Denying reports, the Raj Bhavan said Governor Satya Pal Malik was not involved in decisions regarding the detention and release of people in the Union Territory.
Former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah said the decision will have 'far-reaching and dangerous consequences' and scrapping Article 370 will raise fundamental questions on the state's accession.
Mobile Internet connection has been cut and curfew imposed in Kashmir amid a heightened terror threat and flare-up of hostilities with Pakistan along the Line of Control.
New Delhi: During Operation Sindoor, the United States which had received intelligence suggesting that India had launched BrahMos cruise missiles to strike targets inside...
Possibly true. India is a country where things are just statist for decades, the same old social, cultural, economic, political philosophies that just don’t seem to change. Despite being a young country, the same old tired faces occupy politics, business, media, academia, cultural spaces etc. propagating the same old stale beliefs. So maybe sometimes it’s best to do something without getting paralysed by too much analysis. India or the world will definitely not end.
Could you please share which second and third order impacts of GST and DeMon were ignored?
I think there were carefully considered.
GST: the council has made several changes to the tax structure taking in inputs, the system is now more robust and the IT backbone is working as it should. All of this unanimous.
DeMon: notices were sent to those depositing excessive cash. Direct tax collection has gone up by over 60%. And we are by and large a more compliant society than what we were before demon. Biggest impact, property prices has not soared. In fact they have stagnated and that is a good thing.
You need to study, just a bit, before writing.
A novish approach of the author to a complex issue. All will fall in place as demonetization and GST have. When the intentions are right and efforts are unceasing, the results will be there even if delayed. Modi works with a mission and views from a level which ordinary people like the author can’t even comprehend. It’s too large and tall……better write on something you understand.
It simply exposes the yawning gap between the bureucracy in India and the aam aadmi about whose problems our famed babus are clueless and very few care while those that do are hounded out for not being His Masters Voice.
WE cannot expect the Govt to tell the public in advance how they will face the problems that may crop up.I am sure they would have done enough HOME work and are not fools to presume it will be a cake walk.
Except Congress no other major political party has opposed the constitutional amendment.Even a strong minority are in favour of the reform.
Let us wait and see.
Going by the implementation of Demonetization and GST, what the author is telling about Kashmir policy looks true..
How can you say that the government is not full of fools? Everyday ministers make foolish statements and have made India the laughing stock of the global scientific community.
Dear Balagangadharan,
Just a correction. The matter of article 370 is not a constitutional amendment. Article 370 is an enabling article and it has been provided within the article itself that the application of constitution of India to Kashmir can be extended by the Presidential order with the concurrence of the constituent assembly of J&K. In the absence of assembly, the central parliament assumes the role of the state assembly and acts thereof. That is what happened this time when the whole of constitution of India has been made applicable to J&K. It is the reorganisation of the state that has been brought in as a bill and has been passed with due process.
While I do not disagree with the matter of taking off the special status of J&K, I fully agree with the article that this administration has repeatedly taken steps without thoroughly considering the wider repercussions.
It appears they have left everything in the hands of the police, just brought in the capf and forgot about civil administration. They should send in a good hundred odd civil servants of various departments to the valley to deal with difficulties of regular life. It can also help avoid any unnecessary use of force or arrests like that doctor. A good administrative team can help build local stake holders against anarchy created by protests.
The author talks of Panchayat Elections which were boycotted by main stream political parties. But he forgets that hardly 5-10% voting took place in valley. Also he forgets that even with 5-10% voting, it was NC which won all Lokh Sabha seats in valley. Leaving aside Hurriyat leadership and militant leadership (who actually enjoy majority of support) it is Mufti and Abdullas with whom Govt of India can talk in valley.
The author talks of majority of seats in proposed LA belong to jammu province but he seems to forget districts of poonch, rajouri, baderwah, kishtawar & ramban which are part of jammu province. These areas are strictly against abrogation of Article 370. These areas are NC & Congress support areas. In addition, there are many muslim dominated areas of Jammu who are also against abrogation of 370 & are core supporters of NC.
