Instantly, the new Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh has gone newsy, both from within and outside. While a 3-member penal is assessing the twin-district’s asset share from the bifurcated state of Jammu and Kashmir, a report suggested a face-off between the rival armies of China and India at the Line of Actual Control (LAoC) somewhere near the Pangong Tso Lake.
The two countries are staking claims over a vast 130-kms plus stretch that extends towards the Chinese Tibet, the report said. The face-off was managed through talks at the local commander level. The crisis spot was the same where they had a scuffle earlier when the two armies had problems in Doklam. The face-off came days ahead of the October wargames exercise HimVijay. The exercise, reports said, will take place in Arunachal Pradesh envisaging IAF and the army creating a “real war scenario” within the Indian Territory.
But the real developments are taking place to address the concerns that emanated from the rollback of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir that opened apparently withdrew the protection to demography and land. Ladakh had voiced its concerns seriously. Unlike Leh, Kargil went into an instant strike. There were protests as well. Finally, the governor Satya Pal Malik flew to Kargil, met the local leaders and assured them that their concerns will be taken care of. His visit came days after a section of the political workers formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Delhi.
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Before The Kabul Retreat
Described as the ‘Graveyard of Empires’, Afghanistan was always termed to be at peace when it was at war. But the land-locked desert country that was always in turmoil and one of the worst targets of the Great Game suffered immensely throughout, especially in the last 40 years, Masood Hussain writes
FINGERS CROSSED
Almost everybody in academia and politics that Khalid Bashir Gura spoke to, the response over Kabul happens was simple – wait and watch
Parliamentary Committee In Srinagar
The visiting 28-member Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs have had detailed interactions with top civil administration and discussed developmental scenario and people’s welfare measures in Jammu and Kashmir. It is on a 4-day visit. Congress leader and MP Anand Sharma is heading the committee.
MUSIC IN MUD HOUSE
Deep into north Kashmir, Faheem Mir meet a small community that sings and lives on folk music but is facing a tense situation in the last few years
THE KABUL SPILLOVER?
Security experts are divided over the possible impact of the Kabul situation on Kashmir. But the dramatic Taliban triumph has altered the region’s geopolitics, for the time being, writes Riyaz Wani
Durga Bhawan At Katra
To enhancing facilities for the convenience of the Vaishno Devi pilgrims, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha laid the foundation for the Durga Bhawan, a high utility pilgrim-centric facility worth Rs 24.4 crore. The facility will accommodate 4000 pilgrims.
Women Empowerment
In the first, 480 talented girls from Jammu and Kashmir were included in the degree and diploma courses of the Pragati Scholarship. Jammu and Kashmir has also got nine scholarships under the Saksham Scheme for Persons with Disabilities.
‘SOME HISTORIANS BELIEVE THAT AFGHANISTAN CONFLICT IS THE OUTCOME OF INDIA AND PAKISTAN KASHMIR STAND-OFF'
Foreign policy expert and editor of HardNews magazine, Sanjay Kapoor believes that Taliban 2.0 has more legitimacy unlike in the past as it had signed a deal with the US and negotiated with other countries of the region, but the final verdict can be passed only after it manages ticklish issues involving half of its population, the women
Boredom Is Creative?
Getting bored is not as boring as it gets, writes Azra Hussain
LG In Bangus
Lt Governor, Manoj Sinha inaugurated the Bungus Awaam Mela amidst grand arrangements for village games, exhilarating local performances, and other activities to celebrate the 75th year of Independence.
