Trump’s Kashmir Offer Shows the US Still Doesn’t Get India-Pakistan
By any diplomatic yardstick, U.S. President Donald Trump’s offer to mediate between India and Pakistan over Kashmir is misplaced. It rests on one of Washington’s most enduring and dangerous misconceptions—that Kashmir is the core problem between the two countries, a notion his predecessor Barack Obama also held.
All 26 Victims of Pahalgam Terror Attack Were Men
Gunmen opened fire on tourist tents in Baisaran meadow above Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22, killing at least 26 people – all men – and injuring several more, according to media reports, which quote witnesses as saying that the terrorists, who reached the car-free pasture supposedly on foot or horseback, accused some families of supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, shot the men at close range and then escaped into the surrounding pine forest.
Delhi LG Approves Arundhati Roy’s and Prof. Sheikh Showkat Hussain’s Prosecution Under UAPA
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has authorised the prosecution of Indian author and activist Arundhati Roy and Prof. Sheikh Showkat Hussain under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in connection with a 14-year-old police complaint. This marks the first major enforcement of the controversial law under the third term of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). This comes 10 days after the national election results which were widely regarded as a mandate for good governance and a verdict against the government’s alleged heavy-handedness.
Kashmiri Journalist Rearrested Days After Release
A Kashmiri journalist, Aasif Sultan, has been rearrested under the stringent “anti-terror” law, merely days after his release from over five years of incarceration, according to media reports. Sultan, 36, a former editor of the now-defunct Kashmir Narrator magazine, found himself back in custody facing charges related to a 2019 case of violence within Srinagar’s central jail.
Indian Army Accused of Killing Civilians in Kashmir
The recent civilian deaths in Kashmir, allegedly at the hands of the Indian Army following a rebel attack, require a critical evaluation against the backdrop of the “human security” approach. This framework, adopted to varying extents by many countries, can serve as a crucial reference point to gain a deeper understanding of the core issues behind the tension between national security and human rights.
On the Supreme Court’s Kashmir Judgment
The Supreme Court of India on Dec. 11 upheld the 2019 abrogation of the autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution. What are the implications of the verdict on federalism and democracy? Here are some responses from independent media.
Why Has ‘Peace’ Institute Rescinded Kashmiri Journalist’s Award?
The Maharashtra Institute of Technology-World Peace University (MIT-WPU) has rescinded its journalism award that had been slated to go to Safina Nabi, a Kashmiri reporter. She was told there was “a lot of political pressure.”