In an exclusive interview with ThePrint, Sinha also said mindsets had changed in J&K, as people see their future with an ebullient India and not with a chaotic Pakistan.
This means that if and when the Union territory gets a chief minister following assembly elections, he or she will not have any say in these matters as long as J&K remains a UT.
Set to complete his fourth year in office, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha claims Kashmir has 'changed' since 2020. ThePrint looks at his life in Raj Bhawan.
Sinha has carried out the PM’s briefs rather commendably. His biggest contribution has been to bring Delhi closer to Srinagar and make people realise that Article 370 was a notional privilege.
In a keynote address Thursday, Manoj Sinha said the Mahatma only had a high school diploma. The comments did not go down well with Tushar, who called them ‘ignorant’.
Shah was arrested on 4 February for allegedly 'glorifying terrorist activities' and 'inciting the public'. Earlier, the Editors Guild had also condemned the arrest.
Lt. Gov. Manoj Sinha said attempts are being made to disrupt the peace and socio-economic progress of J&K. He reiterated commitment to fast-paced development of the UT.
LG Sinha said considerable progress has been made on providing transit accommodation and jobs to Kashmiri pandit migrants under Prime Minister’s Development Package.
Manoj Sinha has earned a reputation of being a ‘no-nonsense L-G’. As he completes a year in August, ThePrint catches up with him at the Raj Bhawan in Srinagar.
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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