For many Muslims, the message from this Martyrs’ Day is that it doesn’t matter who the community votes for, Kashmir’s identity and history will be decided by Hindu nationalist power, not their democratic choices.
MS Golwalkar deeply cared for those displaced by Partition and strongly opposed calling them ‘refugees’. When someone used the term, he said, “This nation belongs to everyone."
Led by Jammu & Kashmir National Awami Party & Jammu & Kashmir National Students Federation, demonstrators seek end to military tensions that wreak havoc on communities along LoC.
On 30 January 1971, a plane flying to Jammu-Satwari airport was hijacked by Kashmiri separatists. The handling of the episode marked how Pakistan repeatedly brushes off terror charges.
The Pahalgam incident has discarded the performative activists and opportunists into oblivion, and given the mic to the real heroes of Kashmir — its people.
In an interview to ThePrint, the Srinagar MP said the people of Kashmir have spoken up against the Pahalgam attack, and that this is the time to embrace them on a human level.
Daily wage worker Ghulam Rasool Magray, the victim, lived with his ailing mother who he looked after. Magray was not mentally stable & unmarried, says local MLA.
On Tuesday, as terrorists gunned down 26 people at Pahalgam’s Baisaran valley, an Army officer on vacation with his family sprung into action to save multiple other tourists.
The Russia-Ukraine war exposes a complex paradox of power where the world’s most powerful country, with all its resources, is falling short in coercing a much more weakened Russia to kowtow to its demands.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
I enjoy Praveen Swami’s writings. However in this case – he has cherry picked bits of history to build up a pre-concieved narrative.
First – The 1931 loss of lives, was neither the first nor the the last of the violent suppression/s of public opinion in the region’s long history…excessive use of force is bad and condemnable. However – mourning it as a martyr’s day post-1948 and keeping this emotional hurt in perpetual memory is bad politics.
Second – Since this event highlights, actions by Dogra rule; implicitly it pits Jammu region vs Kashmir region; This is bad for National security of India.
Third – If the intention is to pay homage to freedom struggles in J&K – then there would be alot of other events – which should be taking precedence – Viz, Liberation of Rajouri, Link up of Poonch, Martyrdom of Mirpur, Kotli, Skardu, garrisons etc etc.
Political Islam is very bad for India. It brings out right wing reactions from other communities. And leads to a chain reaction. India needs peace and progress. This kind of political stunts by Abdullah family are only to keep themselves relevant.
Food for thought?
I enjoy Praveen Swami’s writings. However in this case – he has cherry picked bits of history to build up a pre-concieved narrative.
First – The 1931 loss of lives, was neither the first nor the the last of the violent suppression/s of public opinion in the region’s long history…excessive use of force is bad and condemnable. However – mourning it as a martyr’s day post-1948 and keeping this emotional hurt in perpetual memory is bad politics.
Second – Since this event highlights, actions by Dogra rule; implicitly it pits Jammu region vs Kashmir region; This is bad for National security of India.
Third – If the intention is to pay homage to freedom struggles in J&K – then there would be alot of other events – which should be taking precedence – Viz, Liberation of Rajouri, Link up of Poonch, Martyrdom of Mirpur, Kotli, Skardu, garrisons etc etc.
Political Islam is very bad for India. It brings out right wing reactions from other communities. And leads to a chain reaction. India needs peace and progress. This kind of political stunts by Abdullah family are only to keep themselves relevant.
Food for thought?