JK Policy Institute
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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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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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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Those who hold power are not above the law and should face consequences if they abuse their power. Javaid Trali Recall Lord Acton’s seminal words “power tends to corrupt and…
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Javaid Trali This article puts a spotlight on the plight of the two victimized women from south Kashmir and lays bare a pattern of “selective outrage” and “calculated silence” that…
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Photo: AP Had the so-called “militant” been caught alive, he could have provided very meaningful insight into what are the motivations of the children for joining militancy. Javaid Trali “It’s…
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Photo credits: Sardar Nasir Ali Khan The available literature on conflicts, causation and resolution strategies, offers a lot of creative inputs; which if implemented with some sincerity, would certainly spell…
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One can only hope that the peace and ceasefire agreements between India and Pakistan have emerged in an attempt to test the scope for cooperation. By Akeel Rashid India and Pakistan…
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At issue here is not what the Army officer said during the interaction but the fact that such a direct interaction between the army and youth has, sadly, never taken…
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Danish Iqbal The one thing everybody appears to agree about is that the abrogation of Article 370 closed a door of history in Jammu and Kashmir, although there can be…
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What has really been perturbing the common people is that the efforts and initiatives aimed at promoting “lasting peace” in the trouble-torn Valley have not been well elucidated. Touseef Raina…
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Instead of providing incentives for the encounters, now is the time to incentivize the arrests or surrenders of militants in Jammu and Kashmir. Javaid Trali In conflict settings, besides a…
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