27 October 1947, the day Indian troops landed in Kashmiron October 27, 2020Today on 27 October 2020 Indian soldier completes 73rd year of his presence in the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Should he be there? The answer is not at all. According to the time table set by UN Plebiscite Administrator for Kashmir Admiral Chester Nimitz, the Plebiscite should have been completed by 1st November 1950. […]
Handling of Kashmir by special assistant to Prime Ministeron October 20, 2020The 75 minutes video interview with The Wire by Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on National Security first after 5 August 2019 is a welcome sign, towards starting an engagement between New Delhi and Islamabad. It was interesting to see Dr Moeed Yousaf lock horns with one of the formidable journalists of India. I […]
Don’t change horse’s midstream – India has kept its course on Kashmiron October 5, 2020India seems to have kept its diplomatic course on Kashmir. Eighty three groups of Indian diaspora have taken exception to the formation of a Conservative Party group on Kashmir and have lodged their complaint to Conservative Party Headquarters, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Priti Patel.ConservativeMember of Parliament Bob Blackman who heads the […]
Don’t burn your fingers in Gilgit and Baltistanon September 21, 2020There is a burning smell in the air that present PTI Government in Pakistan has plans to embrace Gilgit and Baltistan as a fifth province or as a ‘provisional fifth province’ of Pakistan. The reasons advanced are that people here have been left behind in the enjoyment of their rights and in enjoying the progress […]
Two major failures on Kashmir & Indian undeserved successon September 15, 2020“Kashmiris have chosen to be free, to make the impossible possible. They too have a dream, a dream of liberty, and it is not a pipe dream. They will fly beyond the stars,” is a tweet from the President of Azad Kashmir. “India calls Kashmir dispute “Outdated agenda item.” Much is being made of the […]
Indian call to remove Kashmir from the Security Council agendaon September 7, 2020Indian callforpermanently removing the issue of Jammu and Kashmir under the “outdated agenda item” of the “India-Pakistan question” from the Security Council’s agenda, is a new and very dangerous development at the UN Security Council. Pakistani diplomats at the United Nations Friday brushed it aside as “outlandish”. The foreign office of Pakistan has tweeted that […]
Clash of views on Kashmiron September 1, 2020During the upcoming 75th Session of the UN General Assembly in September the world leaders would stay at home and speeches would be made via video link. It would be the first ‘virtual’ UN General Assembly. It is not clear whether Pakistan has made any efforts to seek to add Kashmir situation as additional item […]
Has mishandling handling Kashmir helped India?on August 24, 2020People of Indian controlled part of Jammu and Kashmir (Re-occupied) would complete 385 days behind the doors today. The status of these territories has been explained in UN Security Council Resolution of 30 march 1951. Pakistan has also introduced a ‘new political map’ of these territories.The introduction of a map by Pakistan, makes Indian action […]
Illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir and the means to undo occupationon August 17, 2020We need to move forward from a routine of optics and symbolism, adjust our compass, rave courage and take a convincing leap in addressing the legal status of Jammu and Kashmir. Government of Pakistan has very rightly re-designated Indian administered Jammu and Kashmir as ‘illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir’. It strips India of a concession […]
New political map of Pakistan and the jurisprudence of Kashmir caseon August 9, 2020The ‘new political map’ issued by Pakistan on 4th August 2020, has generated a serious debate in Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmir), India, Pakistan and abroad. The view that the map is “a lawfare response to India’s 5 August 2019” is flawed to the extent of Jammu and Kashmir. The Jurisprudence of Jammu and Kashmir case […]