UN’s immoral delay in playing arole in Kashmiron October 16, 2019While selectively applying the vertical application of international law via the UNSC platform; yet deliberately ignoring the horizontal application of the UN's law via UNGA forum, the UN sets a glaring contradiction in its mechanism. By going through the UN's Charter, one finds sufficient reason to believe that the UN's moral position-because of its unwarranted delay in intervening in the current … [Read more...] about UN’s immoral delay in playing arole in Kashmir
Kashmir vs great power’s deep state ployon October 10, 2019The rare closed-door consultations (on August 16) on Kashmir by the Security Council ended without any outcome or statement from the powerful 15-nation UN organ, was concluded with a majority mindset(albeit a show of power- play) to settle the issue via bilateral negotiations between New Delhi and Islamabad Kashmir. The UNSC policy of not settling the decades- old Kashmir dispute has to be seen … [Read more...] about Kashmir vs great power’s deep state ploy
Western outlaw narrative of ‘radical Islamic terrorism’on October 4, 2019Veritably, by accompanying the Indian premier Modi in the Houston rally(September 22), US President Donald Trump has not only disappointed the whole Muslim community but also the global civil society at large because of his callous indifference to human rights and secular norms. Trump embraces the ideology of Hindu radicalism at a time when he announces American-Indian alliance against the … [Read more...] about Western outlaw narrative of ‘radical Islamic terrorism’
Kashmiris’ right to ‘self-determination & earned sovereignty’ (Part-11)on September 26, 2019In order to prevent a nuclear war in South Asia and to prevent heinous HR violations in Kashmir, the UNSC needs to revive the universalising spirit of the right to self-determination inculcated in the UNSC resolutions of 1948 and 1949. By any legal standards, India is an occupying Power in Jammu & Kashmir and through its unilateral revocation of article 370 on August 5, has attempted to … [Read more...] about Kashmiris’ right to ‘self-determination & earned sovereignty’ (Part-11)
UNSC resolutions: lasting & binding effect (Part-1)on September 26, 2019European Parliament on last Tuesday strongly condemned Indian government's continuous obduracy in denying the Kashmiris their fundamental right to self- determination ardently protected and guaranteed by the United Nations Security Council resolutions. Recently, PM Imran Khan welcomed the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting on occupied Jammu and Kashmir, saying the gathering was a … [Read more...] about UNSC resolutions: lasting & binding effect (Part-1)
China’s mediatory role in Kashmir?on September 19, 2019On last Friday, a senior US official said that China can certainly play a constructive role in defusing tensions between India and Pakistan that have been triggered by New Delhi's recent decision to annex Kashmir. Recently, China-backed Pakistan's request for the United Nations Security Council to discuss India's decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, asking for the body to … [Read more...] about China’s mediatory role in Kashmir?
Zionism & Hindutva: Why this evil nexus?on September 12, 2019Today, the people of Palestine and Kashmir have become victims of the evil imposed upon them by the festering ideologies crafted by Zionism and Hindutva. On August 26, 2019, a little-known organisation called the Indo-Israeli Friendship Association hosted a talk on Zionism and Hindutva at the University of Mumbai. The keynote speakers were Dr Subramanian Swamy, a Rajya Sabha member, and GadiTaub, … [Read more...] about Zionism & Hindutva: Why this evil nexus?
The trumpets of war on Kashmir?on September 4, 2019By all foreseeable dimensions, Kashmir is and will remain the hottest issue on the global stage. Though diplomacy must be given a fair chance in Kashmir, the grim clouds of war loom constantly in Kashmir. The virtue of peace, human rights and international law are blatantly jarred in Kashmir by the Modi's government. Not surprisingly, the U-turn orchestrated by President Trump on the eve of the G7 … [Read more...] about The trumpets of war on Kashmir?
Germany’s role in post-Brexit Europe?on August 30, 2019Von Der Leyen, has assumed the charge as new German president of the European Union Commission. Germany's 16 social democrat MEPs are doing themselves and the wider democratic left in Europe no favour by seeking to block the arrival of Ursula von der Leyen as the first woman president of the European Commission. The EU has been built through a series of binding treaties and has characteristics of … [Read more...] about Germany’s role in post-Brexit Europe?
Int’l law and the status of OPT?on August 15, 2019A United Nations investigator, a former UN Human Rights Rapporteur is drafting a series of legal measures the international community could take to deter Israel from building the Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank and any means to formally annex the Palestinian territory in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem. Michael Lynk, an independent UN researcher, said the European … [Read more...] about Int’l law and the status of OPT?