Sameer Yasir

Articles by Sameer Yasir

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  Feb 03, 2016

  J&K stalemate: Mid-term polls will hurt Mehbooba, but will be catastrophic for BJP

  If the assurances don't come, Mehbooba will not hesitate in calling for fresh elections.
  BJP Jammu and Kashmir Narendra Modi PoliticsDecoder PoliticalPlay Srinagar Mehbooba Mufti PDP Chenab Valley
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  Feb 01, 2016

  Will Mehbooba Mufti pull the rug from under BJP's feet? 6 reasons why PDP is delaying govt formation in Jammu and Kashmir

  The crisis over government formation has now stretched longer than expected in Jammu and Kashmir. While late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had tried to refloat his ‘Battle of Ideas’ slogan but failed, his daughter and PDP President Mebooba Mufti is now keeping everyone guessing by adopting a calculated strategy of silence.
  BJP Jammu and Kashmir PoliticsDecoder Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti Mufti Mohammed Sayeed PDP government formation
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  Jan 27, 2016

  Snatch a weapon to turn a militant: Why the new trend in J&K has security agencies in a bind

  Two incidents of policemen decamping with service rifles have been reported so far and there have been some where they have been attacked for weapons.
  Hizbul Mujahideen Jammu and Kashmir police Burhan Wani Irshad Ahmed Rather Naseer Ahmad Pandit Lt Gen SK Dua Weapon
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  Jan 25, 2016

  Hollow threat: Why Islamic State is more a farce than reality in Kashmir

  Officials said the plane has been taken to the isolation bay at the IGIA and all passengers de-boarded for a through anti-sabotage check.
  Middle East ConnectTheDots Hizbul Mujahideen Syed Ali Geelani islamic-state Debiq Burhan Wani Hafiz Saeed Khan
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  Jan 22, 2016

  Dead militants get hero's farewell: Why these are troubling signs for the Kashmir Valley

  When the body of slain militant Shariq Ahmad Bhat was brought to his village of Nyaina-Bandina in Awantipora, Kashmir on Wednesday, thousands of men, women and children joined his funeral procession
  Lashkar-e-Taiba Jammu and Kashmir NewsTracker Hizb-ul Mujahideen Pulwama Nyaina-Bandina Awantipora
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  Jan 20, 2016

  26 years in exile: Here's why the Kashmiri Pandits are in no hurry to return to the Valley

  Today’s Kashmir is not the Kashmir of the 1990s. The structural conditions within and without Kashmir are different. The guns have largely fallen silent. There is a negative peace prevalent in the region. From a practical standpoint, this is the right time to return. But why aren't Pandits returning?
  Jammu and Kashmir ConnectTheDots Kashmiri Pandits Hindu-Muslim conflict Kashmir militancy Srinagar Valley Sameer Yasir
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  Jan 19, 2016

  When will we finally return home, ask displaced Kashmiri Pandits

  Scores of Kashmiri Pandits blocked the road leading to the Raj Bhavan in Jammu, demanding their return to their homeland: Kashmir Valley.
  Manmohan Singh BJP Narendra Modi Omar Abdullah ConnectTheDots PDP Raj Bhavan Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Jammu Kashmiri Pandits People's Democratic Party Panun Kashmir
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  Jan 19, 2016

  Will Tassaduq Hussain join J&K politics? Speculation surrounds Mufti Jr's possible role in PDP

  Will Mehbooba Mufti, president of Peoples Democratic Party, introduce Tassaduq Hussain Mufti, her young brother and the only son of late chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, to politics in Jammu and Kashmir?
  NewsTracker Omkara Mehbooba Mufti Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Vishal Bharadwaj People's Democratic Party PDP-BJP alliance Tassaduq Hussain
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  Jan 15, 2016

  JeM's Kashmir connection goes back a long way: But despite its resurgence in the region, the end could be nigh

  The connection between Kashmir and Jaish-e-Mohammed goes back to January 1994. Maulana Masood Azhar had travelled to Kashmir on a Portuguese passport then, apparently to unite the warring factions of different militant groups fighting each other in Kashmir.
  HowThisWorks Jammu and Kashmir Jaish-e-Mohammed Kashmir Afzal Guru Maulana Masood Azhar
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  Jan 13, 2016

  Why Pakistan is unlikely to change present status of Gilgit-Baltistan region

  Despite pressure from the Chinese government, Pakistan is unlikely to change the constitutional status of the Gilgit-Baltistan region in Kashmir.
  HowThisWorks China Jammu and Kashmir Pakistan Kashmir PoK Gilgit-Baltistan CPEC