EU urge the Indian government to lift the remaining […]
https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2424775/Bhubaneswar-The-Statesman/19TH-NOVEMBER-2019#page/7/2 The hundred-day test 19 Nov 19 It has been over 100 days since Article 370 was abrogated and J and K converted into two separate Union Territories. Since then, the two Lt Governors have been sworn in and the bifurcation complete. During these 100 days there have been no casualties due to firing by security forces, indicating that the […]
Security forces need to change strategy Security forces need to change strategy 06 Nov 19 In the last couple of days there have been eleven irrational killing by terrorists. These include migrant labour and truck drivers of apple trucks, all soft targets. In addition, is the recommencement of burning of schools by terrorists. The intention has been to block the […]
https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2402850/Kolkata-The-Statesman/5TH-NOVEMBER-2019#page/7/2 J and K work starts now 05 Nov 19 The state of J and K has ceased to exist. In place are two Union Territories (UTs). It has been almost ninety days since the decision was taken and despite hiccups there is some semblance of normalcy in the valley, while the rest of the erstwhile state remains at peace. […]