Nine local terrorists have surrendered in Kashmir in the current year of which five surrendered in the month of October itself. Inspector General Police (IGP) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar, has very aptly defined this as a “welcome development.” There are many factors responsible for this situation, the main being “terrorism related fatigue” among the locals in Kashmir. […]
Jammu & Kashmir
Attempting to change the status of Gilgit-Baltistan is Imran Khan’s latest blunder
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has, on November, 01, announced that his government would give “provisional provincial status” to its occupied territory of Gilgit-Baltistan. Gilgit-Baltistan was a part of the pre-Independence princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. It became a part of India on the basis of the legal accession of the state to the […]
Imran Khan: The latest poster boy of irrelevant Hurriyat Conference
In the wake of the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories and abrogation of Article 370, the political structures in Kashmir that were aligned with separatism and soft separatism have been left without viable agendas. Syed Ali Geelani, one among the tallest leaders of the Hurriyat Conference, chose to resign from all […]
Jammu and Kashmir: Laying a foundation of peace despite Pakistani malevolence
A counter terrorist operation in Village Khawjapora Reban, District Shopian, on the morning of 9, March, led to the killing of a two terrorists associated with Hizbul Mujahedeen and identified as Shabir Ahmad Malik alias Abu Maviya, resident of Village Tungduno Yaripora, District Kulgam, who had been active since December,2017 and Amir Ahmad Dar resident […]
Jammu and Kashmir: Things are moving smoothly but the danger is far from over
This time of the year, in 2019, witnessed great tension between India and Pakistan. The immoral terrorist attack on a CRPF convoy at Pulwama, Kashmir, on 14, February, elicited a strong riposte from India. Indian Air Force carried out a very successful air strike on a terrorist camp at Balakot, deep in Pakistan territory on […]