On 31 January 1957, the Indian prime minister delivered a speech at Island Grounds in Madras where he spoke about the UN resolution and the conditions laid out for a plebiscite in J&K.
Besides civilian killings, the entry of 'hybrid' or 'part-time' terrorists being recruited and trained online call into question Modi govt's claims about normalcy in Kashmir.
Modi govt's Kashmir policy has been a success in changing status of state & redefining what remains negotiable. To expect it was going to end terror & alienation was wishful thinking.
J&K administration has begun the process of conducting polls of district councils, amended land laws, resolved the long-pending issue of permanent resident certificates, among others.
Counter-terrrosim is not the main job of Indian Army and heavy deployment in such operations has led to a ‘Pakistan-centric thinking’, which is harmful.
Following the transaction which is expected to be completed by November, Dassault Reliance Aerospace Ltd will become an associate company, with Reliance retaining a 49% stake.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
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