So in any election which is not rigged by BJP, the govt will me made of NC/PDP + Cong.
The security forces cant be kept in such high state of alaert in valley and 5 distt of jammu for long . With local police particularly in valley against abrogation of 370, conditions will get worse in days comming.
Even with being a real superpower, Israel has not been able to control Palestanian areas, it is very difficult if not impossible for Central Govt to control conditions in valley for long. By removing 370, you have made is difficult for Central Govt to install a puppet Govt.
“In order to keep some 10-100 thousand miscreants at bay, the Modi government has shut the communication network in the whole Valley.” This whole assumption that there are only few miscreants is deeply flawed. Whole southern kashmir including parts of Srinagar is Pro-separatist and indulges in creating safe heavens for miscreants. The communication blockade is to gain a firm ground in information control in Kashmir. Mosques act as small epicenters where exchange of info takes place and the narrative of PAK is spread. There is no way u can solve Kashmir until u remove jihadi tendencies from the youth. Jihad in Kashmir is not in the name of “KASHMIRIYAT” but in the name of RADICAL ISLAM. There is no way u can counter that unless u have a firm information control machinery.
It is very peculiar that author does not talk about the role of Mosques and the friday jummas, because these are the very places where separatism took birth. Who is MIrwaiz, Gillani and many other separatists? They all are ex-Maulvis and Ullemas. U game this whole network and u solve Kashmir. This talks of IB and JKP being corrupt and playing dirty game full of shades of grey are trivial.
wish it was so easy and problem of Kashmir would have been solved on Day 1… There is no doubt Pakistan instigates lot of these stuff but to put every blame on them is not fair… Equivalent instigator is Indian Media which has pushed Kashmirs to the wall. Its not only the Godi Media but also WA and FB messages. We may ask Kashmiris to adopt Kashmiriyat but my friend we have forgotten Bhartiyata ourselves.
All valid questions isn’t it? Or there is a much larger game at play ? Fingers crossed. More discussions from other well informed intellectuals are sought please. The controversial anonymous article that this post talks about has an air of “credibility” around it ……… maybe this anonymous author has a far more realistic grip what’s happening in Kashmir as he seems to be based in Kashmir itself ! My point of view.
Mr mitra..u seem to be an authority..on these subjects..at least u make urself out to b one…well its good…but r u aware of a concept called “known unknowns”?
monumental decisions bring about tectonic shifts..and one has to adapt and innovate and adjust and create solutions along the process…as the situation changes so will the govt’s thought and action process…even the colossal “samudra manthana” between the devas and asuras …though fecilatated by the GODS themselves …it produced the poison “halhala” ..wc had to b consumed by shiva himself…so there are “many known and many known unknowns” …
The govt has contingency measures to accomadate these unknowns …
Dismantle what you consider defective, replace it with something demonstrably superior. Ideally, it is the people of Kashmir who should decide if the new Coke tastes better, but even if the interests of 1.3 billion Indians outweigh those of seven million Kashmiris, the new system should be seen by all as a huge improvement. Will more investment flow in, more tourists arrive, more jobs – not the moth eaten 50,000 ones the government will provide, at the cost of the national fisc – materialise. Will alienation disappear, or will it go the next, more lethal level. Will Pakistan back off completely or are the two nation’s edging closer to conflict. I honestly cannot see a new dawn over the Valley.
The country is simply lurching from one disaster to another. Serves Indians right for voting for such persons who only do things for self-aggrandizement.
Modi’s overt reliance on the executive, who cannot see beyond their noses will be India’s downfall. Baboos simply don’t care. They are a privileged ruling class of their own. No accountability will ever be brought to their doorstep. Nothing can touch them. Modi’s acceptance of that status quo is why there will NO legislative changes to the business rules governing the executive and the Judiciary. The current power structure over ordinary citizens will be maintained at all costs. No structural reforms will come. The lowly Indian citizens will continue to suffer the stupidity of the ruling elite. The Chinese and the Pakistanis were never the real enemies. They’re just artificial constructs to keep the senses of an ignorant population occupied. The wily baboos are the true enemies of India and the true democratic way of life. Indians never attained freedom, except they don’t know that this time around.
