#kashmir — Public Fediverse posts

Two SKUAST-K PhD Scholars Head to Estonia for International Summer School https://www.byteseu.com/2264122/ #Estonia #for #head #Hurriyat #international #JKLF #kashmir #MehboobaMufti #militant #MirwaizUmarFarooq #NationalConference #PeoplesDemocraticParty #PhD #scholars #School #SKUASTK #Summer #SyedAliGeelani #to #two #YasinMalik

Kashmir MMA fighter Owais Yaqoob eyes next bout in Istanbul after big win in Bulgaria

Srinagar, Aug 10 (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir mixed martial arts fighter Owais Yaqoob is eyeing his next bout…
#EuropeSays #Turkiye #Istanbul #after #Big #bout #Bulgaria #eyes #fighter #Hurriyat #in #JKLF #Kashmir #MehboobaMufti #Militant #MirwaizUmarFarooq #MMA #NationalConference #next #Owais #PeoplesDemocraticParty #SyedAliGeelani #win #Yaqoob #YasinMalik
https://www.europesays.com/turkiye/38015/

LG Sinha hails Baramulla ‘Mahayajna’ as symbol of spiritual resurgence, unity

Srinagar, Jul 19 (KNS): Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Sunday described the ‘Mahayajna Dharma Sammelan’ in Baramulla as a…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #LG #'Mahayajna' #as #Baramulla #hails #Hurriyat #JKLF #Kashmir #LGGroup #MehboobaMufti #Militant #MirwaizUmarFarooq #NationalConference #of #PeoplesDemocraticParty #resurgence #Sinha #spiritual #SyedAliGeelani #symbol #Unity #YasinMalik
https://www.europesays.com/korea/91458/

LG Calls India’s Pluralism a Guiding Light for a World in Conflict

Srinagar, June 27 ( KNS) Asserting that the world today stands divided by religion, language, and race, Lieutenant…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #LG #a #calls #Conflict #for #Guiding #Hurriyat #in #India’s #JKLF #Kashmir #LGGroup #light #MehboobaMufti #Militant #MirwaizUmarFarooq #NationalConference #PeoplesDemocraticParty #Pluralism #SyedAliGeelani #World #YasinMalik
https://www.europesays.com/korea/66629/

Kashmir connected India’s knowledge to Arab world, shaped global thought: LG Sinha

Srinagar, Jun 20 (KNS): Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday described Kashmir as a vital bridge between Indian…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #LG #Arab #connected #global #Hurriyat #India’s #JKLF #Kashmir #knowledge #LGGroup #MehboobaMufti #Militant #MirwaizUmarFarooq #NationalConference #PeoplesDemocraticParty #shaped #Sinha #SyedAliGeelani #thought: #to #World #YasinMalik
https://www.europesays.com/korea/59003/

Kashmiri Chicken Rogan Josh - tender chicken simmered in a rich, aromatic blend of spices, cooked to perfection!
Recipe link: https://youtu.be/jjmFtOVUjyA

https://kitchenstagram.com/index.php/chicken-rogan-josh/

Posted into Kitchenstagram @kitchenstagram

#kitchenstagram
#Food #foodporn #viral #shorts #reels #video #quick #easy #recipe #lunch #dinner #delicious #tasty #chicken #chickenroganjosh #curry #Kashmiri #indian #mild #meal #homemade #fromscratch #lunch #roganjosh #kashmir

De reis van Xuan Zang (1)

Ik ben niet zo vertrouwd met het boeddhisme, maar dankzij een blogje van Kees Alders weet ik dat in de eerste eeuw van onze jaartelling de boeddhistische stroming die bekendstaat als Mahayana zich vanuit de Punjab verspreidde tot in China. (Ik begrijp dat aanhangers van deze stroming denken dat niet alleen Boeddha, maar ieder mens in staat is verlicht te raken, en dat ze iemand die daarnaar streeft een Bodhisattva noemen.) De verspreiding van deze ideeën richting China was mogelijk doordat Centraal-Azië én de Punjab waren verenigd in het rijk van de Kushana’s.

Pelgrim en boekenzoeker

Uiteraard waren er vrome Chinese boeddhisten die geïnteresseerd waren in het land waar hun levensbeschouwelijke opvattingen waren ontstaan. Talloze pelgrims trokken over de Himalaya naar India. Ik blogde al eens over het onderzoek van de Leidse onderzoekster Marike van Aerde, die zich bezighoudt met de rotstekeningen uit het gebied van de Boven-Indus. Niet iedereen nam de weg over de hoge bergen. De Chinese reiziger Xuan Zang reisde vanuit Xinjiang langs een noordelijkere en westelijker route, door de Ferganavallei, door Sogdië en Baktrië, over de Hindu Kush en door Gandara naar de Punjab.

