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- J&k Troop Level Proportional To Magnitude Of Terror: Manmohan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday that acts of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir continued to be an area of concern for the Centre and, therefore, the level of troop deployment in the state would remain proportional to the magnitude of the . . .
- Roundtable On Kashmir (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 24, 2007)
It is unlikely that the third roundtable on Kashmir which opens in New Delhi today will produce a breakthrough for the India-Pakistan dialogue.
- Media Attacks Reek Of Complicity By The State (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 21, 2007)
The long arm of the law failed to enforce the rule of law when mediapersons were attacked.
- Rtc: Lone Separatist Says Yes After Jklf, Hurriyat No (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2007)
A day after JKLF chief Yasin Malik and moderate Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq declined the Centre’s invite to the Kashmir roundtable conference (RTC), Democratic Liberation Party (DLP) chief Hashim Qureshi has decided to participate.
- A Bizarre Turn In The War On Terror (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 17, 2007)
Reports emerge that the United States is funding an Al-Qaeda linked terror group to attack Iran.
- Roundtable Conference A Futile Exercise: Mirwaiz (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Apr 16, 2007)
Rejecting Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad's appeal to join the third roundtable conference scheduled for April 24, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, head of the moderate faction of the Hurriyat said:
- Pm Convenes Third Roundtable Conference On April 24 (Tribune, S.P.Sharma, Apr 14, 2007)
Accepting the demand of Kashmir-based political parties, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is convening the third roundtable conference on Kashmir at New Delhi on April 24.
- Morcha Flays Centre For Kashmir-Centric Policies (Tribune, S.P.Sharma, Apr 14, 2007)
Accepting the demand of Kashmir-based political parties, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is convening the third roundtable conference on Kashmir at New Delhi on April 24.
- Kashmir 'Murder Cover-Up' Charges (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2007)
Police in Indian-administered Kashmir have charged five army personnel and five police officials with murdering a civilian and trying to cover it up.
- Troop Cut In Kashmir? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 11, 2007)
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, has done well to make it clear that what the Kashmiris wanted was the valley’s demilitarisation and not a redeployment or relocation of Indian troops.
- Troops Withdrawal From Ihk (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2007)
There has been a vociferous and strong public demands from all sections of people in Kashmir for evacuation of security forces and withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act. This followed a series of alarming disclosures of custodial killings of . . .
- Troop Reduction In J And K (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 09, 2007)
The demand by the PDP for scaling down the deployment of troops in Jammu and Kashmir is mere posturing to gain some additional political space in the competitive politics of the state.
- India Weighs Troop Reduction In Quieter Kashmir (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2007)
For the first time in several years, the Indian government on Friday gave indications that it might finally consider the longstanding demands of Kashmiris to reduce its troop presence in the Kashmir valley.
- Slogans And Substance (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 04, 2007)
Like the magician Houdini, the Congress-People's Democratic Party alliance government in Jammu and Kashmir has once again escaped from what appeared to be certain death. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's promise to set up an expert committee to review . . .
- Saarc Urged To Adopt Pro-People Policies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2007)
People's SAARC seeks free mobility across the region
Expresses solidarity with the people of Nepal
Immediate end sought to violence in Sri Lanka
- Valley Cannot Do Without Army (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 03, 2007)
It is unfortunate that People’s Democratic Party of Jammu & Kashmir, led by Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and his daughter, Mehbooba Mufti, has raised the pitch of its demand with regard to demilitarisation of the state and withdrawal of the Armed Forces . . .
- Wanted For Saarc: A Shift In Focus (Indian Express, MUKUL SHARMA, Apr 03, 2007)
As the 14th SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Summit draws nearer and the host, the Indian government, begins to step up its preparations, it seems a good time to raise certain questions.
- 'Kashmir Violence Falls To All Time Low' (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 02, 2007)
The number of daily killings in Jammu and Kashmir has fallen by more than two-thirds, the lowest in the past 17 years, a police official said on Sunday.
- Panel Set Up To Mull Kashmir Troop Cut (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2007)
India will set up a panel of experts to determine whether to reduce troop numbers in Kashmir, the government said on Friday, after a fall in violence in the restive Himalayan region.
- Vincent Brossel Of Reporters Sans (Frontline, DIONNE BUNSHA, Mar 31, 2007)
Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) has been fighting for press freedom ever since it was formed in 1985 by a group of French journalists.
- People Want To Bury The Hatchet (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Mar 30, 2007)
SINCE last year some of us, including Justice Rajinder Sachar, have been arranging a function at Shadman Colony in Lahore, where Bhagat Singh and his two comrades, Sukhdev and Rajguru, were hanged on March 23, 1931.
