Kashmir Affairs - Security & Conflict Analysis of Kashmir

The Case Against Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Feudalism and Political Mediocrity
Junaid Azim Mattu
March 13, 2009

We, in Kashmir, have our Popes, Bishops, Castles and Catholic Churches too. We just call them 'Mirwaizs', 'Grand Muftis' and 'Jamia Masjids'. The nomenclature and the prohibition of wine seem to be the only discerning factors. Everything else is monozygotic. And yes, the Pope is elected to his throne. The Mirwaiz is born to his.

Abdullah anew
Luv Puri
7 February 2009

Stitching a new "Pheran”: An agenda for the Omar Abdullah Government
Amitabh Mattoo
8 January 2009

Interview
Dr. Richard Benkin
Murtaza Shibli
23 December 2008
What is Israel actually getting from Pakistan or other Islamic states--most of which refuse to recognize Israel as a nation?

Comment
Should orphanages be there or not?
Rabia Noor
21 November 2008

Diary
Kashmir Diary: OF violence and the violations
Tanveen Kawoosa
21 November 2008
Civil unrest and resulting gross violations of human rights in Kashmir during the period of crisis once again exposed India so ignominiously and so widely.

Obituary
Remembering Ayatollah Yousuf Kashmiri
Syed Ali Safvi
24 September 2008

Comment
Punishment for Aazadi
Bilal Ahmad, Srinagar
29 August 2008

Shattered Dreams
Nyla A Khan
23 August 2008

Comment
Kashmir Humanitarian Crisis: A Measured Response
Fozia Lone
22 August 2008

Comment
Kashmir is in no mood to be taken for a ride
Syed Ali Safvi
22 August 2008

Analysis
Amarnath Yatra
J&K: Beginning of the Endgame
Gautam Navlakha
21 August 2008

Comment
Kashmir’s Mass Uprising
Syed Ali Safvi
17 August 2008

Petition
Unity and Harmony in Jammu and Kashmir
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/jkash08/petition.html

Petition
International Calls to End Blocade
Urgent appeal on Humanitarian Crisis
12 August 2008

Obituary
Sheikh Abdul Aziz (1952-2008)
Murtaza Shibli
11 August 2008

Interview
Ram Jethmalani, former Law Minister, India
Murtaza Shibli
3 August 2008

Analysis
End of Pervez Musharraf: How soon, How Bad?
Murtaza Shibli

Comment
Politicizing the Gods
Dr. Mirza Ashraf Beg

Islam, Women and Violence in Kashmir: Between India and Pakistan
By Nyla Ali Khan
Nyla Ali Khan talks about her forthcoming book: Islam, Women and Violence in Kashmir: Between India and Pakistan

Mumbai Bombings: Consequences for Kashmir
Fozia Nazir Lone
14 January 2009
It is imperative that the International Community must change their foreign policy on Kashmir and attend to the cause rather than focusing on the consequences of disasters that plague the region like the Mumbai bombing.

Self-Determination Day another Opportunity Lost
Nazir Gilani
14 January 2009

Lessons from J&K Elections
Balraj Puri
14 January 2009
Omar Abdullah received a massive reception when he arrival in Jammu, a day before taking oath of office on January 5 as eleventh Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.

Joint Statement by Indians and Pakistanis
7 January 2009
We understand and share the anger of the people over the Mumbai attack. We also stress and reiterate the need for those individuals and organizations guilty of the ghastly attack on Mumbai to be named and punished, in a free, fair, impartial investigation and prosecution. Equally we feel the need to eliminate terrorism that has impacted on India recently and the entire region of South Asia and threatens the peaceful co-existence between peoples and countries.

What I Found in Kashmir
David Wolfe
21 November 2008
In March and April of this year, I set out on a journey to see for myself what Kashmir was really about.

Dangerous Drift in Jammu and Kashmir
Balraj Puri
27 September 2008

Kashmir Conflict And The Emerging Political Scene In South Asia
Shah Faisal
26 September 2008

Asian security perception
Mohammd Azam Inqilabi
Patron, Mahaz-e-Azadi, Kashmir
25 September 2008

Kashmir: From zone of conflict to zone of reconciliation
Amit Srivastava
24 September 2008

Kashmiri Friend
Rahul Mukherji
24 September 2008

India must end terror wars in Kashmir!
Abdul Ruff Colachal
24 September 2008

Who After Geelani?
Syed Ali Safvi
24 September 2008

Manufacturing 'Terrorists' The Indian Way
Yoginder Sikand
24 September 2008

Appeal
Calling for an Investigation into Security Forces Killing and Injuring Civilians in India-Administered Kashmir
15th September 2008

Comment
Notes for Pro-India dreamers in Kashmir
Abdul Ruff Colachal
11 September 2008

Seminar Address
Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan
Strategic Technology Resources Seminar on Kashmir, 02.09.2008, Islamabad
11 September 2008

Comment
Groping for Concrete Resolutions to the Conflict
Nyla A Khan
28 August 2008

Obituary
Qari Saifuddin
Rashid Ahmad
20 August 2008

Interview
Mehbooba Mufti
President, Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party
19 August 2008
Nawaz Gul Qanungo

Comment
Muzaffarabad Murders: A step towards independence from India!
Abdul Ruff Colachal
12 August 2008

Book Review
Lentha: Mujahid ki Diary (Urdu)
By Lt. Colonel Mohammad Abdul Haq Mirza Sher Jang
Compiled by Anwar Ayub Raja
Bradford: The Book Centre, 2004
Murtaza Shibli
10 August 2008

Book Review
My Kashmir: Conflict and Prospects of Enduring Peace
By Wajahat Habibullah
United States Institute of Peace, Washington, 2008
Review by: Murtaza Shibli
17 July 2008

Interview
Wajahat Habibullah
Murtaza Shibli

Analysis
Solving Amarnath: A New Hope in Kashmir
Murtaza Shibli
02 July 2008

Politics of Pilgrimage
Sonia Jabbar
01 July 2008

A Journey Interrupted: Being Indian in Pakistan by Farzana Versey
Harper Collins India; Rupees 295, Pages 299
Murtaza Shibli
21 June 2008

Farzana Versey
Murtaza Shibli

Essays
India-Pakistan ‘Peace Process’ and Kashmir
Murtaza Shibli

‘Real Democracy’: Pakistan’s Post-Musharraf Kashmir Policy
Murtaza Shibli

Pakistan’s Changing outlook on Kashmir
Syed Rifaat Hussain

India-Pakistan Peace Process: Roadblocks & Way Ahead
Anuradha Bhasin Jamwal

Prospects of Peace in Kashmir
Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra