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Dividing Jammu from Kashmir Could Be Dangerous

By David Devadas August 5, 2025 Akhnoor alienation antagonism bhaderwah BJP leader centre Chenab basin chief ministership communal distrust conflict-generating processes constitutional amendments coordinating council cultural diversity dangerous demographic diversity district development boards Dividing Jammu from Kashmir Doda Dogra dynasty elections foreign forces fragmentation geographic diversity hill development council Hindus JAMMU AND KASHMIR kargil Kathua Kavinder Gupta Kishtwar Ladakh Leh Lieutenant Governor minority multi-layered administrative system Muslims neglect new assembly Omar Abdullah Pahalgam massacre Pakistan Panchayats peace peaceable institution polarisation poonch President's rule propaganda rajouri ramban Ramnagar Reasi restore statehood ruling party rumours sacrifices separatism stability Supreme Court town councils Union Territories Unity victimhood

Just a few days after the Pahalgam massacre in late April, I first heard in Srinagar that the ruling party was looking for arguments with…

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Did India leap up the escalation ladder to force Pakistan down?

By David Devadas May 15, 2025 aggression air bases Air Chief Marshal AP Singh artillery missiles Azerbaijan ballistic missiles cave entrance Ceasefire China Chinese military consultants Colonel Sofiya Qureshi Drone War Drones enemy nuclear weapon storage escalation ladder Fire Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri france hangars IAF strikes IMF bail-out india India spokespersons Indian air defences Indian Air Force Jammu Karnah Kashmir Conflict Kirana Hills ladder of escalation landing strips Line of Control (LoC)media briefing military analysts military operations military warfare missile war missiles Mushaf air base nuclear arsenal off-ramp Pahalgam bloodbath Pakistan peace efforts poonch president trump rajouri retaliation Saturday morning Secretary of State Rubio Sialkot air base Smoke strikes terrorist training centres terrorist training hubs Tom Cooper Trade Deal Turkey Turkish drone operators UAVs UK uri US attitude US government Vice-president Vance war escalation Wing Commander Vyomkia Singh

If one looks at the war-like moves last week as a chess game, several bits of evidence suggest that India knocked a slew of Pakistani…

Deserted streets and shuttered shops in Pahalgam after the deadly terror attack.

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BECAUSE THE ENEMY WON’T STOP | THE NEW INDIAN

By Emaad Makhdoomi May 14, 2025 26/11 Accountability agra alcohol ban allegiance to Pakistan ambush Article 370 Bangalore Banihal tunnel collaborators communal lens cultural invasion Dangri village Delhi democratic India development Downtown Srinagar emaad makhdoomi English daily fear Gagangeer General Asim Munir gun Hindu homes homestays ideological policing ideological surrender ideology Indian Army indian constitution instability intimidation invisible front jaipur Jammu & Kashmir JAMMU AND KASHMIR Journalists Kathua Ladakh lashkar e taiba lawyers legislative reasoning local terror recruitment map mind Mumbai Muslim-majority state National Conference national media Pahalgam Attack Pakistan pathankot peace professors propaganda proxies proxy war Psychological warfare public officials Pulwama rajouri Reasi district secular fabric selective outrage separatists shiv khori Sonamarg spirit of India Stone pelting systematic campaign Taj Mahal terror attacks the new indian Tourists Unity visible front

Despite continued Pakistan-backed terror, Kashmir is witnessing a shift since Article 370’s abrogation—markets are reviving, terror recruitments are down, and many youths are embracing peace. But fear remains due to internal ideological proxies. The fight must now target both terror and its narrative.

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Shehbaz’s Bluster: Pakistan Masks Defeat as Victory

By Atul Krishan May 11, 2025 Air Defense Systems.Baramulla Ceasefire Cross-Border Tensions drone activity India pakistan relations indian armed forces JAMMU AND KASHMIR loc Military Response New Delhi Pahlagam Attack Pakistan Military Pakistan Prime Minister rajouri RS Pura Shehbaz Sharif

New Delhi: In a desperate attempt to save face, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stood before the nation, declaring the recent ceasefire with India as…

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India Exposes Pakistan’s 400-Drone Attack, Targets Religious Sites

By Khushboo Kumari May 9, 2025 AD radar aerial incursions aggression air defense sites Airbus A320 Akhnoor artillery shelling Assist models Bhatinda Christian convent civil airspace Colonel Sophia Kureshi diplomatic outreach drone attacks drone debris FlyNAS Aviation Foreign Secretary Vikram Mishri Gurdwara high-alert period indian armed forces Indian Army JAMMU AND KASHMIR Karachi Lahore Leh LINE OF CONTROL loc missile attacks New Delhi Norway Pakistan Pakistani UAV poonch rajouri retaliation S jaishankar Sikh community Sir Creek sovereignty Tangdhar Turkish-origin drones udhampur united kingdom United States uri western border Wing Commander Vomika Singh

