Atal Bihari Vajpayee's 'Insaniyat, Jamhuriyat, Kashmiriyat' is the foundation for peace in Kashmir
6 years, 4 months ago

Atal Bihari Vajpayee's 'Insaniyat, Jamhuriyat, Kashmiriyat' is the foundation for peace in Kashmir

Firstpost  

Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, whose birthday on 25 December is celebrated as ‘Good Governance Day’, has been lauded for his policies on Kashmir since he became the prime minister of India for the first time in 1996. Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, whose birthday on 25 December is celebrated as ‘Good Governance Day’, has been lauded for his policies on Kashmir since he became the prime minister for the first time in 1996. Bilateral talks with Pakistan A big part of Vajpayee’s efforts to resolve the conflict in Kashmir, was to initiate bilateral dialogue with Pakistan. Kashmir after Vajpayee On the 72nd Independence Day, Modi said that the BJP government would follow Vajpayee’s perspective for peace in Kashmir.

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How India has contained terrorism in Kashmir but normalised the separatist ideology
3 years, 2 months ago

How India has contained terrorism in Kashmir but normalised the separatist ideology

Firstpost  

The State should up the ante against jihad in Jammu & Kashmir and not dilly-dally over it because of political compulsions Jammu and Kashmir has slipped into a state of uncertainty and ominous disquietude due to the unabated killings of civilians and attack on security force personnel by the Islamist terrorists. Deep-seated separatism in Kashmir Indian state has been fighting …

Kashmir’s status quo is fragile, PM’s all-party meet key to stopping a dangerous drift
3 years, 6 months ago

Kashmir’s status quo is fragile, PM’s all-party meet key to stopping a dangerous drift

Firstpost  

Although killings of terrorists have also been high — 174 ethnic-Kashmiri jihadists were shot last year, up from just 34 in 2016 — levels of violence remain higher than in the five years before the 2016 uprising, data from the South Asia Terrorism Portal shows The leaflet was glued onto the signboard that welcomes students into the Government Boys High …

Kashmir: India’s Modi hails ‘path-breaking’ changes amid lockdown
5 years, 5 months ago

Kashmir: India’s Modi hails ‘path-breaking’ changes amid lockdown

Al Jazeera  

On India’s independence day, Narendra Modi defends decision to strip disputed region of autonomy as lockdown continues. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed his “path-breaking” move to strip the Kashmir region it administers of its autonomy in a strongly worded speech marking India’s independence day. A day later, Modi’s government scrapped Article 370 of the constitution that granted the …

‘Where is the Kashmiriyat Modi talks of?’
5 years, 8 months ago

‘Where is the Kashmiriyat Modi talks of?’

The Hindu  

Under the blazing sun at Damhal Hanji Pora, a hamlet in Kulgam district in south Kashmir, 81-year-old Farooq Abdullah is addressing a gathering of 500 villagers. One of the tragedies of this election, which I have never seen before, is the way the Prime Minister of India is making an exhortation of “Hindu, Hindu, Hindu” in a bid to consolidate …

Vajpayee formula of insaniyat, kashmiriyat & jamhooriyat is the only way for J&K: PM Modi
5 years, 8 months ago

Vajpayee formula of insaniyat, kashmiriyat & jamhooriyat is the only way for J&K: PM Modi

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that only Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji's formula can work for Jammu and Kashmir. Talking about Jammu and Kashmir, in an exclusive interview with Aaj Tak in Varanasi, Prime Minister vowed to follow Vajpayee's doctrine of "Insaniyat, Jamhuriyat and Kashmiriyat" but with a caveat -- not to let the state be "emotionally blackmailed by …

Vajpayee saw gun was no solution in Kashmir
6 years, 4 months ago

Vajpayee saw gun was no solution in Kashmir

Hindustan Times  

Atal Bihari Vajpayee is remembered in Kashmir for his April 2003 speech in Srinagar in which he extended his hand of friendship to Pakistan. For separatist leader Abdul Gani Bhat, Vajpayee rose “above everything in choosing to address the Kashmir issue”. Former Central University of Kashmir dean Noor Baba said Vajpayee was ready to take a difficult path. “He had …

Sudheendhra Kulkarni on Atal Bihari Vajpayee: ‘He created a peace template for the subcontinent’
6 years, 4 months ago

Sudheendhra Kulkarni on Atal Bihari Vajpayee: ‘He created a peace template for the subcontinent’

The Hindu  

A truly great leader is one who swims against the current of public opinion in attempting to solve the big problems of his times. Atal Bihari Vajpayee ’s most enduring legacy as Prime Minister is that he attempted to liberate India from the prison of the past with regard to two of the most intractable historical problems — Kashmir and …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort
6 years, 5 months ago

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort

The Hindu  

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, on August 15, 2018 addressed the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort, on the occasion of the 72nd Independence Day. Asserting that India is today brimming with self-confidence, the Prime Minister mentioned developments such as the success of Navika Sagar Parikrama by six young women naval officers, and the achievements of young …

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