Kashmir the Peace Options
Apr 30, 2008
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Kashmir - Empirical assessment of violent incidents and infiltration reveals an increase in trend of intensity and number of incidents. |
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Kashmir Train Starts in the Valley
Apr 30, 2008
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Trial run of a train, a football match and possible induction of non lethal weapons bring hope to Kashmir.
Infiltration shows marginal increase while level of violence drops down by 33 percent.
Hizbul Mujahideen proclaims non conduct of strikes in crowded areas. But implementation by cadres not evident on the ground. |
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Kashmir Strategies for State Elections
Apr 30, 2008
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Political parties proposed Ramzan cease fire while the Centre and the State government preferred to wait and watch till a clear break of support to militancy by Pakistan.
The Army indicated that till terror infrastructure and support by Pakistan continued, counter militancy operations were inevitable. |
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Kashmir Preparing for Winter 2007
Apr 30, 2008
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Infiltration in the Jammu sector likely to pick up momentum as passes close in the Valley.
Militants will continue strike operations during winter as sufficient numbers have been infiltrated during preceding months despite a number of notable counter infiltration success by the Army. |
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Kashmir Travails
Apr 29, 2008
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January 2006
Of issues at home, Kashmir saw a decrease in violence while hectic political activity on both sides of the line of control continued. The Prime Minster met Mr Sajjad Gani Lone on 14 January 2006 which left Mirwaiz Omar Farooq feeling neglected if not slighted and who then planned to meet the Pandits in Jammu to widen his mass appeal. The slow plod of Delhi to Kashmir and Kashmir to Kashmir talks thus continues. |
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Kashmir : Elections Focus of People and Terror Groups
Apr 29, 2008
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Key Trends
Political parties prepare for elections; Hurriyat gives sufficient indications of politicization and may participate. |
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Kashmir A Winter of Militancy
Apr 29, 2008
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Kashmir : Frozen Winter Dreams
Key Trends
No Pakistan dividend for India claim intelligence and terrorism analysts as groups as Lashkar are autonomous and can sustain militancy in Jammu and Kashmir without support of the state authorities. |
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KASHMIR THE BATTLE FOR PEACE
Apr 29, 2008
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Cease Fire - The Pros and Cons
The holy month of Ramzan fell quite early this year commencing on 13 September. Operationally September "“ October are considered as the peak of terrorists activities in terms of infiltration and disruptive actions by militants given setting of winter in November with closure of passes. Traditionally when militancy in the Valley is at a low key, there has been a call for cease fire during Ramzan. |
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Challenges of Militancy in Kashmir
Apr 29, 2008
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Grey Shadow of Militancy
The beginning of August saw a major encounter on the Line of Control in which eight militants, a Colonel and a soldier were killed at Godethal in the Uri Sector. Commanding Officer, Colonel Vasanth V (Awarded the nations highest award, the Ashoka Chakra), of 9 Maratha, Lance Naik Bachav and eight militants were killed in this encounte |
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Kashmir Controlling Militancy
Apr 29, 2008
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Kashmir - Peaceful Militant Control Strategies
Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan, former prime minister of POK indicated that governments of India and Pakistan are considering granting "śsafe passage" to foreign militants active in Indian-held Kashmir . |
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Jammu and Kashmir Statistics of Militancy
Apr 29, 2008
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Some Revealing Statistics
A Reuters report indicated that more than 42,000 people have been killed in Kashmir since the emergence of militancy in 1989. Human rights groups put the toll at about 60,000 but have not been able to substantiate these figures. As per Newsblaze quoting police sources in Jammu and Kashmir, overall casualties in security forces have been identified as 5071 personnel killed and 12281 injured from 1989 to date. Of these 3637 are Indian army and para-military soldiers, 865 are policemen, 442 Special Police Officers (SPOs) and 127 Village Defence Committee (VDC) members. |
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Government Policy Kashmir
Apr 29, 2008
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Press Information Bureau Government of India - Press Release on the Occasion of Editors"™ Conference on Social Infrastructure with Special Focus on Jammu and Kashmir
The Home Secretary, Shri V.K. Duggal has underlined that Government of India"™s initiatives for peace and development in Jammu and Kashmir are aimed towards restoring the pristine beauty of this state to its original glory. Addressing the participants of the "śEditors"™ Conference on Social Infrastructure with Special Focus on Jammu and Kashmir" at Srinagar today, Shri Duggal said that the human cost of exported terrorism has been enormous and in fact has adversely affected almost the entire cross-section of the society. It is our collective social responsibility to rebuild the State and enable it to achieve its golden destiny and at the same time bring solace and hope to the unfortunate victim of terrorism, he added. |
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Reforms in Jammu and Kashmir
Apr 29, 2008
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Sweeping Administrative Reforms in Kashmir
In some of the most wide sweeping political reforms in Jammu and Kashmir, the Chief Minister Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad, true to his reputation, announced the creation of eight new districts, four more than the high level Wazir Commission and two more than that promised by the Mufti Government, four each for the two regions of Jammu and Kashmir. A delimitation commission was also announced with 25 percent increase in seats for both Jammu and Kashmir adding 12 new constituencies to the Valley and 10 more to Jammu. One constituency was added to Ladakh region. Ladakh has two districts, Leh and Kargil which remain unchanged. The districts in Jammu and Kashmir will thus be as follows:- |
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Land Links Ladakh
Apr 29, 2008
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Strategic Land Links within Ladakh
Reports in the India Express indicated that road-infrastructure along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the western sector facing Chinese-occupied Aksai Chin in northern Ladakh was being upgraded within the next five years. A road linking Leh with Shyok, Murgo, Daulat Beg Oldi, near the Karakoram Pass, will be built so that the LAC can be manned more effectively. The Chinese aggression in 1962 in the western sector had taken place in this area from Demchok to Chushul to Spanggur Gap "“ Hot Springs and the Chip Chap River. Chinese troops are routinely known to show aggressive inclinations in the Chip-Chap river area which they perceive to be part of their territory. |
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