- Azad: Do Not Politicise Troops Reduction Issue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2007)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Wednesday that he would not allow any party to politicise the issue of reduction of troops in the State.
- Who Took The ‘Disappeared’ People? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 29, 2007)
President General Pervez Musharraf has once again denied that his government is behind the disappearance of hundreds of citizens.
- How Not To Deal With Pakistan (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Mar 28, 2007)
Manmohan Singh's appointment as Prime Minister in 2004 was welcomed internationally.
- Mufti Complains About Azad (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2007)
PDP chief Mufti Muhammad Sayeed on Monday met Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and learnt to have complained against the style of functioning of Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad.
- Mufti Meets Sonia, Refers To ‘Problems’ With Azad Govt (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2007)
The differences between the Congress and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) attained a new dimension on Monday with PDP patron Mufti Mohammed Sayeed „highlighting” the „problems” with the government led by Ghulam Nabi Azad.
- Kashmiris Should Be Involved, Malik Tells Aziz (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Mar 27, 2007)
Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front leader Yasin Malik on Monday met Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and pressed for Kashmiri involvement in the peace process.
- No Licence To Kill (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 27, 2007)
The Gujarat government’s admission before the Supreme Court that its police force had killed Soharbuddin Sheikh in a fake encounter in 2005, and that there is no trace of his wife, Kausarbi, who was with him at the time, ought to make us hang our . . .
- Mufti Discusses Troop Cut With Sonia (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2007)
Hopeful of an early announcement from the Prime Minister’s Office to address its demand of troop reduction in Jammu and Kashmir, People's Democratic Party patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today met Congress president Sonia Gandhi to take up coordination . . .
- Eu Set To Attack Pakistan For Lack Of Democracy In Pok (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Mar 24, 2007)
The European Parliament - the only democratically-elected body in the 27-country European Union (EU) - is set to accept a controversial new report on Kashmir, which categorically criticises Pakistan for a lack of progress on democracy and human . . .
- India Mulls Reduction In Kashmir Troops (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2007)
The Indian government is considering some steps towards reducing the army’s presence in Kashmir, after a fall in violence and as a gesture towards the region’s people and politicians, officials said on Friday.
- Security On The Downslide (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Mar 22, 2007)
Dr Manmohan Singh’s appointment as Prime Minister in 2004 was welcomed internationally. He was acknowledged as the architect of the economic reforms that had led to accelerated economic growth and evoked international and regional interest in India . . .
- Kashmir Report Cleared By Eu Panel (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2007)
The European Union's Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) today cleared "with minor changes" the much-talked report on Kashmir authored by parliamentarian Baronness Nicholson, who had highlighted Pakistan's "failure" to check cross-border infiltration.
- Behind The Silver Lining, The Storm Clouds (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 22, 2007)
As the peace process proceeds ahead, the unchecked growth of the religious Right raises disturbing questions about Jammu and Kashmir's future.
- How Not To Deal With Pakistan (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Mar 22, 2007)
Manmohan Singh's appointment as Prime Minister in 2004 was welcomed internationally.
- A Muddle On National Security And Foreign Policy (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Mar 22, 2007)
Even those who support New Delhi's efforts to expand cooperation with the US are worried about the perceived readiness to accept American prescriptions on relations with Pakistan.
- Eu’S Biased Report On Kashmir (Dawn, Shameem Akhtar, Mar 16, 2007)
THE European Union report prepared by Baroness Emma Nicholson will be discussed by the European Parliament’s foreign affairs committee on March 21 before it is put to vote some time towards the end of May.
- India's Maoists Kill 55 In Police Post Attack (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2007)
In an attack that sent a shudder of fear through India's security establishment, Maosit rebels yesterday stormed a police post and killed at least 55 security personnel.
- A Watershed Year? (Frontier Post, editorial, Frontier Post, Mar 16, 2007)
After concluding their Islamabad parleys, the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan concurred in telling the journalists that 2007 could be a watershed year for the relations between the two countries.
- Time For A New Clarity (Indian Express, JAGAT S. MEHTA, Mar 16, 2007)
Five years ago, in the concluding chapter in my book, The March of Folly in Afghanistan, I advanced the thought that an internationalised non-official horizontal bipolarity of disaffection was taking shape.
- Peace With Pakistan (Tribune, Sushant Sareen, Mar 15, 2007)
Ever since the peace process between India and Pakistan began in January 2004, two co-related issues have continuously exercised the minds of all those involved in this process.
