Déjà vu: Oppressed then, oppressed now

Kashmiris today are no better off than they were in 1924-25. Harassed and repressed always at the hands of the authorities. The story of pain has not changed even after sixty three years of India’s independence. As a matter of fact, peaceful Kashmiris are presently suffering a double whammy, being More

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No strategy

This refers to the article titled 'No strategy, just arrogance” by Seema Mustafa. I agree with her views on the present crisis in Kashmir. Whenever atmosphere for Kashmir resolution was amicable, both Centre and state governments diverted the attention of people, either intentionally or unintentionally More

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Address problems

Situation in Kashmir valley is unstable and people are facing problems every day. There are a lot of other problems which include poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, sanitation and health which became secondary before the flames, bullets and fire. There is a lot to do which is equally important like any More

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Be practical

With the onset of 21st century world is witnessing a tremendous change. However, the ideals of so-called democracy have not changed. Democracy aims at equality of power and justice. Any civilized nation should embrace ideals of justice in practice otherwise the natural balance is altered. And if not More

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Biased approach

This refers to the Home Secretary G.K.Pillai's unreasonable statement that mobile services may be closed in the valley because of the half- baked verification by the cellular companies. I fail to understand that if it is fault of service providers for not verifying the SIM cards of the common masses More

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Core issue

This refers to the recent All Party Meeting in Kashmir. What was the purpose of the meeting? What happened there? Nobody knows. The killing of innocent Kashmiris is a continuous issue. Who is responsible? The so-called security forces or the state government which is watching this bloodshed as a mute More

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No Hartals

This refers to the constant hartals which have spoilt us. We must now raise above this hartali politics and think about the welfare of our people. What can we get except destruction. It's only a prosperous nation that can really make the difference. If things move on the same way, we have to be ready More

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• Kashmir

• Jammu

• South Asia