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One uninvestigated killing leads to another and another and another and that is what has been happening in Kashmir
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If I/we don’t speak for others, there will be no one left to speak for me/us when they will finally come for me/us!    By Javaid Trali  In a place like…

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The positive results make clear the importance of the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan
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Javaid Trali  “The ceasefire along the LoC is holding as of now. The onus of making sure that the ceasefire holds is squarely on Pakistan. We are willing to observe…

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Factors that halt process of development contribute to conflict. Corruption is one of them.
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Javaid Trali  It is no wonder that places, where the impact of corruption is corrosive, are prone to conflict – one causing and exacerbating the other. Jammu and Kashmir, a…

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Who will hold accountable those who hold power over us?
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Those who hold power are not above the law and should face consequences if they abuse their power. Javaid Trali Recall Lord Acton’s seminal words “power tends to corrupt and…

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The plight of two victimized women, one living and one dead, tells us how our “selective outrage” has become our “collective inability” to confront all forms of violence
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Javaid Trali This article puts a spotlight on the plight of the two victimized women from south Kashmir and lays bare a pattern of “selective outrage” and “calculated silence” that…

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The death of a 14-year-old ‘militant’ in Shopian is both unjustified and unjustifiable
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Photo: AP Had the so-called “militant” been caught alive, he could have provided very meaningful insight into what are the motivations of the children for joining militancy. Javaid Trali “It’s…

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Low-level of development, political and social marginalization will continue to aggravate Jammu and Kashmir’s susceptibility to conflict
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Photo credits: Sardar Nasir Ali Khan The available literature on conflicts, causation and resolution strategies, offers a lot of creative inputs; which if implemented with some sincerity, would certainly spell…

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India-Pakistan ceasefire agreement is not conclusive and needs to be put into perspective
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One can only hope that the peace and ceasefire agreements between India and Pakistan have emerged in an attempt to test the scope for cooperation. By Akeel Rashid India and Pakistan…

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“Mission Pehal”: An arduous task, demanding a long-term sustained commitment from Army
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At issue here is not what the Army officer said during the interaction but the fact that such a direct interaction between the army and youth has, sadly, never taken…

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An era of socio-economic development is going to define the political slogan of ‘Naya Kashmir’
GUEST COLUMN: An era of socio-economic development is going to define the political slogan of ‘Naya Kashmir’
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Danish Iqbal The one thing everybody appears to agree about is that the abrogation of Article 370 closed a door of history in Jammu and Kashmir, although there can be…

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From fighting to surrender negotiations
Introduce result-oriented and institutionally feasible strategies for promoting peace and reconciliation in J&K
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What has really been perturbing the common people is that the efforts and initiatives aimed at promoting “lasting peace” in the trouble-torn Valley have not been well elucidated. Touseef Raina…

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From fighting to surrender negotiations
From fighting to surrender negotiations: Replacing “successful ops” with “smart” ones
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Instead of providing incentives for the encounters, now is the time to incentivize the arrests or surrenders of militants in Jammu and Kashmir. Javaid Trali In conflict settings, besides a…

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