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Elections in AJK

Elections in AJK July 3, 2021 A fresh round of general elections is set to take place in Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) on July 25, 2021. Historically, elections in AJK have been easy to predict – the political party at the helm of affairs in Islamabad is usually crowned in Muzaffarabad as well. Will the 2021 elections bring any surprise? The jury is out. Historically, both Muzaffarabad and Islamabad have reduced AJK to the geo-strategic conflict of Jammu & Kashmir. Consequently, I argue that the socio-economic development of AJK has been hostage to a particular brand of politicking in which political and state actors in AJK tend to be more fixated on Occupied Kashmir rather than focusing on their primary task of democratizing and strengthening local institutions to deliver inclusive and sustainable development to the people of AJK. This approach cuts across political parties and ideologies.

Navigating choppy waters

Navigating choppy waters The writer, a Chevening scholar, studied International Journalism at the University of Sussex. As the Biden Administration prepares to complete the drawdown of its forces from Afghanistan, the region is in a great flux. The post-withdrawal scenario has forced the regional countries to rush back to the drawing board to form a fresh assessment of the prevailing situation in Afghanistan and think of more innovative ways to deal with the fallout. There is discernible anxiety generated by the prospect of fresh bouts of violence gripping the war-torn country and spilling over to the neighbouring countries. The exiting Americans may have suffered war fatigue, aided as much by ambiguity in the objectives of the long-drawn-out war as by the history of the Afghan conflicts involving the great powers.

Avoiding blame games

Avoiding blame games July 2, 2021 The recent drone attacks in Occupied Kashmir could be termed reminiscent of the Pulwama attacks, when a failed attempt was made, a few years ago, to launch an offensive against Pakistan under the guise of these strikes. It is too early to claim from where exactly the mysterious drones were flown, but Jammu and Kashmir s police chief Dil Bagh Singh has linked the recent attacks to Pakistan. Claiming that a Pakistan-based militant group is likely to be the mastermind of the drone strikes, he said that drones are suspected to have flown across the border. On the basis of his baseless statement, the Indian media has once again started propaganda against Pakistan.

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