Day: June 12, 2020

There is a Global Dimension to the India-China Confrontation in Ladakh

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By – Siddiq Wahid It has been a frenetic five weeks of a suddenly “unquiet front” in Ladakh between India and China. The saga began with simultaneous reports of a helicopter chase on May 5 and scuffles around the high-altitude Pangong Lake. There followed reports that the Chinese had doubled (to six) the number of boats on the lake, which is bisected by the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Then, in the second half of May, there were more reports of unsoldierly tussles and a week later dramatic visuals of Chinese Air Force…

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Weddings in Kashmir goes COVID style

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With the Covid-19 refusing to fade away, weddings in the Valley have become a small affair while adopting new social-distancing norms to prevent the virus from spreading. On Wednesday, a picture of a wedding with all people accompanying the groom given a separate sanitizer on a plate with food went viral on social media. “The dates of the weddings were fixed months before,” says Shazia Rafiq, whose wedding took place last week. “So, people with permission from authorities are going ahead with it. My wedding was scheduled a week ago…

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‘Geelani always spoke truth’, BJP deceived people of Kashmir: Mustafa Kamal

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Hitting BJP led Central Government left, right and centre, National Conference Additional General Secretary Dr Sheikh Mustafa Kamal Thursday said that senior Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Geelani always spoke the truth about Kashmir. “Whenever Geelani talked about the 17 UN Resolutions about Kashmir, it was based on facts. Geelani always said the truth. The situation in Kashmir would have been totally different today if UN Resolutions had been implemented in letter and spirit. Kashmir was an independent state and it never acceded to India like other States,” Kamal told reporters…

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