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Topic: National Conference

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

Rahiba R. Parveen -
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.

Following National Conference, PDP to now boycott local body polls over Article 35A

PTI -
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said that PDP will go to any extent to protect Article 35A.

Omar Abdullah calls for dissolution of J&K assembly, demands fresh elections in state

PTI -
Abdullah tweets that even senior BJP leader admits that the party cannot be trusted not to 'horsetrade for government formation.'

J&K seen set for prolonged governor’s rule, more turbulence after BJP dumps PDP

Rahiba R. Parveen -
There are fears in the Valley that the BJP may push for a more ‘muscular’ approach to fight militancy.

Trains and tunnels can’t bring peace, Kashmiris say after Modi visit

Rahiba R. Parveen -
Political observers and local leaders complained that the PM had chosen to ignore the core issues that had ‘pushed hundreds of young men towards the militancy’.

Political slugfest over J&K gag order; opposition calls it tyrannical

Rahiba R. Parveen -
National Conference has accused the PDP-BJP government of portraying the government employees as ‘terrorists’

Miles to go before he sleeps: Dineshwar Sharma’s visit to Kashmir wasn’t a great start

Mahrukh Inayet -
Many in Kashmir viewed interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma’s first visit with scepticism, and a lot more needs to be done to achieve a thaw.

PDP hopeful of ‘breakthrough’ as interlocutor Sharma concludes Kashmir visit

Rahiba R. Parveen -
The party says steps initiated by the Centre are in line with PM Modi’s I-Day speech that Kashmir problem can be resolved through dialogue.

After meeting interlocutor, Kashmir politicians want Centre to prove seriousness

Rahiba R. Parveen -
New interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma met mainstream political delegations on his three-day visit to Srinagar, and will visit Jammu now.

Search for answers in Kashmir raises question: what are ‘legitimate aspirations’?

Rahiba R. Parveen -
Home Minister Rajnath Singh said government’s new interlocutor on Kashmir would initiate a dialogue “to understand the legitimate aspirations of people”.
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Opinion

Buying Russian oil, misreading Trump—3 points will define India’s next energy strategy

Swasti Rao -
India should have secured greater savings by pressing Russia for prices nearer the cap while sustaining high volumes. This would have preserved strategic autonomy and served economic logic.

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Economy

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

Neelam Pandey -
New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Defence

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

Snehesh Alex Philip -
One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

National Interest

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

Shekhar Gupta -
To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.

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