#kashmir — Public Fediverse posts
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/423035/ PM Modi holds bilateral meetings with UAE, Malaysia, Vietnam, Ethiopia leaders on BRICS sidelines #Bilateral #Brics #Ethiopia #holds #Hurriyat #JKLF #Kashmir #Leaders #Malaysia #meetings #MehboobaMufti #militant #MirwaizUmarFarooq #Modi #NationalConference #on #PeoplesDemocraticParty #pm #sidelines #SyedAliGeelani #uae #Vietnam #with #YasinMalik
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... general strike. Saba Chaudhry September 11, 2026. Created with Sketch. Women in Pakistan-administered Kashmir protest against state repression and ...#Kashmir #Pakistan #Protests #Strikes
A popular movement in Kashmir defies severe repression -
... general strike. Saba Chaudhry September 11, 2026. Created with Sketch. Women in Pakistan-administered Kashmir protest against state repression and ...#Kashmir #Pakistan #Protests #Strikes
A popular movement in Kashmir defies severe repression -
... general strike. Saba Chaudhry September 11, 2026. Created with Sketch. Women in Pakistan-administered Kashmir protest against state repression and ...#Kashmir #Pakistan #Protests #Strikes
A popular movement in Kashmir defies severe repression -
... general strike. Saba Chaudhry September 11, 2026. Created with Sketch. Women in Pakistan-administered Kashmir protest against state repression and ...#Kashmir #Pakistan #Protests #Strikes
A popular movement in Kashmir defies severe repression -
Japan, India, Ukraine: Why some countries are uneasy about new UN map | Maps News
In a historic move last week, the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to encourage the use of…
#Ukraine #UA #Europe #Europa #EU #News #Africa #AfricanUnion #Asia #Asia-Pacific #BorderDisputes #Explainer #History #India #Inequality #Japan #Kashmir #Maps #Russia #UnitedNations #UnitedStates
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Japan, India, Ukraine: Why some countries are uneasy about new UN map | Maps News
In a historic move last week, the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to encourage the use of…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Africa #AfricanUnion #asia #AsiaPacific #BorderDisputes #Europe #Explainer #history #India #Inequality #Kashmir #maps #news #Russia #Ukraine #UnitedNations #UnitedStates
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Japan, India, Ukraine: Why some countries are uneasy about new UN map | Maps News https://www.byteseu.com/2356125/ #africa #AFRICANUNION #ASIA #AsiaPacific #BorderDisputes #Europe #Explainer #history #india #Inequality #Japan #kashmir #Maps #News #Russia #Ukraine #UnitedNations #UnitedStates
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Manifestación por los derechos y las demandas del pueblo de Jammu y Cachemira
Rambla del Raval, diumenge, 6 de setembre, a les 18:00 CEST
Convocamos una marcha pacífica en Barcelona para expresar nuestra solidaridad con el pueblo de Jammu y Cachemira y apoyar sus reivindicaciones por los derechos fundamentales y las necesidades básicas de la población.
Hace aproximadamente tres años, el Gobierno alcanzó un acuerdo sobre un Charter of Demands (Carta de Demandas), mediante el cual se asumieron compromisos relacionados con las necesidades básicas y los derechos fundamentales de la población. Según los organizadores, varios de estos compromisos todavía no se han cumplido.
Ante esta situación, el pueblo de Jammu y Cachemira comenzó a organizar protestas pacíficas y posteriormente una Long March (Marcha Larga) para reclamar sus derechos y exigir el cumplimiento de las demandas acordadas.
Desde Barcelona queremos hacer visible esta situación y mostrar nuestra solidaridad mediante una marcha pacífica y respetuosa.
📅 Fecha: Domingo, 6 de septiembre de 2026
🕕 Hora: 18:00
📍 Punto de encuentro: Rambla del Raval, Barcelona
➡️ Recorrido: Rambla del Raval hasta el Monumento a Colón (Columbus Monument)La movilización será pacífica y respetuosa. Invitamos a todas las personas que quieran expresar su solidaridad con el pueblo de Jammu y Cachemira a participar.
