JK Policy Institute
During lockdown, Child Sexual Abuse in the virtual world surged exponentially, even in Jammu and Kashmir. A harsher law is in place to report and take sexual offenders to task. But what do we know about POCSO? Asks Muzamil Bashir.
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In the strife-torn region of Kashmir, women have always been at the receiving end in the world of entrepreneurship. Ambreen Yousuf highlights the struggles and the challenges.
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Syed Ali Geelani admitted that funds were not used properly in the separatist camp. He is unhappy and disappointed by his aides who didn’t live up to his expectations. Javaid Trali wants to know what happened to the “charismatic leadership” that had held the “movement of separatism” together for so long? Why does he suddenly feel his authority and influence waning?
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China is an authoritative regime. They displayed dominance first in Hong-Kong, negotiated vested interests with Pakistan through CPEC, and embraced Bangladesh in trade last week. China is using every possible option to tactically exert its supremacy worldwide. Is it a worrying sign for India? Raja Muneeb believes that India has a crucial role to play in the new turn of events in the geopolitical theatre.
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It is hoped that concerns of the youth in J&K will be taken into account and this order will be repealed to serve the cause of justice and equality for all, says Kanwal Singh.
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Soon after the J&K Reorganisation Act 2019, the Central Administrative Tribunal surfaced on front pages of dailies for a pretty long time and created a furore in legal circles. Policy analyst Kanwal Singh tells us what the issue was all about.
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Losing home and hearth is devastating. Kashmiri Pandits lost it in 1990 as guns started rattling in Kashmir. The loss, pain, gloom can’t be weaved in words. Sanjay Sapru suggests some policy recommendations for the dignified and safe return of the natives.
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Covid-19 has hogged headlines across the world. It came with its own challenges for the ‘fairer sex’. Ambreen Yousuf says that the repeated lockdown has exposed women to cyber-bullying, sextortion, sexting, trolling
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The recent spurt in terror attacks and the unabashed killing is a worrying sign. In the melee, common Kashmiris bear the brunt of this “business”. Raja Muneeb argues
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Seemingly, Covid-19 is just an invisible microbe but it is powerful and has shaken the whole world. Post Covid era will never be the same again. Dr. Suneem Khan and Abid Rashid Baba tell us how.
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Countries with the finest healthcare system available were caught unawares as the tiny microbe hit the globe. It added insult to the injury to war-ravaging regions. The major focus in these conflict-ridden areas for governments remains the continued investment in defense and security. As a result, areas such as education and public health take a back seat and are often the worst sufferers.
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In recent decades, as a result of the new world order, the world has become a global village. The emergence of regional/international organizations, economic corridors, and communication technologies have brought people much closer. The processes of globalization while undermining borders have simultaneously created cross-cultural, religious
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