Possibly true. India is a country where things are just statist for decades, the same old social, cultural, economic, political philosophies that just don’t seem to change. Despite being a young country, the same old tired faces occupy politics, business, media, academia, cultural spaces etc. propagating the same old stale beliefs. So maybe sometimes it’s best to do something without getting paralysed by too much analysis. India or the world will definitely not end.
Could you please share which second and third order impacts of GST and DeMon were ignored?
I think there were carefully considered.
GST: the council has made several changes to the tax structure taking in inputs, the system is now more robust and the IT backbone is working as it should. All of this unanimous.
DeMon: notices were sent to those depositing excessive cash. Direct tax collection has gone up by over 60%. And we are by and large a more compliant society than what we were before demon. Biggest impact, property prices has not soared. In fact they have stagnated and that is a good thing.
You need to study, just a bit, before writing.
A novish approach of the author to a complex issue. All will fall in place as demonetization and GST have. When the intentions are right and efforts are unceasing, the results will be there even if delayed. Modi works with a mission and views from a level which ordinary people like the author can’t even comprehend. It’s too large and tall……better write on something you understand.
It simply exposes the yawning gap between the bureucracy in India and the aam aadmi about whose problems our famed babus are clueless and very few care while those that do are hounded out for not being His Masters Voice.
WE cannot expect the Govt to tell the public in advance how they will face the problems that may crop up.I am sure they would have done enough HOME work and are not fools to presume it will be a cake walk.
Except Congress no other major political party has opposed the constitutional amendment.Even a strong minority are in favour of the reform.
Let us wait and see.
Going by the implementation of Demonetization and GST, what the author is telling about Kashmir policy looks true..
How can you say that the government is not full of fools? Everyday ministers make foolish statements and have made India the laughing stock of the global scientific community.
Dear Balagangadharan,
Just a correction. The matter of article 370 is not a constitutional amendment. Article 370 is an enabling article and it has been provided within the article itself that the application of constitution of India to Kashmir can be extended by the Presidential order with the concurrence of the constituent assembly of J&K. In the absence of assembly, the central parliament assumes the role of the state assembly and acts thereof. That is what happened this time when the whole of constitution of India has been made applicable to J&K. It is the reorganisation of the state that has been brought in as a bill and has been passed with due process.
While I do not disagree with the matter of taking off the special status of J&K, I fully agree with the article that this administration has repeatedly taken steps without thoroughly considering the wider repercussions.
It appears they have left everything in the hands of the police, just brought in the capf and forgot about civil administration. They should send in a good hundred odd civil servants of various departments to the valley to deal with difficulties of regular life. It can also help avoid any unnecessary use of force or arrests like that doctor. A good administrative team can help build local stake holders against anarchy created by protests.
The author talks of Panchayat Elections which were boycotted by main stream political parties. But he forgets that hardly 5-10% voting took place in valley. Also he forgets that even with 5-10% voting, it was NC which won all Lokh Sabha seats in valley. Leaving aside Hurriyat leadership and militant leadership (who actually enjoy majority of support) it is Mufti and Abdullas with whom Govt of India can talk in valley.
The author talks of majority of seats in proposed LA belong to jammu province but he seems to forget districts of poonch, rajouri, baderwah, kishtawar & ramban which are part of jammu province. These areas are strictly against abrogation of Article 370. These areas are NC & Congress support areas. In addition, there are many muslim dominated areas of Jammu who are also against abrogation of 370 & are core supporters of NC.
So in any election which is not rigged by BJP, the govt will me made of NC/PDP + Cong.
The security forces cant be kept in such high state of alaert in valley and 5 distt of jammu for long . With local police particularly in valley against abrogation of 370, conditions will get worse in days comming.
