DOCSLIB.ORG

3V XR] E`Ad Efc `

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
3V XR] E`Ad Efc ` ! ( ! "#$%&%()##* +$,#-((.,(/01$%&2%()##* %)67$8*$/,(/01$%&2%()##*0 -).&% )"*+*)+, /").0## <-&%6"#1*(/ 3 O 5 3 3 $7#%7 9 : ; %*<*,"$*8#7*$%+ 22&%,$-&# ! " #$#%"&'() &* "#$%&'( Q R" )*& Q #$R% Amethi and Kunda seats. seats, an election official said. oversee the relief measures in In J&K, polling began on a The BJP accused Trinamool the aftermath of the cyclone. mid sporadic incidents of violent note with terrorists Congress of rigging the booths The ruling Trinamool Aviolence in West Bengal lobbing a grenade on a polling and demanded re-polling in Congress had earlier attacked and a grenade attack in station in Pulwama, but there Barrackpore and accused the Modi for “playing politics with Pulwama, political heavy- were no reports of casualty. Election Commission of not natural calamity,” saying, “the weights Rajnath Singh, Sonia Polling was held in Pulwama being effective in ensuring fair Prime Minister had under- Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and and Shopian of Anantnag Lok polling in the State. mined the federal norms by Smriti Rani on Monday test- Sabha constituency which Incidents of clashes bypassing a democratically ed their popularity through includes Kulgam. between TMC and BJP work- uper-cyclone Fani (meaning elected Chief Minister by hold- ballots in the fifth phase of There are 18 candidates in ers, hurling of bombs, candi- S“hood of snake” in Bengali) ing discussions with the polling for 51 constituencies in the fray for Anantnag con- date getting hurt due to lath- kicked up a different sort of Governor over the conse- seven States. The polling per- stituency, including PDP pres- icharge by Central forces, man- “storm” in West Bengal as quences of Fani.” centage was a tad dull in this ident and former Chief handling of a contestant and Prime Minister Narendra While Modi reacted on round with 62.87 per cent Minister of Jammu & Kashmir, beating up of a polling agent Modi and Bengal Chief Monday saying it was “not me average turnout across the Mehbooba Mufti. were reported from seven Lok Minister Mamata Banerjee who had ignored the Chief country in comparison to Bengal reported stray inci- Sabha constituencies which engaged in a bitter slugfest on Minister but she refused to take 65.56 per cent polling in the dents of violence in Bangaon, voted in the 5th round in West ! a day when the State went for my call,” Mamata exploded, previous round. Hooghly and Barrackpore Bengal. the fifth phase of polling. “Why should she speak to an West Bengal recorded Minutes after the Prime expiry Prime Minister” who highest 74.42 per cent polling Minister alleged during an had “no right to call a review while Jammu & Kashmir had election rallies at Tamluk and meeting.” The Chief Minister 17.07 per cent polling. Uttar Jhargarm that after Fani was holding another election Pradesh recorded 57.06 per repeated phone calls from the rally at Kotulpur. cent, Bihar 57.76, Rajasthan PMO yielded no response Saying that Mamata would 63.69, Madhya Pradesh 64.61, from the Chief Minister’s office not speak to him because she and Jharkhand 64.60. Amethi in Kolkata, Mamata hit back was too proud to do so, Modi and Rae Bareili recoded around saying neither she was bound said, “Didi is so arrogant that 54 percentage polling. cover Punjab and Delhi. It is to Rajiv and others for the sale to respond to the calls from an she didn’t speak to me. I wait- Polling was held in 14 seats the best time for them to clear of its artillery gun to India “expiry Prime Minister” nor ed for her call but she would in UP, 12 in Rajasthan, 7 each themselves,” said Modi while when he was the PM. Also, Modi as a outgoing incumbent not call back. The ‘speed break- in West Bengal and Madhya rime Minister Narendra addressing a massive rally at Modi said “mahamilavat” of had any right to call a review er’ Didi was more interested in Pradesh, 5 in Bihar and 4 in PModi on Monday dared Tata College Ground in the Opposition parties are keen meeting. doing politics.” Jharkhand, leaving 158 Lok the Congress to contest the Chaibasa in Jharkhand. to form a “khichdi” Mamata said she could not Mamata said, “ Today this Sabha seats in the next two next phases of the Lok Sabha Recently at a rally in Government at the Centre. take the call as she was busy man has come to shed tears for rounds on May 12 and May 19. polls on the Bofors scandal in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Modi also alleged