A Long Wait
In February too, the home minister Amit Shah had given an assurance to parliament that the Centre will grant full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir at “an appropriate time”. And this appropriate time is now.
As pandemic Wanes
The decreasing trend of the infections is a good news. The government should now build upon it by scaling up the production of vaccines. Much is at stake in India
Lingering Stand-off
The current stand-off with China has been the bitterest since the 1962 war. This time China has aggressively asserted its claim to its side of the LAC and also captured strategic areas in Galwan Valley, Hot Springs and Gogra besides trying to push in along the LAC in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim.
Fake Arms License Scam
As the CBI raids would imply, the probe into the case is still ongoing. One can only hope that this time round it reaches its logical conclusion.
Elusive Peace
A peace process that leads to some kind of an understanding between the India and Pakistan on Kashmir would be game-changing for the situation in the union territory.
Eid Mubarak
The festival is about spiritual renewal and a sense of fulfilment. In Kashmir and of course in other troubled spots of the world, Eid assumes a meaning that runs even deeper. It is a very solemn occasion for individual and collective reflection and remembrance.
Flood Warning
Less than two days of rain creates flood-like conditions. What it means is that in the past seven years, we have not been able to increase the capacity to brave one more day of rain. The legitimate question to ask is what were the previous governments doing in these years.
Jaishankar, Wang Meet
This is a welcome development after an over yearlong stand-off that brought the armies of the two countries eyeball to eyeball. At times it appeared that the neighbours were on the verge of going to war.
Uncertain Situation
The challenge posed by recent drone attacks has a wider dimension. It underlines a sudden re-emergence of the challenge of militancy, which otherwise has been showing signs of being on the wane over the last year.
For Peace In Afghanistan
Peace in Afghanistan would require regional cooperation to ensure, as much as possible, an alignment of the interests of the neighbouring governments.
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