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Javaid Trali

Javaid Trali is a public relations professional. He has served as a Media Analyst aiding the former Chief Minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. His role was to monitor ongoing media trends with regard to Jammu and Kashmir and also evaluate the information available publicly to create detailed reports for assisting the administration and government. Javaid Trali is the recipient of the prestigious International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), a professional exchange program funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

From My Grandfather’s Radio and Rahim Bab’s Shop to Sankarshan Thakur’s Writings
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News and people who make it fascinate me since childhood. My courtship with the world of news is filled with both positive and negative experiences that I hold close to…

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Reflection on lost years and new hope
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“You just can’t have enough of it” — the story of Kashmir is complex, multilayered, and deeply emotional. Yet, in many ways, it is also startlingly simple. At its core…

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The transformative power of police-community relations – A case study of Jammu and Kashmir
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Introduction In a region plagued by conflict and turmoil, the importance of strong police-community relations cannot be overstated. Mr. R R Swain, the newly appointed police chief of Jammu and…

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Death anniversaries of Mirwaiz Farooq and Abdul Gani Lone: Why public commemorations in Kashmir are just focused on who are dead, not their killers?
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Lest we forget… it was on May 21, 1990, when Mirwaiz Molvi Muhammad Farooq — the then Mirwaiz of Kashmir, and father of incumbent Mirwaiz (Umar Farooq) —was assassinated at…

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A “people-centered” approach is a better fit for the present situation in Kashmir
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This month on February 9 and February 11, death anniversaries of Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru and JKLF founder Mohammad Maqbool Bhat, people in Kashmir largely went about their…

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NEET doesn’t promote opportunity; fails to ensure a level playing field for all aspirants
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The medical profession and education have become a business and now the regulation of medical education has also gone that way which is the nation’s tragedy, an anguished Supreme Court…

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What civil wars tell us about Afghanistan situation, past and present 
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By Javaid Trali Afghanistan is, in fact, a classic case study of the convergence of interests of a wide range of actors — be it the transnational arms dealers or…

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Explained: CID Kashmir’s order on denying security clearance to ‘law offenders’ needs a rethink
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Javaid Trali On July 31, 2021, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police issued an order, denying security clearance for passports and other government services to…

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2 years after abrogation of Art 370: What goes said and unsaid in J&K?
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Javaid Trali  I had just finished going through the two interviews, ‘The Print’ had published recently in connection with the upcoming second anniversary of the August 2019 decisions,  when I…

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One uninvestigated killing leads to another and another and another and that is what has been happening in Kashmir
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If I/we don’t speak for others, there will be no one left to speak for me/us when they will finally come for me/us!    By Javaid Trali  In a place like…

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The positive results make clear the importance of the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan
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Javaid Trali  “The ceasefire along the LoC is holding as of now. The onus of making sure that the ceasefire holds is squarely on Pakistan. We are willing to observe…

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Factors that halt process of development contribute to conflict. Corruption is one of them.
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Javaid Trali  It is no wonder that places, where the impact of corruption is corrosive, are prone to conflict – one causing and exacerbating the other. Jammu and Kashmir, a…

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