Opinion | Development and politics need to be key focus areas
5 years, 2 months ago

Opinion | Development and politics need to be key focus areas

Live Mint  

There are two key divisions that need to be explored when we look at Jammu and Kashmir following the reorganization: one is development, the other is politics. Now as for development, if the Indian corporate sector and the big players’ mindset has actually been altered by the abrogation of Article 370, then they need to be able to make their way to Kashmir to come and invest here. So when private sector investment and the central government’s infrastructure investments are also rolled out, it is then that Mufti Mohammad Sayeed’s vision of making Kashmir the “dream destination” of tourism will be realised. If the government is planning massive infrastructure programmes, social and cultural development, a lot of employment will be generated and in due course, the sense of alienation among the people will also be addressed.

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“Past in Present: A Journey Through Downtown Srinagar” | A Frontline Perspectives Documentary
1 month, 1 week ago

“Past in Present: A Journey Through Downtown Srinagar” | A Frontline Perspectives Documentary

The Hindu  

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Modi visits Jammu and Kashmir on local election campaign amid massive security
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Modi visits Jammu and Kashmir on local election campaign amid massive security

The Independent  

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Jammu and Kashmir votes in regional elections first time in a decade after losing special status in 2019
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Jammu and Kashmir votes in regional elections first time in a decade after losing special status in 2019

The Independent  

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India’s Kashmir holds first regional election since losing autonomy
3 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s Kashmir holds first regional election since losing autonomy

Al Jazeera  

At stake are seats in the region’s 90-member legislature, which will make laws and approve local governing decisions. Kashmiri political analyst Sheikh Showkat Hussain told Al Jazeera the election is significant because it has “become a sort of referendum” on the region’s historic special status, which was revoked by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. That move, upheld by the Supreme …

Door-to-door campaigning returns to Kashmir valley after 37 years
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Door-to-door campaigning returns to Kashmir valley after 37 years

Op India  

Another major sign of thriving democracy in Jammu and Kashmir is currently being witnessed in the form of door-to-door campaigning in the Kashmir valley for the upcoming assembly elections. Strikingly, this is the first time that door-to-door canvassing has returned to the Kashmir Valley since the notorious 1987 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections. The tragic aftermath of the 1987 elections …

A tourism policy ill-suited for Jammu and Kashmir
4 months ago

A tourism policy ill-suited for Jammu and Kashmir

The Hindu  

In the collective consciousness, Kashmir remains an Eden, but time has changed its environment. The Jammu and Kashmir government’s recent tourism policy efforts, ostensibly to project an image of tranquillity and normalcy after the dilution of the region’s special status, have had significant environmental repercussions. According to official data, over four crore tourists have visited Kashmir since the announcement of …

J&K transformed from a terrorist hotspot into a tourist hotspot, says Amit Shah
4 months ago

J&K transformed from a terrorist hotspot into a tourist hotspot, says Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing a new era of peace and development under the Narendra Modi government and the region has transformed from a terrorist hotspot into a tourist hotspot. Heading to the poll-bound Union Territory, Mr. Shah also said that during his two-day visit, he will launch the BJP's 'Sankalp …

Terror won’t impact poll plan, J&K admin is fully prepared: Manoj Sinha
5 months ago

Terror won’t impact poll plan, J&K admin is fully prepared: Manoj Sinha

Hindustan Times  

Srinagar Five years after the abrogation of Article 370 that removed Jammu & Kashmir’s special status and split the state into two Union territories, J&K is on course to holding its first assembly elections in a decade in line with the Supreme Court-mandated deadline of September 30. Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, 65, spoke to Hindustan Times on Tuesday on new …

Kashmir valley abuzz with tourists in first half of 2024, arrivals up 30%
6 months ago

Kashmir valley abuzz with tourists in first half of 2024, arrivals up 30%

Hindustan Times  

Kashmir recorded a tourist footfall of 15.65 lakh in the first half of 2024, registering an increase of 20% over last year’s 13 lakh in the same period. Officials said the Himalayan valley is drawing an increasing number of visitors from different states of the country and also from other countries visiting places like Dal Lake, tulip garden and Mughal …

Militancy Moves from Kashmir to Jammu: What Are The Challenges and Implications?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Militancy Moves from Kashmir to Jammu: What Are The Challenges and Implications?