the campaigning for elections. Bengal as this is election sea- After this round, 27 seats are which former Prime Minister Modi took a swipe at Congress grand alliance of Opposition The Chief Minister who son. Where he was when we left to be decided in the Rajiv Gandhi was an accused. president Rahul Gandhi’s father parties does not at any cost was out of town had forthwith were fighting floods. His remaining two phases in UP. “If the Congress and its and Rajiv Gandhi, calling him want a Government with suspended her poll campaigns Government gave us nothing Prime Minister Narandra ‘Raagdarbaris’ are so much Bhrashtachari number 1 (cor- absolute majority. and moved to Kharagpur to for flood relief.” Modi’s constituency Varanasi concerned about corruption rupt number 1). will go to polls on May 19. why don’t they come up with There were allegations that The BJP and the SP alleged issue of Bofors scandal in last Swedish defence manufacturer rigging and booth capturing in two phases of elections that will Bofors had paid huge kickbacks ! R to deliver a punch on his coach Advani’s face.” kutcha houses. As many as 160 aking a jibe at Prime Continuing his tirade persons in Puri and three per- TMinister Narendra Modi, against Modi, the Congress s many as 35 people have sons in Bhubaneswar have Congress president Rahul chief said, “For the last five Areportedly died due to been injured and admitted to Gandhi on Monday said the years, this boxer has hit India’s Cyclone ‘Fani’, which hit the the hospital. Huge numbers of Prime Minister is a “boxer” poor, weaker sections, farmers Odisha coast on May 3, accord- trees have been uprooted, who with his “56-inch chest” and now people are saying ing to a report of the State resulting in disruption in road entered the ring to fight unem- they do not want this boxer. He Emergency Operation Centre communication in Puri, ployment and corruption but failed to understand who he is (SEOC). Khordha and Bhubaneswar instead punched his own coach fighting against.” hief Justice of India Ranjan While the highest 21 and 51 urban local bodies cities. As many as 1031 public and veteran BJP leader LK “After he punched Advani CGogoi on Monday got a deaths have been reported spread over 14 districts have health facilities like, MCH, Advani. ji, he runs after his team. One clean chit from the Supreme from Puri district, four each has been affected in the cyclonic DHH, SDH, CHCs, PHCs, Campaigning for party by one, he punches Gadkariji, Court’s In-House Inquiry been reported from storm. The affected districts are have been damaged. Besides, candidate Shruti Choudhary in Arun Jaitley ji, dhar, dhar, Committee which “has found Mayurbhanj and Jajpur districts Puri, Khordha, Cuttack, 5244 primary school build- Haryana’s Bhiwani, which is dhar,” Rahul said amid loud no substance” in the allegations and three each received from Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, ings, 547 secondary school known as India’s Boxing nurs- applause from the gathering. of sexual harassment levelled Kendrapada and Cuttack dis- Keonjhar, Jajpur, Ganjam, buildings damaged. Fifty per ery and has produced The boxer knocked out against him by a former tricts, informed the SEOC. Nayagarh, Dehankanal, cent of plants have been dam- renowned boxers like Olympic who boasted of his 56-inch small shopkeepers with woman employee of the SC. The report further Mayurbhanj, Baleswar, aged in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, medalist Vijender Singh, Rahul chest, entered the ring to fight demonetisation and Gabbar The 3-member informed that as many as Bhadrak and Angul. Jajpur and Paradip. Clearing of said, “In the last election, India unemployment, farmers’ woes, Singh Tax, he said referring to Committee, which completed India and Anr (2003), it has 1,40,60,602 people under In Puri district, extensive roads and power restoration are put a new boxer, Narendra corruption and other issues. the Goods and Services Tax its task in 14 days, proceeded been held that the report of a 16,074 villages in 155 blocks damages have occurred to all in full swing. Modi, in the ring. The boxer, But the first thing he did was (GST). ex-parte as the woman had committee constituted as a opted out of the enquiry on part of the In-House Procedure April 30 after participating for is not liable to be made public,” three days. After opting out of the notice said. + %& the Committee enquiry, she It further said, “The In " #$ had issued a press statement House Committee has sub- describing as “very frightening” mitted its report dated May 5, ,%- the atmosphere of the panel 2019 in accordance with the In plan, he said. and raised various objections House Procedure, to the next While commending including denial of her lawyer’s senior judge competent to Odisha government for the #'& presence. receive the report and also preparedness and evacuation of Immediately after the office sent a copy to the judge con- over 12 lakh people from vul- of apex court’s Secretary cerned, namely, the CJI.” nerable areas to safe places BHUBANESWAR: Chief General came out with the The Committee submit- ahead of the cyclone, Modi said Minister Naveen Patnaik on ibetan spiritual leader the findings of the committee, the ted its report to Justice Arun “Navee Babu (Chief Minister Monday submitted an interim TDalai Lama on Monday woman issued a press state- Mishra — number four in Naveen Patnaik) has done a memorandum to Prime announced to pay an financial ment saying that she was “high- seniority.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Kashmir Council-Eu Kashmir Council-Eu
    A 004144 02.07.2020 KASHMIR COUNCIL-EU KASHMIR COUNCIL-EU Mr. David Maria SASSOLI European Parliament Bât.PAUL-HENRI SPAAK 09B011 60, rue Wiertz B-1047 Bruxelles June 1, 2020 Dear President David Maria SASSOLI, I am writing to you to draw your attention to the latest report released by the Jammu and Kashmir Coalition on Civil Society (JKCCS) and Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) which documents a very dire human rights situation in Indian-Administered Kashmir, due to the general breakdown of the rule of law. The report shows that at least 229 people were killed following different incidents of violence, including 32 civilians who lost their life due to extrajudicial executions, only within a six months period, from January 1, 2020, until 30 June 2020. Women and children who should be protected and kept safe, suffer the hardest from the effects of the conflict, three children and two women have been killed over this period alone. On an almost daily basis, unlawful killings of one or two individuals are reported in Jammu and Kashmir. As you may be aware, impunity for human rights abuses is a long-standing issue in Jammu and Kashmir. Abuses by security force personnel, including unlawful killings, rape, and disappearances, have often go ne uninvestigated and unpunished. India authorities in Jammu and Kashmir also frequently violate other rights. Prolonged curfews restrict people’s movement, mobile and internet service shutdowns curb free expression, and protestors often face excessive force and the use of abusive weapons such as pellet-firing shotguns. While the region seemed to have slowly emerging out of the complete crackdown imposed on 5 August 2019, with the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the lockdown was reimposed and so the conditions for civilians remain dire.
    [Show full text]
  • Issue Brief # IB-22-2021 August 5, 2021
    Issue Brief # IB-22-2021 August 5, 2021 Two Years into the Kashmir Lockdown Laiba Ahmad Research Intern 1 Two Years into the Kashmir Lockdown By Laiba Ahmad On 24th June, Indian PM, Narendra Modi, met with Kashmiri politicians for the first time since the imposition of direct rule in 2019. Many Kashmiri leaders have since been demanding for elections to be held and for the restoration of their semi-autonomy. Yet, these demands have been denied as India continues to work under its policy of delimitation; a process of demarcating the boundaries of parliamentary or assembly constituencies so that each constituency has a more equal number of voters. Modi took to twitter to reiterate his firm stance: “Delimitation has to happen at a quick pace so that polls can happen and J&K [Jammu and Kashmir] gets an elected Government that gives strength to J&K’s development trajectory.” In opposition, Kashmiri regional leaders continued to press for the restoration of autonomy and called for a reversal of the lockdown imposed on 5th August, 2019. As expressed by Omar Abdullah, leader of the regional party National Conference, “We told PM that we don’t stand with what was done on 5th Aug 2019…We’re not ready to accept it, but we won’t take law into hands, we will fight this in court.” 1 Timeline Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) has been facing a criminal lockdown since 5th August, 2019, when Modi’s government revoked Article 370 of the constitution; curfews were imposed, mobility restricted, and a communication blackout enforced.
