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Topic: PoK

Pakistan must be held accountable for ‘horrific human rights violations’: India after 10 killed in PoJK

Recent protests have seen Pakistan-occupied J&K face communications, Internet blackout. Pakistan govt has sent delegation to negotiate with protesters.

IAF lost ‘some’ jets in Op Sindoor over political constraint to not hit military—Indian Defence Attaché

The remark made earlier this month by Defence Attaché to Indonesia has sparked a row as Oppn seeks answers. Indian Embassy in Indonesia says remarks 'quoted out of context'.

SubscriberWrites: Why is POK still with Pakistan? It’s time to reunify Kashmir

India’s claim to POK is legal, moral, and unfinished—it's time to move beyond maps and pursue true reunification with conviction, strategy, and compassion.

Global media reports on India’s ‘sprint to crush Maoist insurgency’ & the fall of Basavaraju

International media also looks at the case against Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad & Pakistan army chief General Asim Munir's 'self-promotion'.

Nothing short of reclaiming PoK will end terrorism. Give Pakistan the 1971 treatment

After the Pahalgam terror attack, India announced tough steps against Pakistan. From suspending the Indus Water Treaty to calls for de-militarising PoK, the response reflects a shift in India’s counter-terror strategy.

Jaishankar’s PoK remarks in UK echo in J&K. Omar asks, what about J&K portions that are with China?

Who is stopping you, J&K CM Omar Abdullah asks Centre on taking back PoK. Jaishankar forgot to mention Gilgit and Baltistan, adds Congress’s Manish Tewari.

Asim Munir is reversing Bajwa’s LOC passivism. Militancy is coming back to Kashmir

The Kashmir Day event in Pakistan was organised to help militant groups popularise themselves among their constituents by signaling that the State had sanctioned a big show.

SubscriberWrites: Human rights violations and political rights denial in POK

Despite being referred to as 'Azad' (free), POK does not enjoy genuine autonomy. The political framework and governance of the region remain tightly controlled by Islamabad.

Islamabad HC warns Pakistani establishment—’release poet or PM Sharif will be summoned’

Ahmad Farhad is a 38-year-old poet and journalist from Bagh district of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Until the day of his abduction, he was reporting extensively on the protests in PoK.

Inflation riots in POK are all about local issues. That’s good for India

For the first time since 1947, there is now an institutional symmetry to the two parts of Maharaja Hari Singh’s Kashmir.

On Camera

A 2-hour op, precise extradition—what Maduro’s capture tells us about modern US military

Despite multiple agencies being involved, the US could maintain a clear chain of command. This is something India should consider too, as it defines the theatre command structures.

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

S-300, Su-30 jets, T-72 tanks: Inventory of Venezuela’s largely Russian-origin arsenal

Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.