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Wholehearted support to Gilgit-Baltistan by India
Jaibans Singh A study of Pakistan newspapers like The Express Tribune, Dawn, The Nation, Frontier Post etc clearly indicates that these newspapers carry an exhaustive coverage of all provinces. There is, however, an alarming deviation; Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and more importantly the newly created pr and Pakistani media. Day to day happenings in these areas like inaugurations, political rallies or …
by Jaibans Singh on June 17th, 2013 Leave a comment »
Economy, security and employment: Game-changers for the Kashmir valley
Jaibans Singh The Kashmir valley is going through a dynamic phase at the moment. For the shopkeepers and the tourism industry this is a “do or die’ time with the tourist season at its peak and pilgrimage to the holy shrine of Shri Amarnath shrine due to begin by the end of this month; for the students this is the …
by Jaibans Singh on June 6th, 2013 Leave a comment »
Incoherent debates and blatant politicisation on AFSPA
Jaibans Singh Here we go again, back to the tedious debate on the status of the armed forces special powers act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kashmir. The ball has been set rolling, this time round, by Professor Saifuddin Soz, the Congress chief of Jammu and Kashmir. During an interaction with media on May, 27, he said that time for deliberations …
by Jaibans Singh on May 31st, 2013 2 Comments »
Indo-Pakistan relations: Do not build castles in the air
Jaibans Singh Nawaz Sharif is all set to take over the reins of Pakistan after having won an impressive victory in the recently held elections. All eyes are set on the manner in which he relates to India. Will he live up to the encouraging words that he spoke just before and after the elections? Will Indo-Pakistan relations see the …
by Jaibans Singh on May 21st, 2013 Leave a comment »
Yasin Malik’s rabble-raising antics
Jaibans Singh Yasin Malik, the separatist head of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, is a troubled man these days; torn between his family (wife and daughter, located at Pakistan and his dwindling political career in India he is going around making vague statements and courting arrest for no practical purpose whatsoever. He seems to be egged on by his few followers …
by Jaibans Singh on May 15th, 2013 Leave a comment »
Towards a positive engagement between India and Pakistan
Jaibans Singh Pakistan is standing on the threshold of a historic transition; the process started with the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) led government completing its full term and paving the way for a smooth general election by handing over power to a caretaker government and then entering the electoral fray like any other party. This became the first instance of …
by Jaibans Singh on May 7th, 2013 Leave a comment »
Where is the national response to the Chinese incursion?
Jaibans Singh The recent incursion by troops of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) of China into Indian territory at Daulat Baig Oldie (DBO) has, quite surprisingly, not elicited the kind of national response that one would have looked forward to. What is more astonishing is that media is also quite “cool” towards the incident. There have been very less debates …
by Jaibans Singh on April 28th, 2013 Leave a comment »
Apply a single yardstick to intrusion and security in Jammu and Kashmir
Jaibans Singh A contingent of about 30 Chinese soldiers came 10-12 kms inside Indian territory at Burthe in Daulat Beg Oldie, Eastern Ladakh on April, 15. A faceoff has been going on ever since. The Indian government is attempting to diffuse the situation at diplomatic, political and military levels to avoid an adverse impact on relations between the neighbouring Asian …
by Jaibans Singh on April 25th, 2013 Leave a comment »
Disquiet in Simbal Camp due to rumoured acquisition of land by the army
Jaibans Singh Simbal Camp, a small rural locality in Jammu district is an area steeped in history, it contains within its quasi-urban structure stories of heroism, hard work, grit and determination of a people struck by fate to become refugees in the times of the partition. In the pre-partition era, Simbal was a barren uninhabited land bypassed by the famed …
by Jaibans Singh on April 20th, 2013 Leave a comment »
Elections: a do or die battle for democracy in Pakistan
Jaibans Singh Elections in democracies are mostly carnival time; the media goes overboard with tell all stories that cause more confusion than creation of awareness; then there are the flags, the banners, the road shows, the helicopters landings in remote areas giving a new experience to kids born after the previous elections when the candidates last paid a visit and …
by Jaibans Singh on April 15th, 2013 1 Comments »
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