Kashmir – Page 9 – Maj Gen Harsha Kakar (Retd.)

November 1, 2018

The message that Kashmir local body elections convey (English Version) Rakshak News 31 Oct 18

http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/need-to-understand-signals-from-the-valley-body-elections The message that Kashmir local body elections convey (English Version) Rakshak News 31 Oct 18 The recently concluded local body elections in J and K had a mixed voter turnout. The Ladakh region had over 60% polling, Jammu witnessed near 70% and Kashmir valley had a mixed pattern of voting, varying between different regions of the valley and providing […]

October 17, 2018

Kudo’s to the J and K police (English version) Rakshak News 17 Oct 18

http://www.rakshaknews.com/vishesh/jammu-kashmir-police-deserve-to-be-praised Kudo’s to the J and K police (English version) Rakshak News 17 Oct 18 Last week security forces gunned down research scholar turned Hizbul terrorist Mannan Wani in Kupwara. Wani was a research scholar pursuing his PhD in Geology at the Aligarh Muslim University from where he went missing in Jan this year. Subsequently his photograph appeared on social […]

September 12, 2018

Threats by valley political parties (English Version) Rakshak news 12 Sep 18

On 8th Sep Farooq Abdullah stated that his party, the National Conference (NC), would neither participate in the forthcoming Municipal and Panchayat elections, as also the Lok Sabha elections due next year. He wanted the government to clear its stand on Article 35A prior to it changing its decision. It was closely followed by Mehbooba two days later, who only […]

September 7, 2018

Exploiting the changing nature of militant tactics The Excelsior 07 Sep 18

On Eid, which should have been a peaceful day, filled with gaiety and celebrations, there were four killings by militants. A police inspector was shot dead at his home in Pulwama district, while two other off duty policemen were killed in Kulgam and Pulwama. Two escaped being killed by being away when militants barged in. In addition, the body of […]

August 16, 2018

Article 35A indicates the fault lines within the state CENJOWS 16 Aug 18

The debate on Article 35 A continues. The supreme court would now hear the case in the last week of this month to determine whether it deserves to be referred to a constitutional bench. Legal issues aside, the re-emergence of the debate has brought to fore the fault lines which exist in the state. The case, when it last came […]

July 25, 2018

Role of press in changing perceptions on Kashmir The Excelsior 25 Jul 18

The reality is that Kashmir faces a proxy war pushed on the country by Pakistan. The proxy war claims the lives of terrorists, Kashmiris and security forces. Complete Kashmir does not burn, nor are all Kashmiris anti-India. The thousands involved in the conduct of the Amarnath Yatra are also Kashmiris for whom the yatra is a source of income and […]

July 24, 2018

The manipulated UN report on human rights abuse in Kashmir (English Version) Rakshak News 04 July 2018

The UN Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) for the first time released a report on human rights abuses on both sides of the Kashmir border on 14 Jun. Since neither nation had given the commission access to their part, the report was based on ‘remote monitoring’. The term ‘remote monitoring’ itself is questionable as it opens the report to being influenced […]

July 20, 2018

PDP, NC failed valley Deccan Herald 24 Jul 18

The withdrawal of support to the PDP led government by the BJP led to the establishment of governor’s rule in the state. The assembly was suspended, not dissolved, keeping options open for the formation of the government by any party, which can break other political parties. All state parties, less the BJP, have demanded dissolving of the assembly mainly to […]

July 18, 2018

Amarnath Yatra is a boon for Kashmir The Excelsior 04 Jul 18

A report in the Tribune of 10 Jul 2017 stated, ‘Every year thousands of Muslims offer their services during the yatra, including renting out their ponies and working as palanquin bearers’. Hundreds of shopkeepers and traders set up shop selling walking sticks, puja items, Kashmiri shawls and handicrafts. The report quoted a local, Nazir Ahmed Lone from Kulgam in South […]

July 13, 2018

Has Mehbooba’s Mufti’s outreach yielded any positive results in Kashmir Daily O 13 Jun 18

Mebooba has throughout her tenure attempted to be an optimist, at times even utopian. She has regularly called for the youth to shun violence, has announced that guns and stones are not an answer, sought to lodge FIRs against the army for retaliating against stone pelters and even forgiven those indulging in violence. All in the belief that Kashmiri youth […]