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"This time around the Russian invasion of Ukraine and consequently the disturbed world order was in their attention, while others tried to comprehend rising China-US tensions, as also the ravages which have brought humanity face to face with the catastrophes."
"The Kashmiri nationalism as more than 31 years of the violent conflict, is not all about politics, which centres around all-elusive “azadi”, which till date remains ambiguous. It also is not greater autonomy, self-rule or even for that matter the much eroded version of the autonomy as it existed until August 4, 2019." [Representational Image]
"It is, in fact, existential crisis for Pakistan, and a test fo the international community that how fast it rises to the occasion and helps the victims."
"Azad must be patting his ambitions as there have been encouraging noises by his supporters, some of whom have resigned from Congress and announced their unqualified support to him."
A panoramic view of Kashmir's old city. [Image for representational purpose only]
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China’s Ministry of Defense said in a statement Saturday that it had carried out military exercises as planned in the sea and airspaces to the north, southwest, and east of Taiwan.
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Leh, Jul 15: President of Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) Thupstan Chhewang welcoming Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama to Ladakh during brief ceremony, at his residence in Leh on Friday.
File Photo of former, now dead, Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe.
"A closer look at the 50 years that have passed since shine light on Pakistan’s betrayal and sabotage of the Agreement time and again."
"Even at the height of the Amarnath land row agitation, the locals had organised community kitchens for the pilgrims in Srinagar and other places in the Valley. This is Kashmir."
"It is still a step away from being restored to white list – that is on-site visit which it will have to do in October this year."
This trend is continuing and the standoff at LAC has the potential to become a major global concern as the situation has not reversed to the extent India would have liked to.
Army soldiers near a gunfight site in Kashmir. [Image for representational purpose only ]
Armies of China and India clash along the Line of Actual Control [LAC]. [Representational Image]
Scores of tourists in Kashmir's famous Tulip Garden. [Image for representational purpose only]
The leading partner in the coalition government in Pakistan, PML-N vice president and Information and Broadcasting Minister Maryam Nawaz, too has been critical of the role of the army.
"Why it lacked a plan to tap the water resources in time to generate electricity, and why our water was allowed to go waste."
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PM Narendra Modi speaking at a public rally in Jammu's Palli region on Sunday.
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"Imran Khan is missing this point. Your language will become an albatross around your neck. P M Khan cannot escape this fate whether he stays in power or not."
"It was important for Delhi and Islamabad to understand what all has been achieved so far, and could the two countries have moved further to consolidate the gains of peace on the LoC."
"This region is prone to conflicts. The soil here has given birth to conflicts that have far-ranging consequences for the rest of the planet."
"There are multiple issues, which need to be considered seriously and addressed with a geo-strategic response."
"There are some simple ways of looking at the situation as it exists. Geopolitics in this region has experienced upheavals in the past one year."
"This, by any reading, was not only the politicisation of the games, but also delivered a military message to India, locked in a tense standoff in eastern Ladakh that China can go to any length to showcase its military prowess."
In this pandemic-hit world, with disrupted economy, war without war doesn’t bode well. Each conflict has a cyclical effect and the current landscape of the world is riddled with so many conflicts from Africa to Gulf and also within South Asia and Europe. [Representational Image]
"But the fact is that the economy has been hit hard in the region, like all other regions, because of the inflation, high prices and shortage of commodities."
It has come out with NSP, which it thinks is near-perfect roadmap, though open to the evolving discourse on it.
"The real thing is that China is making presence of its hard power felt in the area without any fear of being challenged physically. It is advancing its hard-power strategy through concrete and steel, along with the troops."
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