Organiza: Organizadores de la marcha por los derechos de Jammu y Cachemira
Contacto: Waleed Naseem
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#Indien ist kompliziert. Ganz doll herumtergebrochen: sie wollen sich #Kashmir holen.
https://www.blaetter.de/ausgabe/2025/juni/koloniale-nachwehen-der-kampf-um-kaschmir
"Die hochgerüsteten Nachbarn Indien und Pakistan sind weiterhin gefangen in den Logiken eines postkolonialen Nationalstaatsdenkens, das auf nationale Einheit, territoriale Integrität und die Projektion von Stärke setzt."
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https://www.fogolf.com/1250158/kashmirs-golf-courses-can-boost-tourism-inspire-youth-omar-abdullah/ Kashmir’s Golf Courses Can Boost Tourism, Inspire Youth: Omar Abdullah ##kashmir #Abdullah #Boost #can #Courses #Golf #GolfCourses #Hurriyat #inspire #JKLF #Kashmir’s #MehboobaMufti #Militant #MirwaizUmarFarooq #NationalConference #omar #PeoplesDemocraticParty #SyedAliGeelani #tourism #YasinMalik #Youth
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De reis van Xuan Zang (1)
Xuan ZangIk 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.
De stichters van een boeddhistisch klooster aan de noordrand van de Taklamakanwoestijn (Humboldtforum, Berlijn)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.
Een Boeddha uit Bamiyan (Musée Guimet, Parijs)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.
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
De jonge islam
juni 17, 2017
NWA: Nogmaals de kerstening
december 22, 2016
Laatantiek Andalusië
oktober 3, 2024 Deel dit:#Ashoka #Baktra #Baktrië #Bamiyan #Boeddha #boeddhisme #Gandara #India #Kapilavastu #Kapisa #Kashgar #Kashmir #Mahayana #Punjab #Sogdië #TangDynastie #Xinjiang #XuanZang
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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
- Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
1994 Parliamentary Resolution on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)
https://mea.gov.in - Ministry of Defence, Government of India
Annual Reports on Ceasefire Violations (2018–2021)
https://mod.gov.in - CVOTER Survey (January 2024)
Public Sentiment on Military Action Post-Rajouri Attacks
Coverage: Hindustan Times, Times Now - International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Pakistan Loan Approvals and Disbursement Records
https://www.imf.org - Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Military Expenditure Database: Pakistan, 2024–25
https://sipri.org - Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
Pakistan Grey List Timeline and Compliance Reports (2018–2022)
https://fatf-gafi.org - United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Statements on Enforced Disappearances in Balochistan (2024)
https://www.ohchr.org - Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
CPEC and China’s Strategic Investments in Gilgit-Baltistan
https://gjia.georgetown.edu - Institute for Conflict Management (New Delhi)
PoK Socioeconomic and Governance Analysis (2024 Report)
https://www.satp.org - Reuters, Al Jazeera, and The Hindu
Coverage on Ceasefire Announcement and Violation (May 2025)
https://reuters.com | https://aljazeera.com | https://thehindu.com
#BackstabPolitics #BetrayalInDiplomacy #BrokenTrust #CeasefireAftermath #CeasefireViolation #ChinaPakistanAxis #CPEC #Geopolitics #history #IMFandPakistan #india #IndianArmy #IndianDefense #IndianResilience #IndiaPakistanConflict #IndiaSecurity #IndoPakCeasefire #kashmir #LineOfControl #ModiDoctrine #NarrativeWarfare #NationalSecurityIndia #pakistan #PakistanTerrorState #PoK #politics #ProxyWarfare #SouthAsiaCrisis #StrategicBetrayal #StrategicDepth
- Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
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When 'Yuvraj' comes into politics, he will not be able to understand democracy: Samrat Chaudhary.
https://aliyesha.com/sub/articles/news/display/bh_when_yuvraj_in_politics_no_knowledge_democracy
#bihar #india #news #press #politics #bjp #emergency #emergency75 #indiragandhi #article370 #nepotism #laluyadav #fodderscam #jammu #kashmir
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Will Arundhati Roy be arrested?
