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Articles 121 through 220 of 500:
- Why Invite An Unwilling Hurriyat? (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, May 03, 2007)
DR. Manmohan Singh is already talking publicly about the "future" leadership of the country. His contributions to foreign policy and national security will be largely judged on two major initiatives that he has undertaken — the nuclear deal with the . . .
- Going Wrong On Kashmir (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, May 03, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is already talking publicly about the "future" leadership of the country.
- Third Jammu And Kashmir Round-Table — The Way Forward (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, May 03, 2007)
With Indo-Pak talks moving ahead satisfactorily, India should have no difficulty in proceeding with negotiations on self-governance across the undivided State of Jammu & Kashmir, to ensure that the powers enjoyed by elected bodies on both sides of . ..
- Kashmiri Leaders Want Amnesty For Militants And Prisoners (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, May 01, 2007)
Coordination committees to be formed to strengthen peace process between India and Pakistan
- Legislators Of Two Kashmirs To Form Panels (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2007)
Amid calls to ease travel across the Line of Control, the participants of “intra-JK heart-to-heart talks” have decided to form committees of legislators, youth and women to facilitate exchange of people and ideas between the two parts of the state.
- Former Pok Prime Minister's Appeal To Separatists (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2007)
The former Prime Minister of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Mohammad Abdul Qayyum, on Saturday appealed to all Kashmir leaders and groups in India to take part in talks and conferences being organised by the Government to discuss important issues.
- The Bits And Pieces Of A Consensus (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 28, 2007)
The working group reports submitted to the third round table conference on Kashmir contain the seeds of forward movement.
- Case For Consensus (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 28, 2007)
"I did not hear any voices dissenting [from] the broad tone and tenor of the working group reports," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh noted in his closing address to the Third Round Table Conference on Jammu and Kashmir.
- Geelani, Aides Under House Arrest (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2007)
Dozens of protesters were hurt as the police here today resorted to teargas shelling and cane charge to quell demonstrators protesting against the alleged demolition of a mosque inside the Hari Parbat Fort, that was reopened recently after 17 years.
- Six Hardline Hurriyat Leaders Arrested (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2007)
The police on Thursday arrested six leaders of the hardline faction of the Hurriyat Conference when they were about to address a press conference here and give a call for protest against the alleged demolition of a mosque inside the Hariparbhat fort.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 27, 2007)
It is a measure of the occasional dumbness of the political class that they don’t appear to have got the ringing message of the Supreme Court (coram: Pasayat and Panta, JJ) while declining to vacate the stay order on the quota regime.
- J-K Roundtable: Pm Firm On Solution (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Apr 26, 2007)
The outcome of the third roundtable on Jammu and Kashmir, which concluded here yesterday, clearly brings out the determination of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to make the exercise result oriented by involving all shades of opinion, including the . . .
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 26, 2007)
It is a measure of the occasional dumbness of the political class that they don’t appear to have got the ringing message of the Supreme Court (coram: Pasayat and Panta, JJ) while declining to vacate the stay order on the quota regime.
- ‘This Sept, India, Pak May Have A Pact’ (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Apr 26, 2007)
Days after Pakistan Foreign Minister Khursheed Kasuri talked of substantive progress on Kashmir talks with India, Hurriyat Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has told The Indian Express that contours of the agreement will be made public in September this year.
- Manmohan Hints At Trisecting Ihk (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Apr 25, 2007)
Calls for peace with Pakistan
Links troop-cut to militancy
- Indian Pm Promises Soothing Balm To Heal Kashmir (Singapore Times, Y.P. Rajesh, Apr 25, 2007)
India's prime minister promised on Tuesday to strengthen human rights and improve the quality of life in Kashmir to erase the scars of a violent revolt and help bring peace to the troubled region.
- Peace In Kashmir Important For Dialogue Process: Pm (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2007)
Amid a boycott by major separatist groups of the third Kashmir roundtable, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday that peace in Jammu and Kashmir was essential for progress in talks with Pakistan and eventual reconciliation between the . . . .
- Pm Unveils 'New' Vision For Jammu & Kashmir (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Apr 25, 2007)
In a strange twist of irony, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday took a leaf from National Conference's founder Sheikh Abdullah to offer vision of "Naya Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh" at the third round table on Jammu & Kashmir.
- Initiatives Needed To Realise Vision Of A `New Kashmir': Manmohan (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Apr 25, 2007)
Third roundtable on Jammu and Kashmir gets under way
Need to overcome trust deficit with Pakistan
Committed to constructive dialogue
- Kashmir: Advani Cautions Centre (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2007)
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha L.K. Advani on Tuesday alleged that the UPA Government at the Centre was subtly preparing the ground for a compromise on the Kashmir issue.
- Relate J-K Troop Deployment To Ground Reality, Says Manmohan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2007)
The Third Roundtable on Kashmir set the tone for the road ahead by endorsing recommendations to boost relations across the Line of Control, rehabilitate victims of militancy, prevent human rights violations, ensure the Valley’s economic development . . .
- Kashmir Problem Has Two Dimensions: Indian Pm (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2007)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said that there were two dimensions to the problems of Jammu and Kashmir, one was an internal one and the other, an external one, involving Indo-Pakistan relations.
- Charge Geelani With Sedition: Bjp To J&k Govt (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2007)
The BJP has asked the Jammu & Kashmir Government to slap sedition charges against breakaway Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani for his "anti-national" views on the Kashmir issue.
- 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.
- Slap Sedition Charges On Geelani: Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2007)
Separatist leader's views on Kashmir termed provocative
Do not politicise deployment issue: BJP
`Take the nation into confidence on talks'
- Pm Pushes For Panchayati Raj In Kashmir (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Apr 24, 2007)
Indicating his preference for maximum self-governance in Jammu and Kashmir through Panchayati Raj, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked Chief Information Commissioner and Kashmir expert Wajahat Habibullah to submit proposals for introduction . . .
- 3rd Roundtable On J&k Today (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Apr 24, 2007)
With the Hurriyat Conference continuing the boycott of the third round-table conference on Jammu and Kashmir to be held here tomorrow, there are expectations that it could breathe life into what has thus far remained a dormant dialogue process to . . .
- Struggle For Self-Determination Will Continue, Says Geelani (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Apr 23, 2007)
Some TV channels report that Lashkar-e-Taiba supporters attended his rally
Case registered against Geelani for inciting the people
Rejects invitation to roundtable on Kashmir
- Geelani Announces Non-Participation (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2007)
Reiterating his stand on the right to self-determination, Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani today asserted that "any agreement between India and Pakistan on Kashmir" against the wishes of its people would not be acceptable.
- Fruitful Move? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2007)
There have been three importance indicators that Jammu and Kashmir has been less violence prone than in any period over the last decade.
- Kashmir Pact Almost Reached, Says Kasuri (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2007)
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri on Thursday revealed that Pakistan and India have almost reached an “agreement” to resolve the core issue of Kashmir and that it is being given the final shape.
- 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.
- Aphc Won’T Attend India’S Kashmir Meeting (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2007)
Kashmir’s separatist political alliance said on Thursday it would not take part in a meeting planned by New Delhi to find a solution to the revolt in the Himalayan region unless militant groups and Pakistan attend.
- Pugwash Off Due To Upa Rift (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Apr 20, 2007)
Differences within the UPA government have led to the cancellation of the Pugwash conference, which was due to be held in Kochi.
- Musharraf’S Proposal (Tribune, P.C. Dogra, Apr 20, 2007)
There has been a lot of hype in the media about the four-point proposal of President Pervez Musharraf with specific reference to demilitarisation and joint control. We Indians get swayed in no time.
- Mirwaiz Urges India To Hold Talks With Ajk Leaders (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Apr 19, 2007)
The All-Parties Hurriyat Conference on Wednesday urged Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to invite leaders of Azad Kashmir to a third round of roundtable talks he wants to hold on April 24.
- Hurriyat Says It Is Yet To Receive Invitation For Third Rtc (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2007)
Ahead of the third roundtable conference on Kashmir scheduled next week, the moderate Hurriyat on Tuesday said it has not taken any decision on its participation as it is yet to receive an invitation from new Delhi.
- Shaukat Claims Pm Hinted At J&k Troop Cut (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 16, 2007)
Did India assure Pakistan about assessing the security and terror situation in Jammu and Kashmir in a couple of months to consider reducing troop strength in the troubled state?
