“The government of India and the government of Jammu and Kashmir are determined to ensure that every Kashmiri lives with dignity having equal rights and equal opportunities.” GovernmentOpportunityRightsEqualDignityIndiaDeterminedEqual RightsEqual OpportunityKashmirJammuJammu And Kashmir Author:Pranab Mukherjee
“Let Jammu and Kashmir lead the way in the building of a new future for India. Let it set an example to the rest of India and the world by showing how the entire region can be transformed into a zone of peace, stability and prosperity.” WorldWayExampleBuildingIndiaProsperityZoneRegionsStabilityTransformedKashmirNew FutureJammuJammu And Kashmir Author:Pranab Mukherjee
“Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji gave the mantra- Insaniyat, Jamhooriyat, Kashmiriyat. He based Jammu and Kashmir's development on this, and we need to take it ahead.” NeedsDevelopmentIndiaGovernanceMantrasKashmirJammuJammu And Kashmir Author:Narendra Modi
“For 14 years no PM had gone to Jammu and Kashmir. Atal ji changed that and went to Jammu and Kashmir. He gave 3 Mantas- Insaniyat, Jamhuriat and Kashmiriyat (Humanity, democracy and J&K). We aspire to walk on that path” YearsHumanityWalksGoneDemocracyPathChangedIndiaAspireGovernanceKashmirPmsJammuJammu And Kashmir Author:Narendra Modi
“In India, there are lots of places that I love, but my favourite is Kashmir.” IndiaFavouriteKashmir Author:Chiranjeevi
“At the same time, old confrontations have taken on frightening urgency, especially the India-Pakistan conflict over Kashmir and the violent stalemate in the Middle East. Progress on these and other global challenges requires us to develop a larger strategy for American foreign policy, rooted in a fundamental commitment to move the world from interdependence to an integrated global community committed to peace and prosperity, freedom and security.” WorldMovingPeaceCommunityChallengesTakenProgressMiddleSecurityPolicyConflictCommitmentIndiaFundamentalsStrategyCommittedProsperityEastViolentForeign PolicyMiddle EastRootedFrighteningPakistanConfrontationUrgencyIntegratedInterdependenceKashmirAmerican Foreign PolicyGlobal CommunityStalemateIndia Pakistan Author:William J. Clinton
“It is our priority to win the hearts of people of Jammu and Kashmir. That could only be achieved through development and their welfare. We have a responsibility to see that people of the state are prosperous. We are not talking about Hindus or Muslims, but the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Development comes when there is integration.” PeopleHeartStatesWinningResponsibilityTalkingDevelopmentIndiaPrioritiesWelfareIntegrationGovernanceProsperousNot TalkingKashmirJammuJammu And Kashmir Author:Narendra Modi
“India is using troops in Kashmir. They are losing the battle of heart and minds. It's like treating cancer with dispirin.” MindHeartBattleLosingIndiaCancerTroopsHeart And MindKashmir Author:Imran Khan
“I think there is a misunderstanding about Indians' traditional views. India did send army into Goa, India did send an army into and fought a war in Kashmir in 1948, India did get Hyderabad by force... I think the narrow projection on the international... arena distorted India's image.” ThinkingWarForceViewsIndiaArmyInternationalTraditionalMisunderstandingArenaProjectionKashmir Author:Subramanian Swamy
“The labours I devoted between 1888 to 1900 to the critical edition, translation and commentary of Kalhana's Rajatarangini, the only true historical text of Sanskrit literature, afforded me ample opportunities of gaining close contact with Sanskrit savants of Kashmir, the land where traditional learning of Hindu India had flourished in old times greatly and survived until recent years.” YearsLiteratureOpportunityLandIndiaHistoricalCriticalTraditionalContactLabourDevotedSurvivedTranslationsCommentaryOld TimeKashmirSanskritSavants Author:Aurel Stein
“For India, Kashmir lends credibility to its secular nationalist image.” IndiaSecularCredibilityKashmir Author:Nyla Ali Khan
“Kashmir is the real test of secularism in India.” RealTestsIndiaSecularismKashmir Author:Mahatma Gandhi
“The Constitution of India seeks to guarantee respect for the rule of law, the independence of the judiciary, and the integrity of the electoral process. But time and again, provisions of the Constitution of India have been flagrantly violated in Kashmir, and the ideals that it enshrines have been forgotten.” Has BeensLawProcessIntegrityIdealsIndiaConstitutionIndependenceForgottenGuaranteesProvisionRule Of LawJudiciaryKashmirElectoral Process Author:Nyla Ali Khan
“The much-lauded parliamentary democracy in India has been unable to protect a genuine democratic set-up in Kashmir.” Has BeensDemocracyProtectIndiaDemocraticGenuineParliamentaryKashmirParliamentary Democracy Author:Nyla Ali Khan