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 20, 2024 15:26 IST - 7 MINS READ Ajeet Singh, 34, from Salal village in Reasi district of Jammu, is worried. “The massive militarisation, area domination, and the growing human intelligence network in Kashmir have forced foreign militants to shift their focus to Jammu,” a senior intelligence officer said. “Militants keep changing their strategies based on their …

Heart of the matter: On the Prime Minister’s visit to Kashmir and after
10 months ago

Heart of the matter: On the Prime Minister’s visit to Kashmir and after

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi painted a rosy picture of Jammu and Kashmir during his first visit to the Union Territory that was formed by the bifurcation of the erstwhile State, and also stripped of its special constitutional status, in 2019. Mr. Modi also trained his guns on the Congress and the two regional parties, the National Conference and the Peoples …

Modi visits Kashmir’s main city for the first time since revoking region’s semi-autonomy
10 months ago

Modi visits Kashmir’s main city for the first time since revoking region’s semi-autonomy

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made his first official visit to Kashmir’s main city since New Delhi stripped the disputed region of its semi-autonomy and took direct control of it in 2019. Paramilitary soldiers patrol ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, March 6, 2024. In 2019, Modi’s …

Modi makes rare pre-election Kashmir trip, but struggles to ‘win hearts’
10 months ago

Modi makes rare pre-election Kashmir trip, but struggles to ‘win hearts’

Al Jazeera  

The Indian leader’s development pitch for the disputed region leaves Kashmiris asking when political grievances will be addressed. Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – In his first speech in the main city of Indian-administered Kashmir since scrapping its semi-autonomous status in 2019, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed the move had brought development and prosperity to the region’s residents. The 2019 break …

India’s Modi visits Kashmir: How has the region changed since 2019?
10 months ago

India’s Modi visits Kashmir: How has the region changed since 2019?

Al Jazeera  

Here’s a look at Narendra Modi’s government policies and how they have affected Kashmir since the region’s semi-autonomous status was taken away. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made his first visit to Kashmir since his government’s controversial 2019 decision to scrap the region’s special semi-autonomous status. Here’s a look at key changes brought to Kashmir by Modi’s government …

Vantage | How Jammu & Kashmir has changed after 2019
1 year ago

Vantage | How Jammu & Kashmir has changed after 2019

Firstpost  

The end goal of the process is to ensure a prosperous and safe Kashmir—the one that was promised in 1947 and again in 2019 On Monday, the Indian Supreme Court had the important issue of Kashmir and Article 370 on its docket. Background Article 370 gave special powers to Jammu and Kashmir like which laws would apply there, and so …

Zero stone-pelting in 2023: Why Abdullah and Mufti still refuse to see the change in Kashmir
1 year, 1 month ago

Zero stone-pelting in 2023: Why Abdullah and Mufti still refuse to see the change in Kashmir

Firstpost  

In the dramatic aftermath of the contentious abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, the political landscape of Jammu and Kashmir has undergone seismic shifts, sparking fervent debates and impassioned rhetoric. Even earlier on July 12, 2023, the dynamic duo of skepticism, Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah, once again donned their rhetorical armor, questioning the government’s narrative of normalcy post the …

Four Years After Removal of Article 370: Jammu & Kashmir Shining With Modi Govt’s 3D Vision - News18
1 year, 5 months ago

Four Years After Removal of Article 370: Jammu & Kashmir Shining With Modi Govt’s 3D Vision - News18

News 18  

Windows usually open in Jammu and Kashmir to breathtaking views. But the repeal of Article 370 four years ago, coupled with central government measures and the crumbling of Pakistan’s economy, has presented the region with a window which is not just pretty but could prove to be destiny-altering. Separatists and pro-Pakistan elements had weaponised temporary provisions Article 370 and Article …