U moet bij een pelgrim niet per se denken aan een arme sloeber die de hele reis wandelend aflegt. Ook rijke mensen maakten pelgrimages. Ook moet u niet denken aan een reis die alleen maar gericht was op het bereiken van een heiligdom, want wie het buitenland bezocht maakte zó veel mee dat het jammer zou zijn er niet ten volle profijt van te hebben. Xuan Zang was ambitieus: hij maakte zich zorgen over het feit dat er in China uiteenlopende visies waren op het boeddhisme, die volgens hem samenhingen met het feit dat de grondteksten verkeerd waren vertaald. Dus was één van de doelen van zijn reis het bemachtigen van de originele teksten. Zeventien jaar lang reisde hij van klooster naar stad naar klooster naar stad.

Sogdië

Hij vertrok in 627, ongeveer vijfentwintig jaar oud, in het volle bewustzijn dat zijn leven niet zelden in gevaar zou zijn.

Het doel van mijn reis was niet het verwerven van persoonlijke gunsten. Het was omdat ik bezorgd was omdat de boeddhistische leer in mijn land onvolmaakt was doordat de geschriften onvolledig waren. Omdat ik zo veel twijfels had, ging ik op zoek naar de waarheid, en dus besloot ik om met gevaar voor eigen leven naar het Westen te reizen om leerstellingen te zoeken waarvan ik nog nooit had gehoord, opdat de dauw van het Mahayana-boeddhisme niet alleen langs de Ganges verspreid zou zijn, maar dat de sublieme waarheid ook bekend zou zijn in het oostelijke land.

En al snel bleek hoe veel gevaar hij liep. Hij reisde langs de noordelijke rand van de  Taklamakanwoestijn, waar al die boeddhistische grotschilderingen zijn gevonden die u nu in Berlijn kunt zien. Al vóór Xuan Zang het westelijke Kashgar had bereikt, was zijn karavaan overvallen door rovers. Die kregen vervolgens ruzie over de buit, waardoor het reisgezelschap zélf ongehinderd verder kon. Via een vroeg Turks rijk bereikte hij Tasjkent, Samarkand, Buchara en uiteindelijk Balch, het toenmalige Baktra. Daarop volgde Bamiyan, dat u zich wellicht herinnert van de enorme Boeddhabeelden die de Taliban in 2001 hebben vernietigd.

Gandara

De volgende halteplaats was Kapisa, niet ver van het huidige Kaboel. Waren de boeddhisten die hij tot dan toe had leren kennen soms nogal laks in de juiste leer geweest, vanaf nu was Xuan Zang in gebieden waar ze de Mahayana-leer volgden, al woonden er ook hindoes (“ketters die naakt rond lopen en stof op hun lichamen smeren”). Diverse stupa’s in deze regio zouden zijn gebouwd door Ashoka, de grootste koning van het Maurya-rijk.

Hier, in Gandara, bezocht Xuan Zang de belangrijke steden Peshawar en Pushkalavati, en vervolgens trok hij naar de rivier de Swat. Hij behandelt hier legenden over hoe Boeddha hier een van zijn eerdere levens, toen hij nog een Bodhisattva was, heeft doorgebracht. Na de Indus te hebben overgestoken (“een rivier vol giftige draken en gevaarlijke beesten”), bereikte hij Taxila, waar hij verbleef in een klooster om teksten te kopiëren. Korte tijd later deed hij datzelfde in Kasjmir. Dit is belangrijk, want deze regio is niet veel later door de moslims overgenomen en de oudere hindoeïstische en boeddhistische tradities zijn verloren gegaan.

[Wordt morgen vervolgd]

Deze blog, die u ook via het Whatsapp-kanaal kunt volgen, is niet mijn enige activiteit. In het voorjaar organiseer ik een reis naar Bulgarije en een andere reis langs Keltische locaties.

Zelfde tijdvak

#Ashoka #Baktra #Baktrië #Bamiyan #Boeddha #boeddhisme #Gandara #India #Kapilavastu #Kapisa #Kashgar #Kashmir #Mahayana #Punjab #Sogdië #TangDynastie #Xinjiang #XuanZang

UN alarms over Kashmir human rights after Pahalgam incident

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://dailytimes.com.pk/1406937/un-alarms-over-kashmir-human-rights-after-pahalgam-incident/

Ceasefire Was the Mistake. Betrayal, the Reminder.

India paused at the edge of history, and Pakistan did what it always does.