By targeting the celebrated author, Narendra Modi is determined to show that none of those who defy his regime are safe, writes Alpa Shah.
#ArundhatiRoy #SheikhShowkatHussain #kashmir #dissent #UAPA #DraconianLaws #BK16 #BhimaKoregaonCase #BJP #RSS #hindutva #FreeSpeech #india
https://www.newstatesman.com/world/asia/india/2024/06/will-arundhati-roy-be-arrested
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Indian authorities set to prosecute author Arundhati Roy over Kashmir comments from ten years ago
"a clear case of political persecution by an authoritarian government," says Seven Stories Press
https://howtobe247.com/indian-authorities-prosecute-arundhati-roy-kashmir/
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Criminalising words: on allegedly divisive speeches
Speeches that do not instigate violence should not be deemed unlawful activity.
#ArundhatiRoy #SheikhShowkatHussain #FreeSpeech #UAPA #DraconianLaws #kashmir #history #TheHinduEditorial #india
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How 2 Kashmiri Brothers Ran A 10-Day, Social-Media Campaign That Propelled Their Imprisoned Father To Parliament
The campaign for Sheikh Abdul Rashid, or Engineer Rashid, ran not on issues of roads, water or electricity but as ‘revenge’ for his incarceration, his sons promising that their father would be a voice for hundreds of Kashmiri youth imprisoned in jails nationwide.
#kashmir #baramulla #LokSabhaElection2024 #EngineerRashid #UAPA #NIA #DraconianLaws #india
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Arundhati Roy is being hounded by the Indian state. This is a test case for its democracy
That the author could be prosecuted for comments made 13 years ago is absurd – but also a deadly threat to freedom of speech, writes Meena Kandasamy. (Article from October 2023)
#ArundhatiRoy #FreeSpeech #UAPA #BJP #NDA #DraconianLaws #kashmir #india
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/20/arundhati-roy-india-author-freedom-of-speech
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Delhi LG approves prosecution of Arundhati Roy under UAPA
Delhi LG gives prosecution sanction against Arundhati Roy under UAPA for 'provocative' speech at an event in 2010.
#delhi #DelhiLG #ArundhatiRoy #UAPA #VKSaxena #SheikhShowkatHussain #kashmir #dissent #FreeSpeech #DraconianLaws #india
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Five Army Soldiers, SPO injured in gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda
The target of the militants in Doda apparently was the Indian Army’s Temporary Operating Base.
#jammu #doda #militancy #IndianArmy #CRPF #IndianArmedForces #KashmirMilitancy #kashmir #india
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All the PM’s Men: 13 Issues that Tell Us How the PMO Helps Modi Run a Presidential Govt
Those who are appointed to Modi’s office ensure that the spotlight remains only on the PM, in times of crisis – as the rescuer – and when the going is good.
#PMO #NarendraModi #governance #RafaelDeal #qatar #RamTemple #GST #MGNREGA #covid19 #CovidMismanagement #article370abrogation #kashmir #CAG #FodderScam #BJP #india
https://thewire.in/government/prime-ministers-office-ifs-officer-modi
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Kashmir: The jailed victor, Engineer Rashid
Rashid’s victory is being seen as a clear expression of the popular public sentiment against the revocation of the semi-autonomous status of Jammu and Kashmir.
#LokSabhaElection2024 #kashmir #baramulla #EngineerRashid #AIP #OmarAbdullah #NIA #UAPA #article370abrogation #india
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Killing of LeT's Riyaz Ahmad Dar Marks End of One of Longest-Surviving Militant Commanders
Dar, who security forces killed today, kept a low profile and worked in the shadows while launching a number of alleged attacks on forces and civilians in south Kashmir, which made him a deadly figure for forces operating in the Valley.