- We Must Secure Our Soldiers (Pioneer, Cecil Victor, Mar 13, 2007)
It's time the Armed Forces Special Powers Act was turned into an effective tool in the fight against threats to national security, says Cecil Victor
- A Uniformed Cover Up? (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Mar 10, 2007)
Last year, Army Chief General J.J. Singh said that the army had reworked its evaluation system, making it clear that fake militant kills were not acceptable.
- Restoring Trust In J&k Is Central (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 05, 2007)
Ever since the false encounters causing the deaths of Abdur Rehman Padder (a carpenter), Nazir Ahmed Deka (a perfume seller), Ghulam Nabi Wani (a vendor at Lal Chowk), Showkat Ahmad Kataria (an imam) and several others became public knowledge . . .
- Restoring Trust In J&k Is Central (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 04, 2007)
Ever since the false encounters causing the deaths of Abdur Rehman Padder (a carpenter), Nazir Ahmed Deka (a perfume seller), Ghulam Nabi Wani (a vendor at Lal Chowk), Showkat Ahmad Kataria (an imam) and several others became public knowledge . . .
- Restoring Trust In J&k Is Central (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 03, 2007)
Ever since the false encounters causing the deaths of Abdur Rehman Padder (a carpenter), Nazir Ahmed Deka (a perfume seller), Ghulam Nabi Wani (a vendor at Lal Chowk), Showkat Ahmad Kataria (an imam) and several others became public knowledge, . . .
- Time And Space Constraints (Deccan Herald, Sushant Sareen, Mar 03, 2007)
There is a need to fix a time frame for solving the Kashmir issue and both sides should get some independence.
- Sacrificing National Interest (Deccan Herald, Balraj Puri, Mar 01, 2007)
Some institutions have to be strengthened to avoid incidents like custodial deaths.
- Kashmir Police On Killing Charges (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2007)
Seven policeman in Indian-administered Kashmir have been charged with murdering a man and trying to cover it up by saying he was a militant.
- The Ineluctable Quattrocchi (Asian Age, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 28, 2007)
Remember the Jain hawala scam? You knew it was about corruption in high places. But you could not get hold of the details at that time.
- India Shows Its Hand Once Again! (Pakistan Observer, Khalid Saleem, Feb 27, 2007)
Why is it that one is not shocked or even surprised at India’s knee-jerk reaction in the wake of the Samjhota Train tragedy? Within the short period of twenty-four hours, officials of India’s Home Ministry had pointed an accusing finger at two . . .
- Greater Role Sought For Kashmiris In Peace Process (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2007)
Labour Party's member of the European Parliament for demilitarisation of the LoC
International community has a role in promoting people-to-people contacts across LoC
Change "unparliamentary" language in European Parliament's Kashmir report
- Rights Will Be Respected: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2007)
President Abdul Kalam noted on Friday the "challenge posed by terrorism and extremism" as well as the Government's determination to deal firmly with the challenge.
- Leave Kashmiris Alone, Geelani Tells Pakistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2007)
Kashmir leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has asked Pakistan to leave Kashmiris alone as he believes Islamabad is taking "hasty" steps to achieve peace in the region. He said Pakistan's policy had harmed the cause of Kashmiris globally.
- Samjhauta Blasts Should Not Affect Indo-Pak Ties: Kalam (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2007)
Sharing the nation's anguish over the terror attack on Samjhauta Express, President A P J Abdul Kalam on Friday said the tragic event should not be allowed to affect the process for normalisation of relations between India and Pakistan.
- Man Killed As ‘Militant’ Was Innocent: Indian Police (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2007)
An alleged militant who security forces claimed was killed in a gunbattle in Indian Kashmir last year was instead “beyond doubt” a small-town carpenter killed in custody, police said on Thursday.
- Probe Another Missing Case, Hrc To Govt (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2007)
The Jammu and Kashmir Human Rights Commission (HRC) has appointed Srinagar additional deputy commissioner (ADC) to investigate into the
disappearance of a youth from Shalimar since
June, 2002.
- India Opposes Joint Train Blast Probe: Pact Signed To Avert N-Accident Risks (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Feb 22, 2007)
India on Wednesday rejected the Pakistan National Assembly’s demand for a joint investigation into bombing of the Delhi-Attari Express on Monday. At least 23 Pakistani passengers are feared to have been killed in the incident with the total body . . .
- Innocence Under Seige (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 22, 2007)
THE situation of children has remained vulnerable with the lack of effective programmes against child labour, recruitment as child soldiers, sexual violence against the girl child and deplorable conditions of juveniles in conflict with the law.