New Delhi: In a high-level press briefing held in New Delhi, Foreign Secretary Vikram Mishri, along with Colonel Sophia Kureshi and Wing Commander Vomika Singh,…

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India Strikes Pakistani ADS in Lahore Following Drone Attacks

By Khushboo Kumari May 8, 2025 2025 air defence radars air defence system artillery Baramulla civilian casualties civilian safety countermeasures Cross-Border Shelling defence ministry Drones india indian armed forces Integrated Counter UAS Grid JAMMU AND KASHMIR kupwara Lahore LINE OF CONTROL loc May 7 Mendhar military operation military targets missiles mortars non-escalation official report Operation Sindoor Pakistan Pakistani aggression Pakistani military peace poonch rajouri Security targeted operation uri

NEW DELHI: In a significant escalation of hostilities, India conducted a targeted military operation, “Operation Sindoor,” on the night of May 7, in response to…

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Pak National Caught Near LoC in Poonch by Army

By Emaad Makhdoomi May 6, 2025 Akhnoor Baramulla ceasefireviolation ChakkanDaBagh CrossBorderFiring hostilities IndianArmy IndusWaterTreaty jammukashmir kupwara loc Mendhar Naushera PahalgamAttack Pakistan PirPanjal poonch rajouri SecurityAlert Sunderbani

SRINAGAR: On Tuesday, Indian Army nabbed a Pakistani individual found moving suspiciously near the de facto border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, specifically in…

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Army Thwarts Terrorist Ambush on Convoy in J&K’s Rajouri

By Emaad Makhdoomi February 27, 2025 IndianArmy loc misinformation NationalSecurity rajouri Sunderbani TerroristAttack

The Indian Army announced that the gunfire aimed at a military convoy in the Sunderbani sector of Rajouri was ineffective

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Multiple locations raided in anti-terror crackdown in Rajouri

By Emaad Makhdoomi January 29, 2025 Anti-terror Initiatives Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)Counter Terrorism Forested Zones Hideouts High-altitude Terrain JAMMU AND KASHMIR Line of Control (LoC)Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)rajouri security forces terror attacks Terrorist Networks Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA)winter season

SRINAGAR: Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir launched a series of coordinated raids across 25 locations in Rajouri on Wednesday, targeting the residences of terrorists…

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Massive counter-terror crackdown across Jammu Division

By Emaad Makhdoomi January 29, 2025 Counter Terrorism Doda Jammu JAMMU AND KASHMIR Kathua Kishtwar Line of Control (LoC)poonch rajouri Reasi security forces Terrorist Networks udhampur Village Defence Guards (VDGs) Infiltration Attempts

SRINAGAR: Security forces have launched a sweeping crackdown against terrorism in the Jammu region. The special focus is on rugged terrain and dense forests along…

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Mystery illness in Rajouri: Families relocated amid health crisis

By Emaad Makhdoomi January 23, 2025 bacterial infections Badhal village containment zone Epidemiology food chain toxicity food safety forensic investigation health crisis health measures JAMMU AND KASHMIR medical care mystery illness Mystery illness in Rajouri: Families relocated amid health crisis Public Health rajouri Rajouri administration Rajouri crisis.relocation relocation strategy SIT probe toxic food Unexplained deaths viral infections water contamination

JAMMU: In response to a growing health crisis in Badhal village, where an unexplained illness has claimed 17 lives since December and four new cases…

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Rajouri’s Badhal declared Containment Zone after 17 deaths

By Emaad Makhdoomi January 22, 2025 Badhal containment zone deaths epidemiological study food distribution Government response health experts health monitoring J&K Jammu mysterious illness Omar Abdullah police enforcement.public safety rajouri SIT investigation strict measures surveillance unexplained fatalities village lockdown

JAMMU: The administration of Rajouri district has declared Badhal village a containment zone following 17 unexplained deaths in the area. A formal order issued by…

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Dividing Jammu from Kashmir Could Be Dangerous

Did India leap up the escalation ladder to force Pakistan down?

BECAUSE THE ENEMY WON’T STOP | THE NEW INDIAN

Shehbaz’s Bluster: Pakistan Masks Defeat as Victory

India Exposes Pakistan’s 400-Drone Attack, Targets Religious Sites

India Strikes Pakistani ADS in Lahore Following Drone Attacks

Pak National Caught Near LoC in Poonch by Army

Army Thwarts Terrorist Ambush on Convoy in J&K’s Rajouri

Multiple locations raided in anti-terror crackdown in Rajouri

Massive counter-terror crackdown across Jammu Division

Mystery illness in Rajouri: Families relocated amid health crisis

Rajouri’s Badhal declared Containment Zone after 17 deaths

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