The ceasefire brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump between India and Pakistan lasted less than the flying time between Washington and Islamabad, just over four hours, to be precise, before being blatantly violated by Pakistani shelling across the Line of Control. The world must understand: peace with a proxy state is a strategic illusion.

No Indian was surprised. Pakistan’s duplicity is textbook. Trump’s naivety was not.

This ceasefire, hailed by some as a diplomatic breakthrough, now stands as a case study in strategic misjudgment. India agreed to pause at a moment when it had the momentum, the moral authority, and the military edge. The nation stood united. The enemy was exposed. And for the first time in decades, the world wasn’t asking India to stay silent; they were watching to see how far we’d go.

This was Modi’s golden hour. An opportunity to correct history, reclaim Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, and finally hold a rogue state accountable, and redraw the regional narrative, once and for all. Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood at a moment that could have defined his legacy, not just as a leader, but as a statesman who reshaped South Asia.

Instead, he paused. He folded to a ceasefire pushed by Donald Trump, a man chasing relevance, not resolution. Predictably, that fragile truce shattered within four hours.

But perhaps this was not an ending, but a reset. By violating the ceasefire so quickly, Pakistan has done more than break a promise, it may have reopened a door. It has done a favor that every Indian today is grateful for.

It’s almost as if the cosmos, the very universe itself, has given Prime Minister Modi a second chance, to correct the hesitation, to finish what was started.

After all, even Mother Universe has her favourites.

But what if Pakistan had pretended to honour the ceasefire?

What if, instead of violating it within hours, it had played the long game, waited a few weeks or months, resumed back channel terror, and struck when global attention had waned?

India’s stance would have collapsed under its own weight, written off as all hue and no fizz.
We would have been remembered as the nation that roared when it was wronged and retreated when it had every military, diplomatic, moral, and strategic advantage.

That would have been more dangerous than a broken truce. It would have been a self-inflicted historical wound, one that generations down the line would read as yet another chapter in India’s long list of strategic hesitations.

Let it be clear: historical blunders don’t get second chances. But today, fate has offered one. And India must not waste it again.

10 reasons why the ceasefire was a strategic miscalculation

1. PoK is not optional: A ceasefire without a roadmap for reclaiming Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) is not strategy, it’s submission dressed as restraint. Accepting a ceasefire without even naming it in the resolution undermines our sovereignty and long-standing claim.

2. We’re repeating history, and expecting a different result: Historically, every ceasefire or dialogue attempt has followed this cycle: a terror attack, global outrage, Pakistani denial, and eventual Indian de-escalation. Nothing changes. The 2003 ceasefire was violated over 7,000 times by 2020, and each attempt at talks since has been followed by proxy violence. Ceasefire violations: 2,140 in 2018, 3,479 in 2019, 5,133 in 2020, the highest in two decades.
[Ministry of Defence, Government of India]

3. We had the upper hand, for once: For the first time since Kargil, India had tactical advantage, diplomatic support, and internal momentum. Why surrender it halfway? Calling a ceasefire when momentum was peaking defied strategic logic.

4. Pakistan buys time, not peace: Every ceasefire becomes Pakistan’s breathing room, to rebuild camps, shift terror assets, and receive international funds. Within 48 hours of this ceasefire, Pakistan began lobbying OIC nations and the IMF for further assistance. Pakistan secured a $1.1B IMF tranche on May 9, 2025, the same day the ceasefire was announced.
[IMF Board Statement, 2025]. You think this is a coincidence?

5. Global institutions continue to fund terror: Despite being on the FATF grey list (2018–2022), Pakistan received over $15 billion in IMF, World Bank, and ADB funding from 2019 to 2024, and in April 2025, the IMF approved a $1.1 billion bailout tranche just days before the ceasefire announcement. This ceasefire helps Pakistan paint itself as stable again, without dismantling its jihadist infrastructure. Pakistan spent $10B on defence in FY2024, despite economic collapse and IMF conditions. [SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, 2025] How? No prizes for guessing.

6. The internal fractures in Pakistan were exposed: The timing was historic, Balochistan saw protests in 23 districts, the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) openly defied the military, and Sindhi nationalist groups had revived calls for autonomy. A sustained Indian campaign could have amplified these voices and pressured Pakistan from within. Instead, the ceasefire granted Islamabad space to suppress dissent again. UN Special Rapporteurs flagged 1,200+ enforced disappearances in Balochistan as of 2024. [OHCHR, April 2024]. And we agreed to look away? Really?

7. China is the silent winner: By halting military pressure, India inadvertently relieved stress on China’s strategic assets, especially, The China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) through PoK and Balochistan, and secures its military posts in Gilgit-Baltistan. The ceasefire stabilizes these routes and protects China’s $65B investment in CPEC, that passes directly through disputed Indian territory in Gilgit-Baltistan.