- India, Pakistan Ink Pact On Reducing Nuclear Risk (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Feb 22, 2007)
Indian and Pakistani officials signed an agreement on "Reducing the Risk from Accidents Relating to Nuclear Weapons" in the presence of Foreign Ministers Pranab Mukherjee and Khursheed Mehmood Kasuri at Hyderabad House on Wednesday.
- India And Pakistan Sign Nuclear Pact (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Feb 22, 2007)
Two sides agree to meeting on Siachen
India studying Pakistan tourism proposal
Pakistan suggests panel to look after prisoners
- The Brewing Kashmir ‘Goulash’ (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad, Feb 21, 2007)
A BACK-CHANNEL ‘deal’ on Kashmir is said to be in the offing. According to Foreign Minister Kasuri, the ‘confrontational mode’ of the subcontinent is being `rolled back’ in the face of what he describes as the ground realities of today’s turbulent world.
- Rights Panel Orders Probe Into Custodial Death (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2007)
The Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission (JKSHRC) has ordered a probe into the custodial killing of a youth of Mandal Phalian village under Satwari police station, near Jammu, asking the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Jammu . . .
- Custodial Killings ‘Tarnish’ Police Image (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2007)
Incidents of custodial killing of innocent persons in the Jammu region have put the police in the dock.
- Pdp Hails Indo-Pak Peace Process At World Forum (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2007)
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the main ally of the Congress-led coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir, has hailed the ongoing Indo-Pakistan peace process at the US-Islamic World Forum being held in Doha.
- Panun Kashmir For Separate Working Group For Migrants (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2007)
The Panun Kashmir Movement (PKM) yesterday said the Prime Minister’s initiative of “Working Groups” at different levels to resolve the Kashmir issue had not yielded positive result in regard of the Kashmiri Hindus who had migrated out of the . . .
- Paddar Case & Peace Prospects In Kashmir (Dawn, M.P. Bhandara, Feb 18, 2007)
Once in a while the humblest of the earth shake the ground below. And in the instant case, the man himself is four feet under. A poor Kashmiri carpenter Abdul Rehman Paddar had paid a bribe of Rs.75,000 to get some kind of police job in Indian held . . .
- Truth And Reconciliation (Hindustan Times, Editorial, Human Rights Watch, Feb 16, 2007)
Violence broke out in Jammu & Kashmir in 1989; we are still living in its shadow. Thousands have been killed and many more injured.
- Separatists Invited To Meet Kasuri In Delhi (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2007)
Senior separatist Kashmiri leaders have been invited for separate meetings with the visiting Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Khursheed Mahmood Kasuri, in the Union Capital next week.
- Terror In Uniform (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 16, 2007)
The Ganderbal killings involving men belonging to the security forces provoke shock and outrage.
- Rights Watch Seeks Independent Probe (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2007)
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the Government of India to launch a credible and independent investigation into all ``disappearances'' and fake ``encounter killings'' in Jammu and Kashmir since militancy began in 1989.
- Truth And Reconciliation (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 14, 2007)
Violence broke out in Jammu & Kashmir in 1989; we are still living in its shadow. Thousands have been killed and many more injured.
- Indian Soldiers Face Murder Probe (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2007)
Police in Indian-administered Kashmir have opened a formal investigation of murder against a group of soldiers.
- Truth And Reconciliation (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 13, 2007)
Violence broke out in Jammu & Kashmir in 1989; we are still living in its shadow.
- British Jews Take On Israeli Lobby (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Feb 13, 2007)
Their campaign is meant to challenge the claim of the Israeli state and its proxy institutions abroad to represent the opinion of all Jews, especially on the Palestinian issue.
- Spotlight On Human Rights In Kashmir (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2007)
As peace building process between India and Pakistan is on a fast forward mode and part of Kashmiri separatists insisting the onset of “highly crucial days in Kashmir’s contemporary history”, the issue of human rights has taken the centre stage at . . .
- Unending Game Of Terror (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2007)
There is no change of heart in the Kashmiri separatist camp, only tactics to harass India
- ‘Us Role Must To Solve J&k Issue’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2007)
A conservative think tank in Washington DC has called on US policy makers to play a more active role in resolving the dispute between India and Pakistan over Kashmir.
- Jammu & Kashmir This Week (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2007)
The People's Democratic Party is a unique political entity, which simultaneously enjoys the power and performs the role of the opposition. The party's mantra is to claim credit for anything that pleases the people and wash its hands off anything that.....
- Kin Of Missing Kashmiris Intensify Struggle (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2007)
Following the expose of fake encounters, the search for those missing in Kashmir for the last 17 years has intensified with the affected families taking to the streets.
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