Tag: Article 370 abrogation

Geneva webinar highlights positive effects of J&K’s new domicile policy
23Oct By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia

Geneva webinar highlights positive effects of J&K’s new domicile policy

The Jammu and Kashmir Study Center organized a webinar on the sidelines of the 45th session of United Nations Human Rights Council, highlighting the effects of domicile policy in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.The speakers at the global event included Major Gaurav Arya (Retired)- Senior consulting editor for strategic affairs, Republic Media Network; Dr. Surinder Kaul- founding member of Global Kashmiri Pandit Diaspora; Yana Mirchandani- Editor-in-Chief, The Real Kashmir News Channel; Manu Khajuria- Founder, Voice of Dogra’s; Praveen Gupta- Coordinator, Friends of India – Colorado; and Radhika Gill- State-level athlete and Human Rights activist.The webinar was held to discuss the positive effects of amendment of article 370 in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, that came in a
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J&K youth should direct activism towards development: Manoj Sinha
5Sep By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia

J&K youth should direct activism towards development: Manoj Sinha

Jammu and Kashmir’s newly appointed Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has said that the youth of Jammu and Kashmir should "direct their activism towards development to become future leaders of the country"."Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said that youth has the power of transformation, his own student life was marked with activism; he asked the youth of Jammu and Kashmir to direct their activism towards development as future leaders of the country," said a tweet by the official handle of the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), Jammu and Kashmir government.Referring to the abrogation of Article 370, Sinha said that the constitutional changes in 2019 had led to 50 decisions which will usher in a new era of normalcy and development in the Union Territory and also laid down the five
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Why India revoked Kashmir’s special status one-year ago
28Aug By Stuart WhiteNo Comments
Opinion

Why India revoked Kashmir’s special status one-year ago

A year ago, on August 5, Indian President Ram Nath Kovind revoked Article 370 of the Indian constitution which protected Kashmir’s special status and in order to dissuade protests, Indian security forces imposed a curfew on Kashmir.Both Pakistan and many human rights groups reacted with outrage. Electronic billboards in Islamabad ticked off the days, hours, and minutes since India had imposed a curfew, never mind the hypocrisy of Pakistan as it did the same to Gilgit-Baltistan. Meanwhile, human rights groups’ consistent refusal to recognize that an end to terrorism is a precursor to rights improvement blunted their moral authority.Prior to India’s decision to change Kashmir’s status, Pakistan-based terrorists regularly crossed into Kashmir and India, more broadly, to attack both security a
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How abrogation of Article 370 reduced stone-pelting in Kashmir
24Aug By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia

How abrogation of Article 370 reduced stone-pelting in Kashmir

After the abrogation of Article 370 last year and the bifurcation of the Jammu and Kashmir state into two Union Territories, peace has finally returned to the valley and life is getting back to as one normally knows it.Sitting peacefully and looking at the dark blue sky, Mohammed Yousuf says all the protests and stone-pelting incidents that we used to see every day no longer takes place after the nullification of Article 370 in August last year.The youth here has become prudent. The game that few people played with the youth of Kashmir has stopped. Today’s youth is focused on their studies.Stone pelting refers to assault by throwing stones, by a section of Kashmiri youth on security forces, deployed for crowd control. The deadly attacks had become a routine form of protest in the streets o
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Abrogating Article 370 empowered Kashmiris: Member of European Parliament
22Aug By Grace TsoiNo Comments
World

Abrogating Article 370 empowered Kashmiris: Member of European Parliament

A Member of European Parliament (MEP), who visited Kashmir last year, said that revocation of Article 370, under which Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) enjoyed a special status, has empowered Kashmiris in multiple ways and has initiated a process of “healing and homecoming”.Maxette Pirbakas, sharing her experience about closely witnessing and monitoring Kashmir since after August 5, 2019, said, “It (revocation of Article 370) has lifted the artificial barrier that has dwelled in the minds of two generations of Kashmiris on the absence of their links to India and initiated a process of healing and homecoming.”Maxette was among a group of Members of European Parliament who visited Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 and interacted with the local people.“The precious hours which I spent in
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Article 370 abrogation is brightest light of hope for PoK, Gilgit Baltistan: Activist
22Aug By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia

