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A Word With Kashmir Leaders
Some hard thinking is required. Each one of us has to do it. In fact, every one owes it. I owe it as a kibitz columnist and leaders owe it as men who lead and shape the destiny of people. Sitting in one-day seminar organized by the Kashmir Bar Association on Tuesday on the subject, “Kashmir Freedom Struggle in the Current Global Political Scenario and Prospects of A Solution” and listening to learned speakers, I started … Read entire article »
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THU’NAY- YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND
I believed it. I think so did you? There was no reason not believing it. It was the buzz word: Behind the scene some resolution of Kashmir dispute had been reached’. Syed Ali Geelani with all eloquence at his command opposed it. He called it betraying the cherished ideal of right to self-determination. He saw it as betraying the commitments of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of the largest republic in the world. He saw … Read entire article »
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Women of Kashmir
Women empowerment in Kashmir – A historical perspective Zahid G Muhammad To talk about women’s lib and in South Asia is a fad, a fashion and a craze with many Western intellectuals. The Western scholars and writers have been looking at the status of women in the Indian Sub-Continent through coloured glasses. There is no denying that the women in some of the States in the Indian sub-continent have suffered in the past and continue to live in a state of deprivation but historically the situation in Kashmir has been different than many other states bordering it. Many a neo-elites with out having a brace from support in their blind aping have also started talking about the women’s lib or gender equality in Kashmir. Many NGO’s from outsides who draw their sustenance from different … Read entire article »
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Three Books on Kashmir
Kashmir tumbled into the basket of international disputes on January 1, 1948. It was none other than the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru who decided to put it in the UN basket. Ever since that day it has been hot subject for journalists, scholars, and historians. Hardly a year passes when about a dozen of new titles are not added to the already bulging bibliography of the Kashmir dispute. It is, in fact, … Read entire article »
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Book Review: Pakistan Beyond Crisis State By Maleeha Lodhi
It is an extraordinary narrative of resilience. That is how the Pakistan story can be best described. Conjured 63 years back by a man, credited with having “altered the course of history” and having passed through many vicissitudes is confronted with the toughest challenges. During the past few years, writers such as American Stephen Philip Cohen and Indian M.J. Akbar have denounced this country as a failed state. And, some writers, like Bruce Riedel, have gone … Read entire article »
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Understanding the Kashmir Identity
Kashmir Identity, (a presentation made in 2002 at IMPA auditorium) Mr. Chairman, colleagues Good Morning I feel humbled in this gathering of scholars and researchers. Much before I start my talk, with all humility I would request you to bear with me for my shortcomings. At the same time, I would also request you to feel free to point out deficiencies and scantiness of my talk. I very firmly believe that a toddler like me has to learn … Read entire article »
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Kashmir On Backburner?
Kashmir Missing From Narrative. Has the stalemate on Kashmir ended? Is there any forward movement towards the resolution of Kashmir? These posers, gripped the public mind after the APHC through a statement for the press announced that Pakistan government had invited Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and some leaders of his faction of the multi-party combine to Pakistan. Pakistan High Commissioner, Shahid Malik extended invitation from Foreign Minister, Hina Rabbani to Mirwaiz Umar during their meeting at New Delhi. In the proposed meeting in Islamabad Mirwaiz and his colleagues are expected to hold discussions with Pakistan leadership on prospectus of Kashmir resolution. The Mirwaiz accepted the invitation. Subsequently, Pakistan High Commissioner called on Octogenarian Syed Ali Shah Geelani at His Malviya Nagar residence in Delhi along with some other officers and … Read entire article »
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