Article 370 gone, Jammu and Kashmir shines with 3D vision of development, delimitation, domicile
1 year, 5 months ago

Article 370 gone, Jammu and Kashmir shines with 3D vision of development, delimitation, domicile

Firstpost  

J&K is slowly emerging out of its decades-old cycle of Islamist terrorism, intifada-style stone-pelting and halted growth. The Modi government’s vision is unfolding with 3Ds — development, delimitation and domicile Windows usually open in Jammu and Kashmir to breathtaking views. Separatists and pro-Pakistan elements had weaponised temporary provisions Article 370 and Article 35A to fan separatism and derail J&K’s integration …

Kashmir is scaling new heights in tourist count, making it one of top destinations in the country
1 year, 8 months ago

Kashmir is scaling new heights in tourist count, making it one of top destinations in the country

Hindustan Times  

With an increasing footfall of domestic and foreign visitors, tourism in Jammu and Kashmir is scaling new heights, making the Union Territory one of top destinations in the country. We are ensuring that all domestic and international tourists have a memorable stay in Jammu and Kashmir," tourism department secretary Abid Rashid Shah told PTI. "It is the responsibility of all …

Taking Development to Doorstep: How Employment Opportunities are rising in J&K
1 year, 9 months ago

Taking Development to Doorstep: How Employment Opportunities are rising in J&K

News 18  

The momentous response to government schemes lending a helping hand, to youth yearning to start their own business ventures, gives hope for lasting peace in Jammu and Kashmir. The UT Administration under Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha decided to share the dividends with the youth by taking proactive steps to create supportive infrastructure, schemes and policies to meet the aspirations of …

Unending ordeal: The Hindu Editorial on the continued civilian killings in Jammu and Kashmir
1 year, 10 months ago

Unending ordeal: The Hindu Editorial on the continued civilian killings in Jammu and Kashmir

The Hindu  

The death of Kashmiri Pandit and bank guard Sanjay Sharma at the hands of terrorist gunmen in Pulwama is yet another murder in a series of attacks on the minority community in the Valley. Last year, militant attacks resulted in the deaths of 29 civilians including three local Pandits, three other Hindus and eight non-local labourers and also caused the …

Record surge in tourism in J&K, some politicians also enjoying in Kashmir now: Union minister Reddy
1 year, 10 months ago

Record surge in tourism in J&K, some politicians also enjoying in Kashmir now: Union minister Reddy

The Hindu  

After a "record surge" in tourism in Jammu and Kashmir, some politicians are also having a leisure time in Kashmir and other parts of the Union Territory, Union minister G. Kishan Reddy said on Thursday. Mr. Reddy said earlier there were "hardly any tourists", but today some politicians are "also playing there" and having a leisure time in Srinagar and …

Book Review | Kashmiri lives matter: Book reveals how Congress betrayed ‘paradise’
1 year, 10 months ago

Book Review | Kashmiri lives matter: Book reveals how Congress betrayed ‘paradise’

Deccan Chronicle  

Writing about Jammu and Kashmir is not easy owing to its many complexities and much of its actual pre- and post-Independence history being suppressed and/or ‘altered’. The author, veteran journalist Jawaharlal Kaul, describes the volume as a product of his personal engagement with Kashmir, its unknown conversations and histories, and the people’s optimism to rebuild the paradise. Sir Muhammad Iqbal …

Anand Sahay | J&K: New vistas can open if govt ready to shift focus
1 year, 11 months ago

Anand Sahay | J&K: New vistas can open if govt ready to shift focus

Deccan Chronicle  

Recently, the strong suggestion for “sincere and serious” talks by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif -- although accompanied by the typical Kashmir caveat, possibly for fear of a negative domestic reaction in an election year -- received in India a deprecatory, dismissive, and in some media sections an even supercilious response. Its conditionalities and provisos notwithstanding… it does flag the …

Tourism Boom in Jammu & Kashmir With 1.62 Crore Footfall So Far, Highest in 75 Years: Govt
2 years, 3 months ago

Tourism Boom in Jammu & Kashmir With 1.62 Crore Footfall So Far, Highest in 75 Years: Govt

