Kashmir plan of RSS deserves a debate

This refers to the ‘debatable’ Kashmir Plan of RSS ideologue Shri Vaidya (GK October 4, 2010). Shri Vaidya lays down a new solution for the Kashmir problem in general and for the present unrest in particular. He recommends that Kashmir be detached from Ladakh and Jammu and granted pre 1953 level autonomy More

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Education must

I differ with the Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman, Syed Ali Geelani over his recent statement on education. How can he ask parents not to send their wards to schools? Education must be kept out of the domain of politics. Children have already suffered a lot. They haven’t been to schools for the past More

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Don’t miscalculate

This refers to the news regarding the Panchayati elections in J&K. The state government would be committing a big blunder by holding such elections in the state. The Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has himself said that Kashmir issue is not about elections or governance, but a political one what needs More

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Change strategy

It has been four months of unrest in Kashmir. The Hurriyat Conference led by veteran leader Syed Ali Geelani issued many protest calendars which people followed in letter and spirit. There is hardly a day when people defied it. Even the government departments changed their plans according to Geelani More

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Shocking figures

This refers to the box letter “4 months on, sufferers wait for justice” by Khursheed Ahmad Wani (GK Sept 30). I completely agree with the writer. The killing of 110 innocent civilians in the past 100 days is shocking. Kashmiris are going through a very tough phase. Life has come to a halt in the valley More

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I wonder

This refers to the recent hype that the Jammu and Kashmir government created over education. All of a sudden education became a priority of the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah and his cabinet colleagues. Unfortunately the entire issue died down the next day when most of the schools remained closed. I was More

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Lost childhood

This refers to the article “A childhood -lost to turmoil” by Dr Rumana Makhdoomi. The author has mentioned some good points in her article. For the past twenty years we are witnessing a strange situation. It has changed the psychology of the young generation of Kashmir. These are the children of conflict More

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