SUBVERSE: Lay off Kashmir (The Times of India)
The incoming US president, Barack Obama, has suggested in an interview that he might consider sending former president Bill Clinton as a special envoy to India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue.
The incoming US president, Barack Obama, has suggested in an interview that he might consider sending former president Bill Clinton as a special envoy to India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue.
Sonawari (Jammu and Kashmir), Nov 7 : Owing to a boycott call by separatists, campaigning is yet to pick up in this north Kashmir constituency even though it goes to the polls Nov 17 and could influence voting in crucial areas like Srinagar and Ganderbal.
Kashmir, nuclear non-proliferation, free trade will be among the touchy issues that are expected to resurface in the prospective Obama administration’s dealings with India.
Paradise on Earth is desperately seeking to retain the confidence of tourists who have shunned the Kashmir valley because of disturbances ranging from militancy to the unrest over the Amarnath land issue.
Srinagar, Nov 5 : Former chief minister and National Conference patron Farooq Abdullah Wednesday said the elections were not to solve the 60-year-old Kashmir issue.
Ahead of upcoming elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Governor N N Vohra is personally reviewing the security situation and the arrangements being made for the polls to ensure free and fair elections in the state.
Barack Obama, whose election as United States President has been widely welcomed in India, has views on Kashmir which may not go down well with the foreign policy establishment in New Delhi.Working with Pakistan and India to try to resolve the Kashmir “crisis in a serious way are critical tasks” for the next administration, he said.New Delhi has been vocal in its consistent opposition to any …
COMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! Former chief minister and National Conference patron Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said the elections were not to solve the 60-year-old Kashmir issue.
Srinagar, Nov 5: Bollywood filmmaker Rahul Dholakia, Wednesday said that his forthcoming movie Lamha would depict the pain and suffering of Kashmir even though it was essentially a love story.
Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir are worried about the low turn out in the forthcoming assembly polls in the trouble-torn state. While the cynics put the turn out to be as low as 25 per percent, the political parties are putting up a brave front and dismiss such claims as absurd.