Category Archives: India

India ‘covering up abuses’ in Kashmir: report – Al Jazeera – 10 Sep.15

Posted on September 10, 2015 by kf1

The Indian government has covered up hundreds of cases of human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings, torture and enforced disappearances in the disputed territory of Kashmir, a new report has alleged. Khurram Parvez, programme coordinator of Jammu Kashmir Coalition of … Continue reading →

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India’s UNSC Endgame

Posted on August 5, 2015 by kf1

On the surface, India’s policy arc towards Pakistan is puzzling. Every episode of domestic terrorism, like Gurdaspur, is followed by sharp rebukes but little proof. The Indian government always promises a “disproportionate and unpredictable” response, whips up war hysteria, but … Continue reading →

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The Hidden Tears of Punjab by ANDRE VLTCHEK

Posted on May 1, 2015 by kf1

A lane, a narrow passage to Jallianwala Bagh Garden inside the old city of Amritsar, in the state of Punjab. It is a monument now, one of the testaments to madness and crimes committed by the British Empire during its … Continue reading →

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Capturing Kashmir by FARZANA VERSEY

Posted on November 30, 2014 by kf1

They lined up in the wintry chill, some still homeless after the floods, because hope lies in hoping. As one more predator swooped down on Jammu and Kashmir, democracy was declared after the first round of voting on November 25. … Continue reading →

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By Invitation Only: Proxy Patriotism India vs. Pakistan by FARZANA VERSEY

Posted on May 25, 2014 by kf1

Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi’s team did not need to work at this one. Sixty-seven years after the Partition, India continues to nurse the inherited insecurity garbed as braggadocio in its relationship with Pakistan. Every government has effectively used it to … Continue reading →

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In India, a Spectre is Haunting Us All by JOHN PILGER

Posted on January 9, 2014 by kfone

In five-star hotels on Mumbai’s seafront, children of the rich squeal joyfully as they play hide and seek. Nearby, at the National Theatre for the Performing Arts, people arrive for the Mumbai Literary Festival: famous authors and notables drawn from … Continue reading →

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U.S. Strategy in the Muslim World After 9/11 – RAND Corp.

Posted on March 14, 2013 by kf1

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Rage escalates over sexual violence plaguing India – SMH – 29 Dec.12

Posted on December 31, 2012 by kf1

AS THE 23-year-old victim of a brutal gang rape nearly two weeks ago fights for her life in hospital, further cases of police indifference and political insensitivity to sexual violence in India continue to disturb the country. The woman has … Continue reading →

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Lessons From the Sino-Indian War – Peter Lee

Posted on November 10, 2012 by kf1

China is looking for a “Western” pivot to counter the United States’ diplomatic and military inroads with its East Asian neighbors such as Japan, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Myanmar. For China’s strategists, as an interesting analysis in the Indian Express … Continue reading →

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Democracy Under the Barrel of a Gun – The Fate of Kashmir By YASMIN QURESHI

Posted on June 18, 2010 by kf1

I had wanted to go to Kashmir ever since I visited Palestine in 2007. There are many similarities in the nature of the occupation as well as the struggles, both being nearly 63 years old. One difference is that while Israel is seen as an external occupying force in Palestine, the Kashmir issue is considered an ‘internal’ matter or a conflict between Pakistan and India and the voice of Kashmiris is often lost. As a result there are fewer international organizations monitoring the region and little information about the extent and impact of the occupation gets out. Continue reading →

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