8. We’ve left unfinished business, yet again: From Kargil (1999) to Uri (2016), from Pulwama (2019) to Rajouri (2025), Indian soldiers have paid the price of restraint. Accepting a ceasefire without achieving strategic depth or territorial recovery renders their sacrifices incomplete. India lost 40 CRPF personnel in Pulwama and over 2,000 soldiers in Kargil, none of these outcomes led to permanent deterrence. The blood of our soldiers deserves more than diplomacy.

9. It sends the wrong message to allies and enemies alike: For strategic allies like the U.S., France, Japan, and the UAE, this ceasefire signals hesitancy and inconsistency.
For enemies, Pakistan, and watching actors like China, Iran, and Turkey, it confirms that India can be forced to retreat through diplomacy.

“Strong democracies finish what they start.” — Adm. John Aquilino, Indo-Pacific Command (2024)

10. It ignores the people of PoK, again: By not even naming PoK in the ceasefire framework, India abandoned the 3 million+ citizens living under Pakistani military and ISI rule, without rights, identity, or representation. PoK continues to suffer Islamization, demographic manipulation, and economic neglect. PoK’s per capita income is one-third of J&K’s, and unemployment stands at 36%. [Institute for Conflict Management Report, 2024]

Ceasefire or strategic miscalculation? India must not blink again

This ceasefire, brokered hastily, celebrated prematurely, and broken predictably by Pakistan, was not diplomacy. It was a failure of diplomacy. Let’s get this straight, without coverups.

India had the upper hand: militarily, morally, and globally. Yet it chose a brokered pause over pursuit. Pakistan, true to form, used the moment to regroup, deceive, and strike again. The IMF resumed funding. China regained space.

Worse, the world watched as India blinked at the brink of rewriting history.

Let’s be clear: Pakistan did not want peace, it wanted time. And India gave it away.

But history is not always cruel. Sometimes, it circles back with a second chance. Pakistan’s blatant violation of the ceasefire is just that, a cosmic reset, an opportunity to correct a critical miscalculation.

And let’s not forget: this is also a war of narratives and perceptions.
While soldiers hold forward posts, India is under equal pressure to hold the narrative line, on global forums, in media briefings, and through digital diplomacy. If we lose the story, we risk losing the support that matters.

There will be no third chance. The time to finish what started is now.
And this time, we don’t pause. We prevail, and we shape the story while doing it.

Sources and References

1. Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
   1994 Parliamentary Resolution on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)
   https://mea.gov.in
2. Ministry of Defence, Government of India
   Annual Reports on Ceasefire Violations (2018–2021)
   https://mod.gov.in
3. CVOTER Survey (January 2024)
   Public Sentiment on Military Action Post-Rajouri Attacks
   Coverage: Hindustan Times, Times Now
4. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
   Pakistan Loan Approvals and Disbursement Records
   https://www.imf.org
5. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
   Military Expenditure Database: Pakistan, 2024–25
   https://sipri.org
6. Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
   Pakistan Grey List Timeline and Compliance Reports (2018–2022)
   https://fatf-gafi.org
7. United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
   Statements on Enforced Disappearances in Balochistan (2024)
   https://www.ohchr.org
8. Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
   CPEC and China’s Strategic Investments in Gilgit-Baltistan
   https://gjia.georgetown.edu
9. Institute for Conflict Management (New Delhi)
   PoK Socioeconomic and Governance Analysis (2024 Report)
   https://www.satp.org
10. Reuters, Al Jazeera, and The Hindu
    Coverage on Ceasefire Announcement and Violation (May 2025)
    https://reuters.com | https://aljazeera.com | https://thehindu.com

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Newsweek's Modi ‘Interview’ Has No Questions; J&K PR Dept Had Celebrated Interviewer

The striking thing about Modi’s latest ‘interview’ in Newsweek is the absence of not supplementaries, but questions themselves.

#NarendraModi #newsweek #ModiPR #media #PressFreedom #democracy #ChineseIncursions #LAC #kashmir #DanishManzoorBhat #india

https://thewire.in/media/newsweeks-modi-interview-has-no-questions-jk-pr-dept-had-celebrated-interviewer

NCERT drops some references to Babri demolition, Gujarat riots, Manipur

The change is being made to bring the initial questions in synchronisation with internal latest changes made in the chapter, says the NCERT.