Even with being a real superpower, Israel has not been able to control Palestanian areas, it is very difficult if not impossible for Central Govt to control conditions in valley for long. By removing 370, you have made is difficult for Central Govt to install a puppet Govt.
“In order to keep some 10-100 thousand miscreants at bay, the Modi government has shut the communication network in the whole Valley.” This whole assumption that there are only few miscreants is deeply flawed. Whole southern kashmir including parts of Srinagar is Pro-separatist and indulges in creating safe heavens for miscreants. The communication blockade is to gain a firm ground in information control in Kashmir. Mosques act as small epicenters where exchange of info takes place and the narrative of PAK is spread. There is no way u can solve Kashmir until u remove jihadi tendencies from the youth. Jihad in Kashmir is not in the name of “KASHMIRIYAT” but in the name of RADICAL ISLAM. There is no way u can counter that unless u have a firm information control machinery.
It is very peculiar that author does not talk about the role of Mosques and the friday jummas, because these are the very places where separatism took birth. Who is MIrwaiz, Gillani and many other separatists? They all are ex-Maulvis and Ullemas. U game this whole network and u solve Kashmir. This talks of IB and JKP being corrupt and playing dirty game full of shades of grey are trivial.
wish it was so easy and problem of Kashmir would have been solved on Day 1… There is no doubt Pakistan instigates lot of these stuff but to put every blame on them is not fair… Equivalent instigator is Indian Media which has pushed Kashmirs to the wall. Its not only the Godi Media but also WA and FB messages. We may ask Kashmiris to adopt Kashmiriyat but my friend we have forgotten Bhartiyata ourselves.
All valid questions isn’t it? Or there is a much larger game at play ? Fingers crossed. More discussions from other well informed intellectuals are sought please. The controversial anonymous article that this post talks about has an air of “credibility” around it ……… maybe this anonymous author has a far more realistic grip what’s happening in Kashmir as he seems to be based in Kashmir itself ! My point of view.
Mr mitra..u seem to be an authority..on these subjects..at least u make urself out to b one…well its good…but r u aware of a concept called “known unknowns”?
monumental decisions bring about tectonic shifts..and one has to adapt and innovate and adjust and create solutions along the process…as the situation changes so will the govt’s thought and action process…even the colossal “samudra manthana” between the devas and asuras …though fecilatated by the GODS themselves …it produced the poison “halhala” ..wc had to b consumed by shiva himself…so there are “many known and many known unknowns” …
The govt has contingency measures to accomadate these unknowns …
Dismantle what you consider defective, replace it with something demonstrably superior. Ideally, it is the people of Kashmir who should decide if the new Coke tastes better, but even if the interests of 1.3 billion Indians outweigh those of seven million Kashmiris, the new system should be seen by all as a huge improvement. Will more investment flow in, more tourists arrive, more jobs – not the moth eaten 50,000 ones the government will provide, at the cost of the national fisc – materialise. Will alienation disappear, or will it go the next, more lethal level. Will Pakistan back off completely or are the two nation’s edging closer to conflict. I honestly cannot see a new dawn over the Valley.
The country is simply lurching from one disaster to another. Serves Indians right for voting for such persons who only do things for self-aggrandizement.
Modi’s overt reliance on the executive, who cannot see beyond their noses will be India’s downfall. Baboos simply don’t care. They are a privileged ruling class of their own. No accountability will ever be brought to their doorstep. Nothing can touch them. Modi’s acceptance of that status quo is why there will NO legislative changes to the business rules governing the executive and the Judiciary. The current power structure over ordinary citizens will be maintained at all costs. No structural reforms will come. The lowly Indian citizens will continue to suffer the stupidity of the ruling elite. The Chinese and the Pakistanis were never the real enemies. They’re just artificial constructs to keep the senses of an ignorant population occupied. The wily baboos are the true enemies of India and the true democratic way of life. Indians never attained freedom, except they don’t know that this time around.