#kashmir #pulwama #militancy #LET #RIyazAhmedDar #IndianArmedForces #india
https://thewire.in/security/lashkar-e-toiba-riyaz-ahmad-dar-killed-in-pulwama
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Government relying on ‘copy-paste’ arguments to oppose bail in UAPA cases: Jammu and Kashmir HC
‘Beware of the words ‘internal security,’ for they are the eternal cry of the oppressor,’ the bench said in its order, quoting the French writer Voltaire.
#kashmir #JKHC #UAPA #PSA #KhursheedAhmedLone #UnionGovt #india
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Interview: “In my 34-year career as journalist, I have never felt as anxious as I do today,” says Samar Halarnkar
In an interview with Maktoob’s Gafira Qadir, Samar Halarnkar, founder of the independent media house Article-14, talks about the tough situation journalists are in, facing threats and new laws that limit their freedom. He also talks about how hard it is to report on the government in a critical way.
#PressFreedom #media #journalism #censorship #DraconianLaws #BJP #UnionGovt #UAPA #PMLA #kashmir #manipur #UttarPradesh #islamophobia #hindutva #authoritarianism #india
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Five Years Since Govt Shut Down J&K Human Rights Commission, Victim Families Await Justice
Ever since the Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission was disbanded in 2019, victims of human rights excesses in the valley are left in the lurch.
#kashmir #SHRC #HumanRights #NHRC #article370abrogation #IndianArmedForces #india
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J&K Police FIR Alleges Kupwara Army Unit Abducted Head Constable, Assaulted Four Cops
An official at the Kupwara Police Control Room told The Wire that many police personnel, including the SHO, had their phones either snatched or smashed into pieces by Army soldiers.
#kashmir #kupwara #JKPolice #IndianArmy #IndianArmedForces #militarisation #india
https://thewire.in/rights/jammu-kashmir-kupwara-fir-police-abduction-assault
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Kashmiri Journalist Aasif Sultan Granted Bail After Years Behind Bars
Sultan was languishing in jail since August 2018 when he was arrested by the police for allegedly harbouring terrorists at his Srinagar residence.
#kashmir #AasifSultan #PressFreedom #UAPA #NIA #rights #DraconianLaws #india
https://thewire.in/rights/kashmiri-journalist-aasif-sultan-granted-bail-after-years-behind-bars
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1 Air Force personnel killed, 4 injured as convoy attacked by terrorists in Poonch
Search and cordon operations underway, attack comes as security forces are on alert for Lok Sabha polls.
#kashmir #poonch #TerrorAttack #militancy #IAF #IndianArmedForces #LokSabhaElection2024 #india
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'Violated Principles of Natural Justice': Caravan Files Petition Against Govt Order On Army Story
In its petition, The Caravan has underlined that the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting's order asking the magazine to take down its article on allegations of torture and murder against the Indian Army also violated the fundamental right to free speech and expression and the freedom of the press.
#TheCaravan #kashmir #IndianArmy #torture #UnionGovt #IBMinistry #PressFreedom #FreeSpeech #censorship #ITAct #ITRules #IndianArmedForces #journalism #media #india
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Use of pellet guns in farmers’ protests another milestone in shrinking space for dissent
Use of ‘non-lethal’ pellet guns in 2024 farmers protests, in Manipur in 2023 and Kashmir since 2010 has left many severely injured, and has been criticised by international humanitarian law and international human rights scholars.
#PelletGuns #FarmersProtest #kashmir #manipur #HaryanaPolice #IndianFarmers #IndianArmedForces #HumanRights #india
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Press Club of India, rights groups criticise I&B ministry’s article take down order to ‘The Caravan’
The article was about civilian deaths in Jammu and Kashmir allegedly in Army custody.
#PressClubOfIndia #TheCaravan #kashmir #IndianArmy #torture #UnionGovt #IBMinistry #PressFreedom #censorship #ITAct #ITRules #IndianArmedForces #journalism #media #india
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Read: The Caravan's Article on Army Torture the Union Government Wants Taken Down
"For the affected families, the bundles of cash they received—Rs 10 lakh for the dead and lesser for the injured—were expected to replace their loved ones."
