Archive for the 02. EDITORIAL Category
Dialogue Between Predator And The Policy
June 2012 The feeling of outrage amongst all sections of internally displaced Kashmiri Hindus when the local media reported about the meeting between a group of Kashmiri Hindus and leaders of the separatists Hurriyat Conference in Srinagar recently is understandable. In fact the absence of outr
The Margadarshan Resolve
January 2012 Twenty years have passed since the exiled Pandits in 1991 unanimously adopted the historical Homeland Resolution, demanding the political reorganization of the State of Jammu & Kashmir so as to facilitate the creation of Panun Kashmir, a Homeland for all those who have been force
Scope of Interlocutors’ Intercession
November 2011 There is an erroneous belief in the common citizen that the Interlocutors were appointed as a critical interface with the people in Jammu and Kashmir to douse the fires caused by a protracted stone pelting ‘Intifada’ raging in Kashmir valley at that time. It is true that the
Deny the Separatist …
Deny the Separatist the support within India June, 2011 State Government seems to have risen to the dangers posed by the forays of people like Gautam Navlakha, Arundhatti Roy, Ram Jethmalani and so many others who flaunt themselves as prominent members of the civil society of India who can h
We have to change our neighbours
April 2011 Prime Minister has had his way. Government India has finally given a go ahead to an unconditional dialogue with Pakistan. It has accepted the frame work which the Pakistan has been seeking to impose on India. The retreat which the Prime Minister of India made after promising an unc
Introspection or Political Positioning
January 2011 In subversive political cultures the political class excels in competitive deception. Mortal adversaries can live comfortably as friends for years and friends can do a volte face in no time and turn into enemies. The politics practised in such a culture has circles within the circles
The Assault from Within
November 2010 In a nation, when the leadership at the helms loses the sense of what is sacrosanct about the nation, the governance becomes weird. We have been witnessing this phenomenon in Jammu and Kashmir for quite some time. The way the newly appointed interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir cond
Standing Firm and not Faking it
August 2010 Amongst the simmering rumours in Jammu that Government of India may wilt under the pressures exerted by the sustained 'Intifada' in Kashmir Valley, the Prime Minister's address to the nation on 15th August was a pleasant surprise. The portion of the speech addressed to the present
The Predicament in Kashmir
July 2010 The Governments in J&K and in Delhi have in a sudden turn of events accepted that the situation in the Kashmir valley has fast deteriorated and have called in the Army to its rescue; its claims to heavy tourist rush, successful Khir Bhavani pilgrimage and decline in terrorist relate
India is not a Banana Republic
May 2010 The Indo-Pak dialogue seems to have started even though Indian side is still maintaining some ambivalence about its nature content and purport. The meeting of the Prime Ministers of the two countries on the sidelines of SAARC at Thimpu has left no one in doubt that Manmohan Singh i
No My War or Your War
April 2010 The terrorist attacks in Russia, particularly those of suicide bombers on Metro trains, is a continuity of the war Islamist International is waging on the civilised world. It is a reminder to both Government of India and Government of USA that a small signal of weakness, not to spe
Threshold of tolerance
Correcting Perspective February 2010 Pune blasts have brought to the fore the glaring contradictions of the perspective of the Government of India on National Security. Immediately after the blasts the concerned quarters in Government of India started a concerted campaign of diversion to
Soothing Visit
November 2009 The sudden and unscheduled visit of the Union Home Minister Mr Chidambaram to Jammu recently surprised many in the public. After his visit to the Valley followed by the high profile visit of Prime Minister of India, nobody expected that Union Home Minister would spend time in Ja
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