Editorial Changing contours of a border state Tukde tukde Jammu & Kashmir Pushp Saraf Dusting off whatever is left of the family archives I have come across a copy of “Gilgit before 1947” written by the late Brig Ghansar Singh Jamwal, who was betrayed by his own troops as Governor of the highly picturesque mountainous …
Editorial Ladakh: New dimensions During August and September the internal situation in Leh district of the union territory of Ladakh became quite volatile even as China continued to adopt aggressive postures on the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Such scenario could have been a cause of serious concern. Domestic tensions always come in handy for …
Editorial Finally we wake up The following headlines and their timings speak for themselves: “Relations with China: Why Aksai Chin is our part,” by Tsering Samphel, Border Affairs October-December 2004; “Dragon swallows international treaties on Tibet: Why should we match China move by move?” by Tsering Samphel, Border Affairs July-September 2008; “The Dragon’s fangs,” by …
Editorial 18-year old murder mystery deepens Who killed Daniel Pearl? Pushp Saraf American journalist and author Asra Q. Nomani has recounted her last meeting with slain Wall Street Journal South Asia Bureau chief Daniel Pearl in an article “This is Danny Pearl’s final story” in 2014: “Twelve years ago, on January 23, 2002, Danny left …
Editorial Bending history –Pushp Saraf It was a clash of former princes, both reveling in heady past laced with current achievements, in the Lok Sabha almost four decades ago. One was Dr Karan Singh, the scion of the erstwhile Dogra ruling family of Jammu and Kashmir. He had made a bold democratic transition joining active …
Editorial Jashn-e-Kashmir: Denial, demotion and dejection – Pushp Saraf While growing up in the KashmirValley in the mid-1950s I was exposed to a cultural extravaganza Jashn-e-Kashmir (Festival of Kashmir) at the highly picturesque Mughal Gardens in Srinagar. This would be an evening of fun and frolic, of songs and dances, and, of course, the mouth-watering …
