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TopicStatehood demands

Topic: Statehood demands

Don’t delay J&K polls, announce timeline for restoration of statehood — human rights panel report

Report is drafted by human rights forum in Jammu & Kashmir comprising informal group of citizens. It also flags concerns over armed attacks in the region, abuse of civil rights & drug use.

As J&K awaits statehood, lessons from other UTs that made the leap. Manipur is one

With the imminent reinstatement of statehood for Jammu & Kashmir on or before 30 September, it's worth revisiting other states that have ‘evolved’ from centrally administered territories.

India should have 50 or more states. UP’s dominance causing resentment

The less populous US has 50 states and the more homogenous China has 34 administrative regions, why shouldn’t India consider establishing fifty or more administrative regions?

On Camera

England has been a melting pot for global jihadists since 1990s—Anjem Choudary is proof

English jihadists such as Andrew Rowe, Saajid Badat, and Muhammad Bilal spread out across the world. UK intelligence paid attention only after London’s transport system was bombed.

From oil to algorithms—Azerbaijan’s journey to a digital economy is being fuelled by FDI

With nine flagship projects and over 60 initiatives, the strategy aims to promote data-driven decision-making. It will also support the digital transformation of existing enterprises.

Assam Rifles to be deployed in Jammu’s Machedi to beef up security grid, jungle warfare the focus

The only paramilitary force in the country, Assam Rifles operationally comes under the Army and is headed by an Army officer, but it reports to the MHA.

Coaching centres are a sign of broken-window economics. See how China crushed it all overnight

How broken does our governance have to be, and how incredible our hypocrisy, that we cannot make profits from educating young Indians, but earn thousands of crores by giving them tuitions?