#TheCaravan #kashmir #PressFreedom #IndianArmy #torture #censorship #IndianArmedForces #UnionGovt #media #journalism #HumanRights #india
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Union Govt Uses IT Act to Attack Press Freedom, Asks Caravan to Take Down Report
The magazine was told that if it fails to take down an article on the Poonch killings from its website within 24 hours, the entire website would be taken down. Caravan has said it will be challenging the order.
#TheCaravan #kashmir #IndianArmy #torture #UnionGovt #PressFreedom #censorship #ITAct #ITRules #IndianArmedForces #journalism #media #india
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Pune: Over 15 members of Hindutva group detained for protests outside screening film on Kashmir
The protestors opposed the screening of a film named ‘I Am Not The River Jhelum’, alleging that it portrayed the Indian Army in a bad light, the police said.
#maharashtra #pune #cinema #kashmir #IndianArmy #CinemasOfIndia #PrabhashChandra #militarisation #IndianArmedForces #article370abrogation #india
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Agniveer killed in J&K blast: His mother a domestic help, father a labourer: ‘Our son’s sacrifice deserves equal respect, dignity’
Coming from Scheduled Caste (SC) background, his father Charanjit Singh Kala worked as daily wage labourer before giving it up following ill health while his mother Laxmi alias Manjit Kaur works as a domestic help to make ends meet for the family.
#kashmir #rajouri #agniveer #militancy #jobs #economy #poverty #IndianArmedForces #india
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-agniveer-jk-labourers-son-9116921/
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In Poonch, deaths in Army custody leave tribal community with a bitter sense of betrayal
The three men who allegedly died of torture belong to the Gujjar-Bakarwal community, which has been an ally in the Army’s fight against militancy.
#kashmir #poonch #rajouri #bufliaz #IndianArmy #CustodyDeaths #militancy #gujjars #bakarwals #IndianArmedForces #india
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J&K: Anger in Poonch After Videos Allegedly Show Torture of Three Civilians In Army Questioning
After videos showing the alleged torture of detained civilians spread online, their death has triggered massive protests in Srinagar. News agencies say the internet has been shut down in the district.
#kashmir #poonch #srinagar #militancy #HumanRights #48RashtriyaRifles #torture #IndianArmy #IndianArmedForces #militarisation #india
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Two years on, human rights defender Khurram Parvez waiting for his human rights to be defended
As Khurram Parvez, perhaps the most prominent face of human rights work in Jammu and Kashmir, completes two years behind bars without trial today, activists call it a travesty.
#kashmir #KhurramParvez #HumanRights #activism #dissent #UAPA #DranonianLaws #JKCCS #IndianArmedForces #AFSPA #india
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J&K: Tribunal Sets Free Army Captain Held for 2020 Shopian Killings
'It is another July 18 for us. I feel that they have killed our children a second time,' the father of one of the three slain men said.
#kashmir #shopian #ArmedForcesTribunal #FakeEncounters #IndianArmy #IndianArmedForces #62RashtriyaRifles #jammu #rajouri #india
https://thewire.in/law/armed-forces-tribunal-shopian-killings-bhoopendra-singh
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Kashmir’s religious institutions are the Modi government’s latest battlefront
The Modi government and the BJP’s systematic push for control over mosques and madrassas in India-administered Kashmir is spilling over into communal conduct by the Indian armed forces.
https://www.himalmag.com/kashmir-waqf-jamia-masjid-bjp-darakhshan-andrabi-indian-army/
#kashmir #ReligiousFreedom #IndianArmy #IndianArmedForces #communalism #BJP #pulwama #muslims #mosques #madrassas #hindutva #india
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In a first, security forces rain pellets on protesters in Imphal
The Manipur police chief has formed a committee to investigate allegations of excesses by security forces.
https://scroll.in/article/1056770/in-a-first-security-forces-rain-pellets-on-protesters-in-imphal
#manipur #imphal #ManipurViolence #PelletGuns #HumanRights #RAF #CRPF #IndianArmedForces #meiteis #kukis #kashmir #india