    [Show full text]
  • Perspectives on the 'New Normal' in Kashmir
    SPECIAL REPORT 130 NO. MARCH 2021 © 2021 Observer Research Foundation. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, copied, archived, retained or transmitted through print, speech or electronic media without prior written approval from ORF. PERSPECTIVES ON THE ‘NEW NORMAL’ IN KASHMIR Ayjaz Wani ABSTRACT repealed Article 35A. The conversations with his report collates insights the respondents covered issues such as their from unstructured interviews livelihoods and the economy, the bureaucracy, with people in South and militancy in the region. The report is an Kashmir about their lives attempt to document some of the most crucial following the Constitutional impacts of the Constitutional amendments Tamendments of August 2019 that revoked which directly affect the everyday lives of the the special status of the erstwhile state of people in the Valley. Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370, and Attribution: Ayjaz Wani, “Perspectives on the ‘New Normal’ in Kashmir,” ORF Special Report No. 130, March 2021, Observer Research Foundation. INTRODUCTION amendments.3 The Declaration argued that the constitutional changes were “spitefully short sighted” n 5 August 2019, the government and “grossly unconstitutional”, and they have of India revoked the special changed the relationship between New Delhi and constitutional status of the state J&K.4 The Union government, for its part, defended of Jammu and Kashmir under the amendments and said they were made to ensure article 370 of the Constitution, better administration, good governance and faster and abrogated article 35A which had allowed the O economic development in the region. state to define who the ‘permanent residents’ of the state are and what rights and privileges are This special report is an attempt to gather attached to such residency.
    [Show full text]
  • Jammu and Kashmir: the Impact of Lockdowns on Human Rights
    Jammu and Kashmir: The Impact of Lockdowns on Human Rights August 2019-July 2020 Report THE FORUM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR Jammu and Kashmir: The Impact of Lockdowns on Human Rights August 2019-July 2020 Report THE FORUM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Acknowledgements 5 2. Report and Methodology 6 3. Executive Summary 8 4. Overview and Human Rights Issues 12 5. Impact on Civilian Security 23 6. Impact on Children and Youth 32 7. Impact on Health 38 8. Impact on Industry and Employment 44 9. Impact on Media 52 10. Conclusion and Recommendations 58 List of abbreviations 61 Appendix A: About the Forum 62 Appendix B: Estimates of Losses to Industry by Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry 69 Appendix C: Sample Forum Questionnaire 70 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Forum for Human Rights in Jammu and Kashmir would like to express deep gratitude to all those residents of Jammu and Kashmir who responded to the Forum’s questionnaires and, in particular, to Abhilasha Ramakrishnan and Anjana Ramanathan for their critically important legal research, and to Narjees Faisal Qadri, Gulzar Bhat, Adil Khan and Soaib Qureshi, who provided valuable inputs to our work, as well as to research interns Anum Wani and Sushila Sahay, who collected facts and figures and worked on the final produc- tion of the report. Finally, many thanks to Jayashree Kumar for proof-reading the report in record time. 5 THE REPORT AND METHODOLOGY The Forum for Human Rights in Jammu and Kashmir comprises an informal group of concerned citizens who believe that, in the prevailing situation in the former state, an independent initiative is required so that continuing human rights violations do not go unnoticed.
    [Show full text]
  • Party in Police Station Possession
    z Tuesday z August 18, 2020 9 outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its reli- faced by the people, especially the business community Chhattisgarh and Assam. !! Continuations from Page 1 !! gion or religious beliefs) at Pacca Danga police station. due to COVID pandemic and other factors. Six fatalities were reported from Goa, four each from Taking note of the incident, Inspector General of Police, Redressing the issues, the Lt Governor assured the Puducherry, Ladakh, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Top LeT terrorist... Jammu, Mukesh Singh had on Sunday warned people members of the delegation that a compassionate view and Tripura, three from Manipur and a death each was in Sopore on September 6 in which a person was killed against sharing the video and said strict action will be would be taken for the redressal of the issues and recorded in Chandigarh and Uttarakhand. and his four-year-old granddaughter was injured. taken against the guilty. demands projected by them. He added that the Of the total 50,921 deaths, Maharashtra accounts for Recently, he started making audio and video recordings "My appeal to the people is not to circulate such videos Government is committed to addressing the issues con- the maximum of 20,037, followed by Tamil Nadu (5,766), like former Hizbul Mujahideen commander Riyaz Naikoo which cause harm to brotherhood and communal harmo- cerning the Industries, besides promoting entrepreneur- Delhi (4,196), Karnataka (3,947), Gujarat (2,785), who was killed in an encounter with security forces in ny in the society. It is not good for all of us," he had said.