News 18  

Over 1.62 crore tourists visited Jammu and Kashmir since January, the highest footfall recorded in the erstwhile state in the last 75 years of India’s Independence, the Directorate of Information and Public Relations said on Thursday. According to officials, the return of tourism in Jammu and Kashmir signified the “golden era of Kashmir tourism.” “Tourism is the biggest source of …

A dangerous drift in Kashmir
2 years, 4 months ago

A dangerous drift in Kashmir

The Hindu  

The policies and political projects being pursued by the BJP-led central government in Jammu and Kashmir post-August 5, 2019 — when the erstwhile State’s seven decades-long special constitutional position came to an end — have put unarmed and innocent civilians in the crosshairs of armed militants in Kashmir like never before. For many in the BJP, a cosmopolitan Kashmir may …

Undelivered Promises: Life in Kashmir After Article 370
2 years, 4 months ago

Undelivered Promises: Life in Kashmir After Article 370

The Diplomat  

On August 5, 2019, the Indian government changed the country’s constitution to unilaterally revoke Jammu and Kashmir’s autonomy and declared that Kashmir would be directly administered by the Indian central government. After Article 370, the part of the Indian Constitution that guaranteed Kashmir’s special status, was rescinded, Indian military troops scurried across the valley. This was made explicit by Jammu …

Why Kashmir polls matter
2 years, 4 months ago

Why Kashmir polls matter

Hindustan Times  

The run-up to the first assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir in almost a decade has been marred by controversies. And finally this week, the summary update of electoral rolls — a process seen by analysts as the final step before the election commission takes up the process of fixing poll dates — threw up a new row with the …

Jammu and Kashmir received record number of tourists, footfalls cross 1 crore
2 years, 5 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir received record number of tourists, footfalls cross 1 crore

Hindustan Times  

An estimated 1.06 crore tourists have visited Jammu and Kashmir from January to July 3 this year, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Responding to questions in the House, the minister also said nearly 30,000 people have been recruited in the public sector in Jammu and Kashmir since 2019. from January …

Has India’s Kashmir policy under Modi failed?
2 years, 6 months ago

Has India’s Kashmir policy under Modi failed?

Al Jazeera  

With violence refusing to abate, the much-touted ‘muscular’ policy pursued by the BJP is not working, say experts, as they urge political engagement. The spiralling wave of violence has prompted critics to wonder whether the Modi government’s “muscular policy” towards the country’s only Muslim-majority region has failed. “This policy is not going to work in Kashmir, at the end they …

‘Pakistan is targeting Hindus in Kashmir’
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Pakistan is targeting Hindus in Kashmir’

The Hindu  

Nirmal Singh, former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, blamed Pakistan for the ongoing assault on Kashmiri Pandits and other non-locals living in the Valley, terming its actions as a desperate attempt to keep the proxy war with India going. Speaking to Frontline, the BJP leader said that the youths of Kashmir were inclined towards being a part of …

Situation in Kashmir Valley under control: Government official
2 years, 7 months ago

Situation in Kashmir Valley under control: Government official

The Hindu  

Dismissing that security situation is deteriorating in the Kashmir Valley, a senior government official said on Friday that the newly created Union Territory has seen arrival of record 10 lakh tourists this year and hotels and flights were booked for the next three months. The official said that around 5,500 Kashmiri Pandits employed under the Prime Minister’s special rehabilitation package …

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | In J&K, BJP continues to play political games
2 years, 8 months ago

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | In J&K, BJP continues to play political games

Deccan Chronicle  

The delimitation exercise in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir is part of the Narendra Modi government’s plan to reconstitute the controversial land into what it considers is a favourable mode to India. In August 2019, Union home minister Amit Shah did two more things — demoting Jammu and Kashmir to the status of a Union territory and separating …

Pune NGO to boost ‘border tourism’ in Kashmir
2 years, 8 months ago

Pune NGO to boost ‘border tourism’ in Kashmir

The Hindu  

With the wheels of tourism humming in Kashmir like never before, a Pune-based NGO is planning to take it a step further: ‘Sarhad’, which is known for its work with students and orphans living in India’s conflict zones, is set to launch its ‘border tourism’ project in Kashmir with the aim of making hitherto inaccessible strife-hit border villages hospitable to …

Time to ring in the polls in Jammu and Kashmir
2 years, 8 months ago

Time to ring in the polls in Jammu and Kashmir

The Hindu  

It’s what Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not say during his visit to Palli village in Jammu this week that was more important than what he did in a nearly 40-minute-long address to the public gathering. But the constitutional change effected in August 2019 was very much on his mind, as he used Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir and “ghati” in …

Addressing discontent: The Hindu Editorial on PM Modi’s J&K visit
2 years, 8 months ago

Addressing discontent: The Hindu Editorial on PM Modi’s J&K visit

The Hindu  

In addressing the residents of Jammu for the first time since the removal of special status for Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid out a rosy picture of increased connectivity of the Union Territory with the nation’s capital, promised more investments, and hailed the boom in tourism as a harbinger of progress. But significantly, the …

PM Modi launches projects, says J&K an example
2 years, 8 months ago

PM Modi launches projects, says J&K an example

Hindustan Times  

Jammu and Kashmir is presenting a new example of “democracy and determination”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday as he inaugurated development projects worth ₹20,000 crore in the region. “Jammu and Kashmir is presenting a new example of democracy and determination as numerous development initiatives were undertaken in the last two to three years,” he said. During his 40-minute-long …

PM Modi reaches out to the youth of Kashmir, assures they will not inherit troubles faced by their parents, grandparents
2 years, 8 months ago

PM Modi reaches out to the youth of Kashmir, assures they will not inherit troubles faced by their parents, grandparents

Firstpost  

The prime minister said that the youth of Jammu and Kashmir should trust his word, and highlighted the peace and development initiatives taken by the government in the past few years Samba: Reaching out to the youth of the Kashmir Valley, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spelled out initiatives for peace and development, and assured they will not inherit …

Tourism Is Not The Biggest Contributor To J&K’s Economy, Know What It Is
2 years, 10 months ago

Tourism Is Not The Biggest Contributor To J&K’s Economy, Know What It Is

News 18  

Agriculture is the largest economic sector in India. While Haryana, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh hold a large share of farming in north India, there are more regions in the Hindi belt whose economy depends mostly on agriculture. However, 70 percent of the state’s population is connected with agriculture directly or indirectly, reported Krishi Jagran. Looking at the large share of …

5 Reasons Why Kashmir Matters
2 years, 11 months ago

5 Reasons Why Kashmir Matters

The Diplomat  

Kashmiri villagers are seen through the bullet ridden iron mesh of a window of the residential house where suspected rebels were taking refuge, after a gunfight in Pulwama, south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, July 2, 2021. With stability inside of Pakistan and the surge of violence in India against Muslims, along with the revocation of Kashmir’s autonomy by …

How delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir is an opportunity to pave the way for equitable future
3 years ago

How delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir is an opportunity to pave the way for equitable future

Firstpost  

The increase in seats for the Jammu region is a welcome step but history tells us that hegemony of Kashmir over Jammu may persist till the time Jammu is not politically on par with Kashmir The delimitation of constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir has taken the centre stage in the ongoing political discourse over the Union Territory ever since the …

Why India’s Ladakh is witnessing growing discontent
3 years ago

Why India’s Ladakh is witnessing growing discontent

Al Jazeera  

Unprecedented shutdown earlier this week in the strategic Himalayan region underscores its demand for more autonomy. Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Earlier this week, the region of Ladakh, a Himalayan desert in Indian-administered Kashmir that borders China and Pakistan, witnessed an unprecedented shutdown to demand statehood and protection of land and jobs. “Generally, people are seeking some kind of constitutional safeguards …

