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RAW: Kashmir & Beyond

Romeet Watt

Research And Analysis Wing which is commonly know by its acronym RAW, though an external intelligence organ of the state is known to have domestic operations primarily in states of the Union where the separatists and secessionists movements are strong. Formed in 1968, RAW has had marginal success in its operations. .......More >>>>

Rumsfeld & Armitage: A Backgrounder

B Raman

In the foreign policy and national security fields, Mr.Donald Rumsfeld, the Defence Secretary of President George Bush (Jr), will be one of the four heavy weights of the Bush Administration, the other three being Mr.Dick Cheney, the Vice-President, Gen. Colin Powell, the Secretary of State, and Ms.Condoleezza Rice, the .......More >>>>

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APHC: Penultimate Chance

Hamid Bashani

As the dark clouds of war are vanishing from South Asia, the issue of the Kashmir election to be held in Late September or early October is becoming the focus Of international attention. The 23 parties Conglomerate, All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has already declined.......More >>>>

Vietnam & Kashmir

Subhash Kapila

Pakistan to breakout of its frustrating bind on Kashmir spares no recourse or instrument to sensationalize the Kashmir issue. The latest canard being propagated is that India like the United States in Vietnam is getting bogged down in Kashmir militarily with more .......More >>>>

J&K:55 Yrs. & Development

B N Kaul

One cardinal principal adopted by Prof. Malanbois in his draft second FIVE YEAR PLAN was that priority should be given to those schemes which increase the self propulsive force of economy. Hence he gave priority to Power generation, Irrigation, Coal, Steel and Cement production etc .......More >>>>

I N S I D E T R A C K

THE HIMALAYAN BLUNDER

J & K and Trifurcation

R Upadhyay

Is there a Kashmiri identity? Those in POK are actually Mirpuris. Those in Jammu are mostly Hindus and Sikhs and the Buddhists dominate Ladakh. People tend to equate the politics of Kashmir with the politics of Srinagar valley ......More >>>>

The Lost Valley

Romeet Watt

Kashmir was all smiles. The snow-capped peaks were smiling in the sun. Lakes, myriad murmuring springs, emerald green turf, the lattice-work of tall, slender poplars and the haunting grooves of chinars, tall snow-capped mountains led by ......More >>>>

IN BLACK & WHITE

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Kashmir & Bin Laden

B Raman

Pakistan waged unsuccessfully its first proxy war against India in the North-Eastern frontier areas between 1956 and 1971 from the then East Pakistan. Since1981, the military-intelligence establishment of the Government of Pakistan has been waging .......More >>>>

LeT & JeM: Killing Machines

Romeet Watt

The extended arms of the dreaded Al-Qaida in Pakistan and south of Pakistan (PoK and J&K) are the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). Both these ultra fundamentalist groups are known to have close ties with the former ......More >>>>

R.S.S & Kashmir

R Upadhyay

As per traditional Hindu scripture, Kashmir is the abode of the Goddess of knowledge (Saraswati). The students of the traditional Sanskrit schools by and large in their prayer recite the verse:- “Namaste Sharada Devi ......More >>>>