- Hurriyat's 'No' To Talks Upsets Centre (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 16, 2007)
The Hurriyat Conference refusal to take part in the third Round Table talks on Kashmir starting April 24 has come as a big set back to the Centre.
- Hurriyat Yet To Decide On Third Rtc (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 16, 2007)
In a flip-flop, the moderate Hurriyat faction today said it will be meeting soon to discuss whether to attend the third Round Table Conference on Kashmir on 24 April, hours after it categorically ruled out its participation.
- Mirwaiz Rejects Appeal To Join Roundtable (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Apr 16, 2007)
`An attempt to cover up the crisis in the coalition government'
'Talk with leaders in Srinagar, Islamabad Muzaffarabad
- 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:
- India Plans ‘Kashmir Roundtable’ This Month (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2007)
India will hold a meeting of Kashmiri political parties this month to find a solution to the dispute, the government said on Saturday, despite separatists staying away from two similar meetings in the past.
- Hurriyat ‘Willing’ To Attend Pugwash Conference (Tribune, S.P.Sharma, Apr 15, 2007)
While there are bleak chances of the moderate Hurriyat Conference to participate in the third roundtable conference on April 24, but they appear more than willing to participate in the two-day Pugwash conference in Cochin that begins on April 22.
- Hurriyat Yet To Decide On Third Rtc (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2007)
In a flip-flop, the moderate Hurriyat faction today said it will be meeting soon to discuss whether to attend the third Round Table Conference on Kashmir on 24 April, hours after it categorically ruled out its participation.
- Geelani To Return To Srinagar On April 22 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2007)
Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani will return here on April 22.
- Road To Kashmir Roundtable May Prove To Be Rocky (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 14, 2007)
Discussions in crucial working group on Centre-State relations deadlocked
National Conference seeks wide-ranging autonomy
BJP for abrogation of Article 370
- 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.
- Musharraf Best Bet For Peace In Kashmir, Says Mufti (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 09, 2007)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf may be the best bet for a solution to the Kashmir crisis, said former J-K chief minister and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Mohammed Sayeed.
- 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.
- Nc, Pdf Agree On Holding Talks With Salahuddin (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 09, 2007)
Both separatist and mainstream political parties seem to have joined hands on their demand for holding talks with militant leadership to find an amicable and everlasting solution to the Kashmir problem.
- Meeting With Aziz Successful: Mirwaiz (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2007)
Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has described his recent meeting with the Pakistan Prime Minister in New Delhi as successful.
- Make Kashmir Free Economic Zone: Mufti (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Apr 07, 2007)
PDP patron and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today suggested turning the state into a free economic zone to enable it play a role as a "bridge" between India and Pakistan.
- ‘India To Consider Troop Cuts In July’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2007)
The Indian government is understood to have indicated to Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz that it will assess the security situation in Kashmir in July and then decide whether to reduce army and central security forces in the state’s civilian areas.
- 'Kashmir Key To Peace, Prosperity' (Indian Express, Jayanth Jacob, Apr 05, 2007)
As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistan counterpart Shaukat Aziz today reviewed the ongoing peace process, including “progress” on the contentious Siachen and Sir Creek issues, Pakistan offered to export cement to India and agreed to . . .
- Hurriyat Turns Down Aziz’S Invite For Talks (Indian Express, RIYAZ WANI, Apr 04, 2007)
Hardline Hurriyat, led by ailing Syed Ali Shah Geelani, has turned down an invite from Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz for talks on the sidelines of the 14th Saarc Conference.
- Demilitarisation In J&k Can Be Done (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 04, 2007)
The political hiatus in Kashmir over demilitarisation has apparently been resolved, with both sides claiming victory.
- Pm For Patience On Kashmir (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Apr 03, 2007)
Leaning on his skills as a banker, PrimeMinister Shaukat Aziz said here on Monday that the quest for peace between India and Pakistan was not a business transaction, but a commitment between two sides that could lead to a long wait before bearing fruit.
- Valley Needs Army (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 02, 2007)
The government of India should not preside over the demilitarisation of Kashmir. PDP leader Mufti Mohammed Sayeed and his daughter Mehbooba have called for demilitarisation all over again, which chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad is fortunately . . .
- Valley Needs Army (Times of India, Sandeep Bamzai, Apr 02, 2007)
The government of India should not preside over the demilitarisation of Kashmir. PDP leader Mufti Mohammed Sayeed and his daughter Mehbooba have called for demilitarisation all over again, which chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad is fortunately . . .
