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Geelani rejects Pakistan’s progressive aspirations
Simrit Kahlon Kashmir’s self proclaimed messiah, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, does not lose a single opportunity of staying in the limelight. When confronted with news of the Fatwa by religious clerics in Pakistan that has declared casting of vote as compulsory under Islamic laws, he has been quick to clarify that an edict of this nature would not apply to …
by Simrit Kahlon on May 3rd, 2013 Leave a comment »
Immature and incongruous statements on AFSPA
Simrit Kahlon Farooq Abdullah is the Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy with the government of India. He holds this portfolio because his political party, National Conference, is a part of the governing United Progressive Alliance (UPA). As a Union Minister, Farooq has a significant say in the affairs of the country, especially those pertaining to his home state. …
by Simrit Kahlon on April 14th, 2013 Leave a comment »
Remove the status quo in surrender and rehabilitation policy
Simrit Kahlon Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has finally admitted that the governments much touted surrender and rehabilitation policy has got some flaws that are coming in the way of its smooth implementation. One would have felt better if he had mustered the courage to admit that the entire concept is flawed. Many eminent journalists and commentators have, for long, been …
by Simrit Kahlon on March 31st, 2013 Leave a comment »
Challenging the revival of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir
Simrit Kahlon Atrocity is defined as an act of being exceptionally cruel and inhumane; the word is normally applied under circumstances where excessive force is used against civilians and innocent people. Atrocity is normally committed by invading armies against a defeated enemy, now we have a situation where some armed terrorists groups, in the garb of fighting against the …
by Simrit Kahlon on March 23rd, 2013 Leave a comment »
Amendment of AFSPA: stereotypes tend to divert attention
Simrit Kahlon Unfortunate as it may be but the truth is that our world is replete with stereotypes. Stereotypes are essentially mental constructs that are built through social engineering and strengthened by communication agents such as media. The human mind has a tendency to develop stereotypes regarding almost everything; these develop to act as prisms through which we view and …
by Simrit Kahlon on March 3rd, 2013 Leave a comment »
Inconsiderate and cavalier approach to AFSPA
Simrit Kahlon The national expressed a collective horror over the gang rape of young woman in a moving bus in New Delhi on December, 16, 2012. The government was put on the dock and called upon to take corrective action immediately. The government, of course, is quite adept in handling such matters; it knows full well that it has to …
by Simrit Kahlon on February 20th, 2013 Leave a comment »
The clarion call of sedition by the separatists
Simrit Kahlon While the nation as well as all right thinking people in the international milieu are shocked at the heinous act of beheading of an Indian soldier on Indian soil carried out by the Pakistan army, there are voices that are sounding a different note altogether; a note that is particularly at odds with all norms of civilised behaviour …
by Simrit Kahlon on January 23rd, 2013 Leave a comment »
On this Army Day, act to preserve the honour of the Indian Army
Dr Simrit Kahlon Every year January, 15, is observed and celebrated as Army Day in India. On this day, the first Indian soldier, General KM Cariappa, took over as commander-in-chief of the Indian Army. The nation had every reason to be proud to have an Indian at the helm of its forces. In those idealistic days, we as a nation, …
by Simrit Kahlon on January 13th, 2013 2 Comments »
Hurriyat visit to Pakistan: a treatise of its insignificance
Simrit Kahlon The much touted visit of a delegation of the Hurriyat conference to Pakistan has turned out to be quite a damp squib. Even before the visit commenced there were many voices against the same. The list of contrarians was led by the octogenarian hard line leader, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who has been disenchanted ever since he was …
by Simrit Kahlon on December 27th, 2012 1 Comments »
Pakistan must stop being its own enemy
Simrit Kahlon Election fever is set to grip Pakistan in the coming months with the current National Assembly due to complete its tenure on March, 16, 2013. It is widely believed that elections will be scheduled for April next year which, in accordance with the Nations electoral process, implies that the incumbent government would be dissolved in January, 2013. Reports …
by Simrit Kahlon on December 12th, 2012 Leave a comment »
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