The ride through Mughal Road: A note on Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency

The ride through Mughal Road: A note on Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency

The as Lok Sabha debates delimitation and women reservation over the weekend, the AIMIM MP and firebrand Muslims leader Assadudin Owaisi picked up an example from Jammu and Kashmir to accuse ruling BJP of gerrymandering as its final main objective. Owaisi said since the Delimitation is appointed by the political executive, the members often oblige the ruling party’s demands. He...

The ‘B’ teams, BJP’s secret Kashmir allies and the history of alliances

The ‘B’ teams, BJP’s secret Kashmir allies and the history of alliances

Scenario: ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Responding to reports that three local parties led, separately, by Ghulam Nabi Azad, Syed Altaf Bukhari and Sajad Lone are in alliance talks, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said, “BJP has pressed its ‘B teams’ into action”; to this, the People Democratic Party quipped, “look who is talking.”  As Jammu and Kashmir...

Incorrect to say Pakistan downed six Indian warplanes: CDS Chauhan

Incorrect to say Pakistan downed six Indian warplanes: CDS Chauhan

Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan on Saturday acknowledged losses of aircraft in recent hostilities with Pakistan but dismissed as “absolutely incorrect” Islamabad’s claim of downing six Indian jets. Chauhan, in an interview to Bloomberg TV, asserted it is more important to find out why the aircraft were lost so that the Indian military could improve tactics and hit...

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