Category: Kashmir Conflict
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Aiyar’s mission
But certain questions stare us in the face. For the last many years several official and unofficial individuals and groups tried to restore negotiation channels and break the ice regarding long-lasting stalemate in Kashmir. In addition to these overt efforts some behind the curtain communication networks—track two options were always live but without any significant…
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Hope peace prevails
If it doesn’t, Kashmir politics will be heading towards disaster? With the arrival of Durbar, Kashmir politics, as usual, is bound to get hotter. The battlefield has shifted to beautiful but now much-charged environs of Kashmir. All stakeholders have their fingers crossed with a long cherished wish to have a calm summer this year, may…
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Loud and Clear!
An election without a mandate, but with a message! Farooq Abdullah is here to represent the people of Srinagar Parliamentary constituency. The constituency with little less than thirteen lakh registered voters will be represented by a politician who managed to earn the approval of only forty-eight and half thousands of voters. Many people in Kashmir…
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On turncoats
They have made politics a dubious affair… Srinagar and Anantnag by-elections have again set the election ball rolling in a big way. Many political pundits considered this election a referendum for PDP, BJP coalition, a coalition that raised many eyebrows from the day one. And for National Conference (NC), Congress alliance it is a tough…
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Beyond Me
Prof. Bhat and the art of weaving yesterday into tomorrow! True to his distinctive characteristic of habitual quietness Professor Abdul Ghani Bhat in his autobiography ‘Beyond me’ has conveyed a lot about his personal life without making much noise. In a unique style of his trademark articulation professor has used words in a much…
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The theatre of the absurd
That sums up the whole scene of Kashmir politics. Recently Farooq Abdullah a prominent political figure in Kashmir ruffled many political feathers by offering support to Hurriyat Conference. A strong advocate of finality of Kashmir’s integration with union of India, Farooq not only surprised, but amazed many Indian politicians. Kashmir politics is so complicated that…
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The employees’ unrest
Whatever the situation, government employees are the ultimate victims! Present unrest in Kashmir has now been completely overtaken by ego and stubbornness on all sides. There seems to be no breakthrough at any level and stake holders are engaged in exploring the ‘fatigue factor’. And in this experimentation of testing each other’s nerves only common-man…
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Kashmir—The over exploited paradise.
Three months unrest smeared with blood and unabated mayhem is a huge tragedy. Kashmir is bruised beyond recognition! Its beautiful scenery, economic health and its people have suffered a lot. How Kashmir and its people are sustaining this cruel situation of hardships, only Divinity can decode the secret? This despairing period of three months has…
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Talks, how and with whom?
When we talk beyond borders the contours of conflict and its resolution invite international ramifications It is almost two months now; Kashmir and its people are caught in a quagmire of turbulence and unabated violence. People are dying of bullets and pellets and if the situation won’t change, people may die of starvation and disease.…
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Kashmir: Graveyard of Peace
Current Kashmir unrest must be read in context of a complete failure of world powers in Afghanistan resulting in fluid political and military situation in the region. Killing of many young Kashmiris and more than six weeks of siege is not less tragic and unfortunate for millions of Kashmiri people. Hundreds of maimed and scores…