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Modi did what Nehru wanted to, but couldn’t, on Article 370

When Home Minister Amit Shah declared on August 6 that Article 370 has been scrapped and Kashmir fully integrated with the rest of India, whether or not he was aware, he said almost exactly what Jawaharlal Nehru told the Lok Sabha 56 years ago, on De....

August 07, 2019 Jammu & Kashmir , Governance and Political Studies , Article , Lok Sabha , Article 370 , Amit Shah , Jawaharlal Nehru , RSS , Congress Kashmir abrogation

Kashmir, Nehru’s Idealism and Article 370

Dr Makkhan Lal Article

Though the State of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) is an integral part of India, Pakistan claims that it is a disputed territory, particularly the Muslim majority Kashmir Valley, while some Kashmiris and the militant groups think that they are an independent....

July 04, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Article 370 , Kashmir’s accession

Jammu & Kashmir - Deciding on Inviolability of Article 370

Rajesh Singh

When the Jammu & Kashmir High Court, nearly a year ago, held that the State enjoyed “sovereignty” because such status had been “guaranteed under Article 370” of the Constitution of India, Pakistan-based Dawn newsp....

December 20, 2016 Governance and Political Studies , Policies & Perspectives , Pakistan , Jammu & Kashmir , Article 370

Conference on the Plight of Kashmiri Pandits

VIF, together with All India Kashmiri Samaj (AIKS), organised a day-long conference ‘Revisiting the displaced Kashmiri Pandits issue’ on 13 February 2015. ‘J&K: the fractured electorate mandate and its implications,’ and ‘Creation of a legi....

February 19, 2015 Jammu & Kashmir , Conference , National Security and Strategic Studies , Conferences , POK , Kashmir Valley , Article 370 , Kashmiri Pandits , Armed Forces Special Powers Act , All India Kashmiri Samaj

Vimarsha: Article 370 and Resolution of Kashmir Problem with Gen (Retd) SK Sinha, former Governor, Assam and J&K

On Nov 20^th, 2014, VIF organised a talk by General (Retd) SK Sinha, former Governor, Assam and J&K on ‘Article 370 and Resolution of Kashmir Problem’ under its Vimarsha series of public discourse. With Shri Vijai Kapoor, former ....

November 25, 2014 Jammu & Kashmir , Vimarsh , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article 370 , Resolution of Kashmir , Hindu refugees , Gilgit Baltistan

Launch of Kishtwar Cauldron: The Struggle against ISI’s Ethnic Cleansing

On 13^th September, Kishtwar Cauldron: The Struggle against ISI’s Ethnic Cleansing, authored by Maj. Gen. (Retd) Dr G D Bakshi, SM VSM, was launched at the VIF. The book was released by Lt. Gen. (Retd) S K Sinha, PVSM, form....

September 19, 2013 National Security and Strategic Studies , Book Discussions , Article 370 , ISI’s Ethnic Cleansing , Kishtwar Cauldron , Pakistani ISI