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Saturday, February 21, 2026
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Topic: BJP-PDP

Modi govt shows shift in Kashmir policy but a lot depends on Hurriyat, and Amit Shah

Modi’s first term was dominated by a ‘hard’ policy focused on eliminating terrorists without political engagement. But it bore no fruits.

The scars of Burhan Wani & PDP-BJP tie-up: What kept south Kashmir away from voting

Anantnag in south Kashmir, the hotbed of homegrown militancy, recorded a 13.61% voter turnout in its first phase of polling.

‘Rogue elements’ were lured by money to contest Kashmir local polls, Mehbooba Mufti says

Former CM Mehbooba Mufti also says low turnout shows Kashmir local body polls are a wasted effort

This is how Modi govt hopes to push through J&K local polls & defeat PDP, NC boycott call

The controversy over Article 35A and Article 370 has threatened to derail J&K elections to urban local bodies and panchayats, due later this year.

To stop split in party, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti launches grassroots-connect campaign

Former J&K chief minister is meeting party workers from central as well as violence-hit south Kashmir to strengthen organisation

BJP dumped PDP more due to voter sentiment than terrorism, suggests BJP mouthpiece

The PDP-led state government had alienated Jammu, Ladakh, left BJP with no option but to quit, says Kamal Sandesh.

Governor’s Rule need not be hardline policy, can give a healing touch: N.N. Vohra

In his first interview after Governor's Rule was imposed in J&K, NN Vohra says that the focus will be on confidence building among the disillusioned youth of Kashmir.

Sad to see BJP disown own initiatives, says Mehbooba after Amit Shah’s attack

Former J&K CM rejects charges against her government saying they are false. Never wavered from 'Agenda of Alliance', she says.

BJP-PDP breakup in Kashmir and Rahul Gandhi’s coalition saga

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Article 370: Can Modi revoke it before 2019 and will it heal or hit Kashmir’s ties with rest of India?

Barely 48 hours after the BJP pulled out of the alliance with the PDP in Kashmir, talks on revoking Article 370 have gained steam. BJP MP, Sabha Subramanian Swamy in a tweet claimed to have written to the PMO on “why Article 370 can be deleted without Parliament concurrence."

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Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.