#NCERT #NCERTtextbooks #BabriMasjidDemolition #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #kashmir #manipur #ManipurUnrest #IndianMuslims #education #HumanRights #hindutva #communalism #india

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/text-book-revision-ncert-drops-some-references-to-babri-demolition-gujarat-riots-manipur/article68031445.ece

NCERT drops some references to Babri demolition, Gujarat riots, Manipur

The change is being made to bring the initial questions in synchronisation with internal latest changes made in the chapter, says the NCERT.

#NCERT #NCERTtextbooks #BabriMasjidDemolition #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #kashmir #manipur #ManipurUnrest #IndianMuslims #education #HumanRights #hindutva #communalism #india

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/text-book-revision-ncert-drops-some-references-to-babri-demolition-gujarat-riots-manipur/article68031445.ece

NCERT drops some references to Babri demolition, Gujarat riots, Manipur

The change is being made to bring the initial questions in synchronisation with internal latest changes made in the chapter, says the NCERT.

#NCERT #NCERTtextbooks #BabriMasjidDemolition #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #kashmir #manipur #ManipurUnrest #IndianMuslims #education #HumanRights #hindutva #communalism #india

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/text-book-revision-ncert-drops-some-references-to-babri-demolition-gujarat-riots-manipur/article68031445.ece

NCERT drops some references to Babri demolition, Gujarat riots, Manipur

The change is being made to bring the initial questions in synchronisation with internal latest changes made in the chapter, says the NCERT.

#NCERT #NCERTtextbooks #BabriMasjidDemolition #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #kashmir #manipur #ManipurUnrest #IndianMuslims #education #HumanRights #hindutva #communalism #india

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/text-book-revision-ncert-drops-some-references-to-babri-demolition-gujarat-riots-manipur/article68031445.ece

NCERT drops some references to Babri demolition, Gujarat riots, Manipur

The change is being made to bring the initial questions in synchronisation with internal latest changes made in the chapter, says the NCERT.

#NCERT #NCERTtextbooks #BabriMasjidDemolition #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #kashmir #manipur #ManipurUnrest #IndianMuslims #education #HumanRights #hindutva #communalism #india

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/text-book-revision-ncert-drops-some-references-to-babri-demolition-gujarat-riots-manipur/article68031445.ece

#BOTD #JessicaLange #Movies #Cine #Cinema #Films #Actrices #Actresses #Music #Musique #Música #PopRock #Kashmir #Melpomene #MyMashUps #MusicAndCinema

Mi chapucero homenaje con GIF y música a mi idolatrada Jessica Lange en su cumpleaños. 🎂 🥳
My sloppy gifs and music tribute to my beloved Jessica Lange on her birthday.
Song: Melpomene by Kashmir

https://video.liberta.vip/w/cYdNXYFbaQCpbxa4h53t3x?warningTitle=0&controlBar=0

#Srinagar : The government is helping a #Kashmiri #craftsman named Muhammad Yusuf Bhat to keep the #CenturiesOld #Palhoor ( #TraditionalSleeper ) alive in the #Kashmir Valley. 

Yusuf, a resident of #Zanturg village in #KharioPampore , not only uses #straw to make #shoes but also many other items such as #patij (mats), #cups & #baskets . 
This #art was used by the #Kashmiri people in #AncientTimes during severe cold season.

https://www.indiablooms.com/news-details/N/88125/kashmiri-craftsman-keep-alive-the-centuries-old-palhoor-tradition.html

#India #Indigenous #POC #cultural #traditional

You know what's ridiculous about the legislation of the world's largest #democracy??

The people who are at the receiving end are completely neglected.

Everyone but the #kashmiri people are speaking on what's happening in #kashmir . No one from Kashmir had a say in the revoking of Article 370.

And now the Transgender Persons Protection Bill is passed ignoring the demands and changes the trans community was asking for.

Soon #NRC and #CitizenshipAmendmentBill will come in play.

#india

Kids Talk Night Raids, Detentions & Curfew: Kashmir’s New Normal?

This made me cry. This is going to be an indelible scar on the young minds and hearts of the #kashmiri children. Do listen to them tell you what they feel. How has it been for them all this while.

Link to the article:
https://www.thequint.com/videos/childrens-day-kids-talk-night-raids-detentions-and-curfew-kashmirs-new-normal

Link to the video file:
https://dai.ly/x7ny1tu

@thequint

#kashmir #kashmirneedsattention #childrensday #india #children

@AdvManoj and every possible distraction is pushed ahead of Kashmir. I wonder what it must be there. #kashmiri people are very resilient but from those who I have met or spoken to recently I gather that they are broken this time. They don't even speak to each other. Constant fear. No reporting. No voice. Military tortures continue. I wonder what would hurt them more, the atrocities or our silence.

#india #kashmir #100days #kashmirneedsattention #LetKashmirSpeak