K.Venkateshwar.Rao

POLITICS  / K. Venkateshwar Rao 10 FEBRUARY 2020 The Muslim world appears to have formally acknowledged that Kashmir is an integral part of India. According to the prominent Dawn daily newspaper in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia declined Pakistan’s request for an emergency meeting of the council of Foreign Ministers on February 9 at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) conference. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has been on a globetrotting mission seeking support ever since the Narendra Modi-led government abrogated the special status of Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019. The Fight Over Kashmir The Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan has captured the attention of Muslim leaders globally. It has become an integral part of Pakistan’s diplomacy to muster support against India in the Islamic world. Islamabad has striven to evolve a consensus among OIC member states in condemning New Delhi’s Kashmir policy, which it argues violates the rights of the Muslim popula...

POLITICS   / K.Venkateshwar. Rao  25 AUGUST 2019     With the abrogation of Article 370 the Narendra Modi lead BJP government has reversed the ambiguous stand of erstwhile governments over Jammu and Kashmir and moved ahead for the integration of the state in India. The government move has enthused a large section of the people of India but has caused dissatisfaction among the people of  Jammu and Kashmir  due to the loss of their unique identity. Though locals primarily Hindus and Muslim traders welcomed revocation of the special status but have expressed apprehensions that a massive influx of other state people would aggravate unemployment situations in the Jammu & Kashmir. The majority of Muslim populace of the state views the action as loss of their identity. Some said, “It seems the move is aimed at changing the demography of Kashmir.” Womenfolk of the state seemed to be in favor of the decision as the repeal of Article 37...