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Elections in JK – Home minister achieves twin objectives
With just one proclamation, nowadays significant announcements are made through TV channels before those appear in the official gazettes, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has killed two birds with one stone: announced…
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Kashmiri parties invest more in democratic space to save their identity
Arun Joshi There is a new maturity in Kashmir politics where the leaders have realised it amply that the only way out for them to show their strength is to invest heavily…
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Jammu’s campaign for statehood is not without pitfalls
Arun Joshi A new dynamic is shaping in Jammu and Kashmir, where campaigns have been unleashed for a separate state for the Jammu region. This idea, though quite old, gained momentum as…
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Delimitation report throws Kashmiri parties in a quandary, struggling for survival
Arun Joshi The second draft report of the Delimitation Commission on J&K had disturbed the political and geographical calculus of the Assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies in the Union Territory in which…
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J&K coming to terms with reality – economic self-sufficiency is the only way out
Arun Joshi A new thought process is gaining traction in Jammu and Kashmir, shift from being the basket case to taking baby steps towards economic self-sufficiency. This is both a wish and…
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J&K’s polls in 2022 will depend on outcome of UP elections?
Arun Joshi The Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections for which the process got underway with the announcement of the poll schedule on January 8, hold great importance for the residents of Jammu and Kashmir, as…
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Road to nowhere for Kashmiri Pandits -32 years after migration, why?
Arun Joshi January 19 is not just a date on the calendar for Kashmiri Pandits, it denotes their forced separation from their homes in darkness in the biting cold of the severest…
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Pak’s sidestepping Kashmir for trade ties with India should be spelled out clearly
Tomorrow, Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan is expected to make the first-ever National Security Policy, public, and the most important aspect vis-à-vis India that has appeared in Pakistani media is that…
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Mufti Sayeed‘s place in history, a recall
Yesterday, January 7, was the death anniversary of former Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who served as India’s first Muslim Home Minister and defied all odds to shake hands with the BJP to form…