- Subtle Signals (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 31, 2007)
At one level it may seem inhumane, a deprivation of a desired medical facility. It might also be projected as routine, rule-bound action.
- Demilitarisation Is Still The Hurdle In The Subcontinent (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2007)
Visiting New Delhi for a symposium organised by a prestigious Indian magazine, Benazir Bhutto reminded India and Pakistan that in mid-August this year, they would complete 60 years of independence and that this would be an appropriate milestone to . . .
- Disenchanted Valley (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Mar 29, 2007)
Sharp differences in perception between Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and his predecessor Mufti Mohammad Sayeed seem to be threatening the Congress-PDP coalition in the state.
- Geelani Denied Visa To Usa (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2007)
Hardline Kashmiri separatist leader Mr Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who underwent a surgery in Mumbai, has been denied visa by the United States of America on the ground that he had refused to renounce violence as a weapon to achieve “independence” of Kashmir.
- 1400 Working Days Lost To Militant-Sponsored Strikes (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2007)
Over 1,400 working days were lost due to strikes sponsored by separatists and militants in the Kashmir valley since the eruption of militancy in the state in early 1990s.
- 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.
- Upa Brass Discuss J-K Troop-Cut, Pm Puts Mufti In The Loop (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2007)
The top leadership of the UPA met here today to discuss the PDP’s demand for gradual withdrawal of troops from Jammu and Kashmir.
- Kashmir Moderates Attack Mufti (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2007)
As the Peoples Democratic Party patron, Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, has succeeding in persuading the Centre for his demands of demilitarisation and withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, the moderates in Kashmir have accused the Mufti . . .
- Disenchanted Valley (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Mar 27, 2007)
Sharp differences in perception between Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and his predecessor Mufti Mohammad Sayeed seem to be threatening the Congress-PDP coalition in the state. Matters have reached a stage where both Congress . . .
- Geelani Operated Upon (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2007)
Ailing firebrand Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani was today operated upon at Mumbai's Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital where he had been admitted following deterioration in his health condition due to kidney malignancy.
- Mainstream In Mufti (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 24, 2007)
Could political intrigue be a measure of the deepening of democracy in Jammu and Kashmir? There has been these past days much reason to suspect that the People’s Democratic Party’s demand for troop reduction is only partially based on principle.
- Troop Reduction Will Be Unwise (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Mar 24, 2007)
The spectre of terrorism apart, one tragic facet of Jammu & Kashmir has been the changing colours of the State's political leaders.
- Coalition Crisis (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 21, 2007)
Jammu and Kashmir’s coalition government is in serious trouble over the issue of demilitarisation of the state.
- Countering Insurgency (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 20, 2007)
WITH the replacing of over 11,000 Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on counter-terrorism duties in five Jammu and Kashmir locations, with battalions of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), one of the key recommendations of the post-Kargil . . .
- International Kashmir Conference: Pakistan Committed To Peace Process With India: Aziz (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2007)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Friday that Pakistan was committed to the peace process with India in a sincere, purposeful and constructive manner for final settlement of the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the aspirations of the Kashmiris.
- Resolve Kashmir Issue Quickly! (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 16, 2007)
After the fourth round of talks in three years, the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan, Riaz Muhammad Khan and Shiv Shankar Menon, announced that “2007 is a critical year and can prove to be a watershed”.
- Troop Cut: Hurriyat, Pdp In Race (Indian Express, RIYAZ WANI, Mar 15, 2007)
The moderate Hurriyat faction led by Mirwaiz Umer Farooq is planning to take the demilitarisation issue to the masses.
- More Cbms, J-K Out Of Terror Loop: Pak (Indian Express, Ajay Kaul, Mar 15, 2007)
Pakistan today sought to keep the militant violence in Jammu and Kashmir out of the ambit of the joint anti-terror mechanism even as it agreed with India on putting in place a slew of measures like launch of Kargil-Skardu bus service and an early . . .
- Kashmir Uncertainties (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 14, 2007)
The divorce may have been put off for a while but almost nobody expects the marriage of convenience of the Congress and the People's Democratic Party in Jammu & Kashmir to survive until the next Assembly election, which is due in October 2008.
- 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
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