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India needs to re-strategize, change the narrative of stability at LAC
Given the situation at the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, where the standoff between Indian and Chinese armies is nearing for fourth-year, is of no comfort to India and it…
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Peace in Kashmir – need for Delhi and J&K to be on same page
There appears to be a divergence, though not as much as it may seem, the way Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir look at the definition in definition and reality in the region,…
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Army’s punishment for fake encounter must address wider Kashmir issues
The recommendation of a General Court Martial inquiry into the Amshipora encounter in south Kashmir’s Shopian district in July 2020, to life imprisonment for a captain and two other soldiers, needs to…
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BJP’s victory in northeast, why no announcement for polls in J-K?
After BJP’s victory in Tripura and Nagaland, and its coalition with NPP in Meghalaya, the party’s hopes have soared very high. Its celebrations reached Srinagar and Jammu, and the BJP leadership said…
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Anti-encroachment drive halted in J&K as it did more harm than good
The anti-encroachment drive in Jammu and Kashmir, which had rattled the whole of the Union Territory, adding yet another layer of uncertainty and anxiety among the people, has been apparently halted as the…
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Road to Amarnath cave shrine in high Himalayas in Kashmir on anvil
The Union Territory Government of Jammu and Kashmir has made public a proposal of construction of road to the cave shrine of Amarnath in the high Himalayas in Kashmir. The underlined idea is…
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J-K: Anti-encroachment drive, bulldozers may reopen fault lines of years gone by
For the first time since the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, Kashmir has started witnessing protests against the anti-encroachment drive in which bulldozer has become a symbol of state power.…
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Change of guard in Ladakh is not even a half-step, need is to take people on board
Amidst all the noise and analysis about the changes made in the Raj Bhavans across a dozen states and one Union Territory on Sunday, the most critical aspect remains out of focus,…
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Rahul’s test on Kashmir – can he translate his words into action
There was a perfect setting for the conclusion of the “Bharat Jodo Yatra” heavy snowfall on Monday greeted Congress leaders at Sher-e-Kashmir cricket stadium in Srinagar that has been witness to many…
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Why Pak is demanding reversal of abrogation of Art 370 for resuming dialogue with India
Ever since Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif made an offer to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to hold “serious and sincere” talks to resolve burning issues, including Kashmir, on January 16, there has been…
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Rahul Gandhi silences leaders like Digvijay Singh, comes out in support of army actions
Rahul Gandhi, once and for all, has put a lid on the controversies related to the surgical strikes in the wake of the terror attacks by Pakistan sponsored terrorists in Jammu and…
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JK assembly polls in 2023 can translate into win-win situation for Delhi whether BJP wins or loses
The Election Commission of India has given some clarity that the Assembly polls will be held in Jammu and Kashmir as all the formalities have been completed. That is, the delimitation commission has submitted its report – the number of…
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Battalion approach is not best of counter-terrorism strategies
There has been no change in the counter-terrorism strategy in Jammu and Kashmir since terrorism erupted in the late 1980s. The battalion approach – more troops are essential to fight terrorists has…
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JK: Political slugfest over acts of terror clouds real work against terrorism
Within hours of the killing of four villagers in a terror attack in a village in the border district of Rajouri on Sunday evening, and two girls on Monday morning in an…
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Jammu’s encounter triggers political fault lines of newer kind
The killing of four terrorists in Jammu on Wednesday touched off political fault lines in Jammu and Kashmir. The encounter in the outskirts of Jammu, long considered as the winter capital of…
