There is no option other than dialogue

This refers to the news “Pakistan seeks full resumption of composite dialogue.” There is too much of talk going on about the composite dialogue which India stalled after the 2008 Mumbai attacks. The relations between India and Pakistan received a major setback when the attacks took place. And in the More

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Summer unrest

This refers to the recent statement by Inspector General of Police, SM Sahai that last year’s summer unrest was not people’s movement and it was criminals who participated in that. I completely disagree with this baseless statement. First, if criminals were a part of it, it was the responsibility of More

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Police defends

This refers to news “Police defends action against 2010 protesters.” It is shameful that instead of initiating action against the accused cops, the police department is trying to shield them but distorting the facts. The killings by cops took place in broad daylight and the entire population of Kashmir More

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UN Rapporteur

The visiting UN Rapporteur should assess the condition of victims of human rights violations apart from the rights defenders. Submitting a report to the United Nations Human Rights Concil is not enough. There has to be a follow up action on the issue. The UN can easily pressurize India to probe the human More

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Flag hoisting

This refers to the uproar over the BJP’s flag hoisting plan. It is laughable that the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah discussed the issue with the United Progressive Alliance chairperson and the Home Minister P Chidambaram when he could have easily handled the issue at his own level. According to reports More

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Proposed dialogue

This refers to proposed dialogue between India and Pakistan at Thimpu. Let there be a one point agenda in the meeting: Kashmir. Resolution of Kashmir has become imperative in the wake of last year’s summer unrest in Kashmir which led to killing of scores of innocent Kashmiris. Pakistan must build pressure More

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Lacking sincerity

This refers to India’s foreign secretary Nirupama Rao’s statement that Pakistan was pursuing terror as a state policy. I wonder how New Delhi leadership can be so dubious. On one hand Delhi is contemplating to hold dialogue with Pakistan and on the other the country is accusing Pakistan of pursuing terror More

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Serious threat

This refers to the article titled “Adulterated Food, Spurious Medicine” by Dr Fiaz Fazili (GK 18-01-11). The article is an eye opener for the public in general and Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department in particular. Food adulteration and contamination menace is a serious threat to the More

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