Category: Opinion
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Expectations from G-20 Summit
The G-20 Summit in New Delhi on September 9-10 has sparked excitement across the world as, for the first time this multilateral body has taken cognizance of the problems of the global south comprising 125 countries. This comes at the initiative and insistence of India. Both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and S Jaishankar are very…
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Kudos to Azad
If there is one politician who plays politics by the rules of the game it’s Ghulam Nabi Azad. He has consistently been speaking uniformly on terrorism without any political consideration. Now he made it clear that he doesn’t believe in playing politics over terrorism. This is a lesson for all the politicians who think that…
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A sage advice – no politics over terrorism in J&K
By Sahil Mahajan Veteran leader and DPAP chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad has offered a sage advice that politics should not be played over terrorism. He was speaking against the backdrop of the terror attacks that have stained the soil of Rajouri-Poonch in the recent months , particularly since April 20 when five soldiers were killed…
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CLAY MASKS TO COOL SKIN THIS SUMMER
Summers are here, and it’s time for all of us to change our skincare game. As the weather changes, so does your skin. It’s not just heat exhaustion that you should be worried about during the heatwave. It can have several effects on the skin. In this scorching heat, your dermal layer needs hydration more than ever..With…
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Jammu, anchor in the turbulent times, deserves its due in policy framework
By Sahil Mahajan In 1990s, there was a common refrain across the political spectrum, especially in the opposition that the government had no Kashmir policy. Those were the days of high violence in Kashmir and Pakistan had upped anti-India narrative, broadcast from its soil, and that unfortunately also got amplified in Kashmir. The government’s first…
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Rahul Gandhi in J&K sans new narrative
By Sahil Mahajan Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra or the foot march for the reunification of India is in Jammu and Kashmir . This, as per the original schedule of the yatra , had to be in this Himalayan territory toward the close of January 2023 . So, there is nothing extraordinary in this .…
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Clashes at LAC, and growing security needs of J&K, especially Jammu
Sahil Mahajan After the December 9 clashes between Chinese and Indian troops in Yangtse area of Tawang region in Arunachal Pradesh , the country is witnessing a heated debate over national security . There is a genuine concern about the recurring Chinese intrusions and clashes at the Line of Actual Control. This concern needs to…
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Is UNMOGIP Relevant?
The United Nations Military operations Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) is the kind of setup that drains the resources of the world body. It’s a humongous office with staff, premises both in Srinagar, Delhi and in Islamabad in Pakistan that stands like a static scarecrow in a field of which no bird is scared…
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Jammu’s political theatre is mute amid buzz of polls
By Sahil Mahajan The political theatre in Jammu is in a silent mode. At a time when the buzz of Assembly elections is filling the air, it appears that the political parties in Jammu appear to be immune to it as if nothing is happening , or nothing is going to happen. This silence is…
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Myriad changes
Jammu and Kashmir’s development has entered a dynamic phase under the administration of Lt Governor Manoj Sinha. The erudite public man that Sinha is, he had propelled Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP’s dream to see J&K become an equally developed and progressive part of India. While a comprehensive panchayati Raj system system has been…