“Both India and Pakistan have a long history of deploying rhetorical strategies to skirt the issue of plebiscite or complete secession of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. When feeling particularly belligerent Pakistan cries itself hoarse declaring the legitimacy of plebiscite held under United Nations auspices in J & K; India responds just as aggressively by demanding the complete withdrawal of Pakistani troops from the territory of pre-partition J & K; or, in a moment of neighborly solicitude, for conversion of the LOC to a permanent International border.” LongStatesMomentsFeelingsNationsUnitedIssuesCryIndiaStrategyInternationalConversionFormerPermanentBordersTerritoryTroopsPakistanUnited NationsSkirtsWithdrawalLegitimacyDeclaringRhetoricalKashmirPartitionSecessionSolicitudeIndia And PakistanDeployingLocsJammuJammu And KashmirRhetorical Strategies Author:Nyla Ali Khan
“It is now that the Left in India is urging the federal government to initiate unconditional talks with all stakeholders in Kashmir. Otherwise, up until now, the Left didn't even support the autonomous status of Kashmir, and the Kashmir imbroglio is not a conflict between the forces of Marxism and capitalism.” GovernmentLeftForceSupportConflictCapitalismIndiaFederal GovernmentUnconditionalMarxismInitiateAutonomousKashmirStakeholder Author:Nyla Ali Khan
“India had barely become independent, in 1947, when Pakistan invaded Kashmir, which at the time was ruled by a maharajah. The maharajah fled, and the people of Kashmir, led by Sheikh Abdullah, asked for Indian help. Lord [Louis] Mountbatten, who was still governor general, replied that he wouldn't be able to supply aid to Kashmir unless Pakistan declared war, and he didn't seem bothered by the fact that the Pakistanis were slaughtering the population.” PeopleStillsWarFactsHelpingSeemsAbleLordIndiaIndependentPopulationAidsIndianGovernorsPakistanBotheredKashmir Author:Indira Gandhi
“Some kind of settlement in Kashmir is crucial for both countries [Pakistan and India]. It's also tearing India apart with horrible atrocities in the region which is controlled by Indian armed forces.” KindCountryForceIndiaHorribleIndianRegionsControlledCrucialPakistanAtrocitiesSettlementArmed ForcesKashmir Author:Noam Chomsky
“A good American friend of mine who has lived in India for many years, working as a journalist, was recently denied entry to the country because he wrote on Kashmir. This is a reflection of fractures within society. Pakistan, too, has to focus on the Lashkar [Lashkar-i-Taiba] and other similar groups and work towards some sort of sensible compromise on Kashmir.” YearsCountryFocusGroupsMinesReflectionIndiaCompromiseJournalistSensibleDeniedPakistanEntryKashmirFracture Author:Noam Chomsky
“The animosity between India and Pakistan is deeply unfortunate and dangerous, and it's something I've long campaigned to reduce. But right now, when there's artillery being exchanged in Kashmir - which is not for from here, either - and there are 100-ish nuclear weapons on each side of the border, there's never really been a case like this where two nuclear armed countries are happily shelling each other.” LongTwoCountrySidesCasesDangerousRight NowWeaponsIndiaNuclearBordersNuclear WeaponsUnfortunatePakistanAnimosityArtilleryKashmirIndia And Pakistan Author:Mohsin Hamid
“Some kind of settlement in Kashmir is crucial for both India and Pakistan. It's also tearing India apart with horrible atrocities in the region which is controlled by Indian armed forces. This is feeding right back into society even in the domain of elementary civil rights.” KindForceRightsIndiaHorribleCivil RightsIndianRegionsControlledCrucialFeedingPakistanDomainAtrocitiesSettlementArmed ForcesKashmirIndia And Pakistan Author:Noam Chomsky
“If you look at Indian movies, every time they wanted an exotic locale, they would have a dance number in Kashmir. Kashmir was India's fairyland. Indians went there because in a hot country you go to a cold place. People would be entranced by the sight of snow.” PeopleIfsLooksCountryWould BeWantedNumbersColdIndiaSightHotSnowIndianExoticKashmir Author:Salman Rushdie
“In an ideal world, you could reunite the Pakistan-occupied part of Kashmir with the Indian-occupied part and restore the old borders. You could have both India and Pakistan agreeing to guarantee those borders, demilitarise the area, and to invest in it economically. In a sane world that would happen, but we don't live in a sane world.” WorldHappensAreasIdealsIndiaIndianBordersGuaranteesSanePakistanKashmirIdeal WorldIndia And Pakistan Author:Salman Rushdie