Article 370 abrogation is brightest light of hope for PoK, Gilgit Baltistan: Activist

The revocation of Article 370 offered the brightest light of hope for people in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit Baltistan ever since the occupation of their land by the Pakistani military in 1947, said Dr Amjad Ayub Mirza, a political activist hailing from POK region.“It has broken the chain of violence which started on October 22, 1947 and continued right up to 2019. Cross border infiltration, violence against Kashmiri Pandits, target killings, drug smuggling under the guise of independence movement all came to an abrupt halt on August 5, 2019 with the abrogation of Article 370,” activist Mirza said.He believes that there is a significant decline in violence across the Valley, no protests on July 13 which was falsely hailed as a Kashmir Martyrs Day, the pending bloodshed that P
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Post Article 370 abrogation, violence has reduced in Kashmir: Kashmiri activist
22Aug By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia

Post Article 370 abrogation, violence has reduced in Kashmir: Kashmiri activist

Violence in Kashmir has considerably reduced in the Valley ever since the Indian government scrapped Article 370 which had given special status to Jammu and Kashmir, said Kashmiri activist Javaid Trali.Trali was speaking at a webinar organized under the University Dialogues series hosted by Democracy News Live with a panel of international experts on Asian security."We look forward to some positive movement to the situation here," he said, adding that the Indian government must now start the political process.Satoru Nagao, Fellow Hudson Institute, said restoring peace in Kashmir (like India's Northeast) is an important issue because it is only then the infrastructure can improve and “a country like Japan can help”.The webinar was held to mark the situation emerging in the past one year fol
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Article 370 abrogation impact: Four lakh domicile certificates issued in J&K
21Aug By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia

Article 370 abrogation impact: Four lakh domicile certificates issued in J&K

As a consequence of the abrogation of Article 370 and with it, Article 35A, over 4 lakh people in Jammu and Kashmir have been issued domicile certificates, giving them the legal rights of a citizen of getting jobs and availing education.A total of 3, 68,500 domicile certificates were issued in Jammu and 79,300 in Kashmir Valley.Among the 4 lakh people, Bhola Ram (57) in Jammu, expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for giving him "justice and dignity".The laws introduced eight months after the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019 have led to fear in the Valley among residents as they believe that it could trigger floodgates for outsiders to settle in Jammu and Kashmir and alter the Muslim majority character of the region.With domicile certifi...
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Construction of new playground in full swing at J&K’s Wakura village
18Aug By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia

Construction of new playground in full swing at J&K’s Wakura village

To boost sports activities in Jammu and Kashmir and channelize the energy of the youth in the right direction, construction of a new playground is in full swing at Wakura village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.Chairman of Block Development Council Wakura, Ghulam Mohd Malik said that the playground will play a vital role to boost sports activities and help youths of the district to show their hidden talent in overall sports."It has been eight months that I have become chairman of the block. I felt that the youth in this area are good at sports and they are in need of a good playground. The playground is being constructed for an amount of Rs 13.24 lakhs," Malik said.Malik said funds are being released regularly since Jammu and Kashmir became Union Territory after the abrogation of
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Abrogation that led to integration
17Aug By Stuart WhiteNo Comments
Opinion

Abrogation that led to integration

It’s officially been a year since the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) was stripped of its special status and bifurcated into two union territories. The abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A on August 5, 2019 was one of the most talked about legislations of the 21st century across the globe, with every big player in the global state of affairs expressing concerns about the emerging situation in J&K, post abrogation.The move was highlighted by every big media house in the world. Reporters and media houses were trying to get information from the ground in J&K, but the information blockade controlled the outflow of information from the region.The media blackout, which was considered as a violation of human rights including the right to information, basically acted as a damp
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