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Opinion: India sees a window of opportunity in POJK protests
Two home truths have emerged over protests that have rocked Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir at a time when Kashmir on this side of the Line of Control is witnessing a rare…
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Opinion: New forces are emerging with alternative narratives in Kashmir
It is certain that the people in Kashmir, despite having their loyalties divided between the two traditional parties – NC having its presence and effectiveness for almost a century, and PDP inching…
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Opinion: NC-PDP’s squabble to BJP’s absenteeism in valley adds up to new vacuum
Kashmir’s original plan for the ongoing Parliamentary polls has been replaced with narratives of mutual hostility and confrontation between two premier parties – National Conference and People’s Democratic Party, which not long ago were expected to fight together…
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Opinion: Terror attack on IAF vehicle in Poonch demonstrates security threats
There was yet another terror attack on the security forces, this time on Indian Air Force vehicles in border district of Poonch on Saturday evening, in which one IAF personnel was killed…
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Opinion: New norm of democracy facing test in Kashmir
Many might not have thought of it but the fact remains that Kashmir will determine the parameters that will define many critical elements of the Indian democracy. Kashmir sends three members to…
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Kashmir politics has changed forever – new dynamics will define it
As polling got underway in Udhampur one of the 102 parliamentary constituencies going to polls on April 19, the matrix of Kashmir politics has changed forever. The battlelines have shifted, and that will…
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‘BJP not to occupy Kashmir but win hearts’: Amit Shah’s game-changing statement
Union Home Minister Amit Shah made a big statement on Jammu and Kashmir, dispelling all the ill-conceived impressions about BJP and its agenda in the erstwhile state, which is now a Union…
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Mehbooba, a trailblazer of aggressive politics has cast herself in do-or-die battle
Mehbooba Mufti’s plunge into Lok Sabha polls from Anantnag- Rajouri constituency has made the electoral battle far more challenging than it was anticipated. It will redefine Kashmir politics irrespective of the ultimate outcome on June 4, when results…
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Challenges for veteran leader Ghulam Nabi Azad
Veteran leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has surprised among others himself when his party announced his candidature from the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat, one of the most critical and challenging constituencies not only in…
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J-K: Innovative strategy of flag marches for polls needs explanation
This was an unusual flag march in various towns in Kashmir on Saturday to instill confidence among voters to vote in three Lok Sabha seats in the Valley. The electoral history of …
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BJP will have to shoulder more responsibilities on Kashmir as it aims 370 seats
BJP has a special responsibility matching its mandate and narrative in Kashmir during the ongoing Lok Sabha polls where in it needs to demonstrate that it has a new vision for the…
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LS Polls: Opportunity for Pakistan to prove responsible neighbor
Lok Sabha elections in India offer a grand opportunity to Pakistan to demonstrate that it is a responsible neighbor, and if it does so it can re-open a door for dialogue with…
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Kashmir parties unburden themselves of goal of restoration of Article 370
Kashmiri politicians have unburdened themselves of the huge goal post of restoration of Article 370, realizing neither the ground realities in the country nor the people favour them. They have scaled down their goals, which were…
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New political calculations in Kashmir raise question about its direction, goal
The political calculations are changing fast in Jammu and Kashmir, particularly in the Valley where three Lok Sabha seats are at stake, for which the National Conference of Abdullah has said very categorically…
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Pakistan elections have exposed fake narrative of Islamabad on Kashmir
“What have I to do with Pakistan”, snapped Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari president of the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party at a reporter who wanted his reaction on the recent elections in…