Opinion: Let Us Give Peace an Honest Chance in Kashmir
3 years, 1 month ago

Opinion: Let Us Give Peace an Honest Chance in Kashmir

News 18  

The new Kashmir that has emerged out of the ashes of three decades of Pakistan- The unfortunate incident of killing of two Kashmiri civilians in Hyderpora area of Srinagar in an encounter in which two militants, including one from Pakistan, were also killed raises an important question: how should we deal with such incidents that involve Kashmiri civilians, who at …

Book Review: Dinkar P. Srivastava's "Forgotten Kashmir: The Other Side of the Line of Control" sheds light on PoK
3 years, 2 months ago

Book Review: Dinkar P. Srivastava's "Forgotten Kashmir: The Other Side of the Line of Control" sheds light on PoK

The Hindu  

This book is timely, and, in a sense, was overdue. With telling effect, the author quotes Pakistan’s written submission to the U.N., asserting: “The Pakistan government emphatically deny that they are giving aid and assistance to the so-called invaders…” The author tells us about the little-known Karachi Agreement of April 1949 that made the so-called Azad Kashmir government an instrument …

OPINION | Kashmir at crossroads: Development or radical Islamist terror?
3 years, 2 months ago

OPINION | Kashmir at crossroads: Development or radical Islamist terror?

India Today  

Kashmir is once again at the crossroads between development and terror. The Dubai government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the administration of Jammu and Kashmir to invest in large-scale infrastructural development projects including industrial parks, IT towers, multipurpose towers, logistical centres, a super specialty hospital and a medical college. Top government ministers, including home minister Amit Shah, are …

Attacks on Non-Natives in J&K Will Affect Economy, Discourage Tourism: Top Hotelier Mushtaq Chaya
3 years, 2 months ago

Attacks on Non-Natives in J&K Will Affect Economy, Discourage Tourism: Top Hotelier Mushtaq Chaya

News 18  

Chairman of Mushtaq Group of Hotels and one of the most prominent hoteliers in Kashmir, Mushtaq Chaya, expressed grave concern over the recent spate of civilian killings in Jammu and Kashmir by militants. In an exclusive interview to CNN-News18, Chaya spoke of how the recent killings could tarnish the erstwhile state’s reputation and affect local economic sectors. I express grave …

Opinion: J&K Has Witnessed Many Firsts in 2 Years, Hate-mongers across LoC Unable to Digest It
3 years, 2 months ago

Opinion: J&K Has Witnessed Many Firsts in 2 Years, Hate-mongers across LoC Unable to Digest It

News 18  

After August 5, 2019—when the Centre announced its decision to scrap Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and divided it into two union territories—the erstwhile princely state has recorded many firsts and direct flight from Srinagar to Sharjah, likely to commence from October 23, is one more such initiative that has brought smiles on the faces of Kashmiris. Union Home Minister …

Why Kashmir’s security situation caused by proxy terrorism reflects Pakistan’s desperation
3 years, 2 months ago

Why Kashmir’s security situation caused by proxy terrorism reflects Pakistan’s desperation

Firstpost  

There is nothing in the situation that India has not faced before and overcome with resolve and Pakistan’s desperation will soon convert into more frustration It’s important to get the context right if an appropriate analysis has to be done on the sudden deterioration of the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir. It’s after fairly long that this has occurred, …

1990 or 2021, Hindus Remain Soft Targets in Kashmir
3 years, 2 months ago

1990 or 2021, Hindus Remain Soft Targets in Kashmir

The Quint  

The fresh spate of killings of the minorities in Kashmir has ruptured the semblance of peace and vitiated the overall environment. It also exhibits that the government of India’s invalidation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution doesn’t automatically translate into neutralisation of Islamist terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. The ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, has widely publicised a …

Afghanistan Crisis Coupled With BJP’s Exploits in J&K Is a Recipe for Disaster
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan Crisis Coupled With BJP’s Exploits in J&K Is a Recipe for Disaster

The Quint  

The mobilisation of the Taliban after the US pullout from Afghanistan should have sent alarm bells ringing about Jammu & Kashmir in defence circles. Instead, in its trademark style, the government chose to take a cosmetic measure by calling a meeting of leaders from various parties of the Union Territory, never to follow it up with anything substantial. Marketing clearly …

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