    [Show full text]
  • India's Largest Online Test Series
    India’s Largest Online Test Series 1 Current Affairs Capsule I February 2018 Table of Contents Union Budget & Economic Survey Highlights..................................................................................................... 3 Awards & Honours ............................................................................................................................................ 4 Days & Events ................................................................................................................................................... 5 International Affairs .......................................................................................................................................... 7 National Affairs ............................................................................................................................................... 13 India & World ................................................................................................................................................. 23 Personalities in News ...................................................................................................................................... 27 Environment ................................................................................................................................................... 31 Government Policies & Schemes ..................................................................................................................... 32 Art & Culture .................................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Raising the Stakes in Jammu and Kashmir
    Raising the Stakes in Jammu and Kashmir Asia Report N°310 | 5 August 2020 Headquarters International Crisis Group Avenue Louise 235 • 1050 Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32 2 502 90 38 • Fax: +32 2 502 50 38 [email protected] Preventing War. Shaping Peace. Table of Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................... i I. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1 II. A Torn History .................................................................................................................. 3 A. Roots of the Insurgency ............................................................................................. 3 B. Lost Opportunities ..................................................................................................... 5 III. Unilateral Change of Status .............................................................................................. 8 A. Abrogation of Article 370 ........................................................................................... 8 B. The Crackdown .......................................................................................................... 9 C. Betraying the Flag Bearers ......................................................................................... 10 D. Shrinking Political Space ........................................................................................... 11 IV.
    [Show full text]
  • Kashmir's Internet Siege
    S H M I R K A ’ S I N T E R N E T SIEGE an ongoing assault on digital rights JAMMU KASHMIR COALITION OF CIVIL SOCIETY PUBLISHED AUGUST 2020 summary Kashmir’s Internet Siege provides an overview of the harms, costs and consequences of the digital siege in Jammu & Kashmir, from August 2019 to the publication of this report in August 2020. We examine the shutdown and network disruptions through a broad-based and multi- dimensional human rights framework that sees internet access as vital in the contemporary world. India leads the world in ordering internet shutdowns, and both in terms of frequency and duration, Jammu & Kashmir accounts for more than two-thirds of the Indian shutdowns ordered. Mobile internet data speed in Kashmir is currently restricted to 2G internet (250kbps). Even this access remains extremely precarious as localized shutdowns of the internet in specifc districts or areas, often accompanied by mobile phone disruptions, are commonplace, sometimes lasting for upto a week. In this report we contextualise the digital siege in light of long standing, widespread and systematic patterns of rights violations in Kashmir. Digital sieges are a technique of political repression in Kashmir, and a severe impediment to the enjoyment of internationally and constitutionally guaranteed civil, political and socio-economic rights. They curtail circulation of news and information, restrict social and emergency communications, and silence and criminalise all forms of political interactions and mobilisations as “militancy related” “terrorist activity” and threats to “national security”. The Background to the report discusses the legal framework and judicial precedents relating to the denial of digital rights in Kashmir, premised on militarised national security policies and practices.
    [Show full text]
  • Exambees.Com
    exambees.com EXAMBEES DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 6th May, 2020 NATIONAL 1. In a massive success, the most wanted Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) commander and poster boy of Pakistan’s ISI, Riyaz Naikoo, was killed inside his house in a village during an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. 2. After developing a robot and mechanical ventilator machine, the CSIR-Central Machanical Engineering Institute (CMERI), Durgapur, has now developed a low cost portable touch-free soap-cum water dispensing system to tackle the challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic. 3. IIT-Delhi start-up ‘Nanosafe Solutions’ has launched an antimicrobial and washable face mask ‘NSafe’. 4. Sreedhanya Suresh, the 26-year old girl who became the first person from a tribal community in Kerala to crack the civil services exam 2018, is set to join as Assistant Collector (on training) in Kozhikode. 5. Rajat Kumar Panigrahy, Principal of the government Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in Odisha’s Berhampur, has started transforming discarded microwave ovens into ultraviolet (UV) sanitisation chambers for the disinfection of mobile phones, pens, and other small objects carried by medical staff working in COVID-19 hospitals. 6. Deepak Nayyer, former Vice Chancellor of Delhi University and Emeritus Professor of Economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, has been appointed as Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS). 7. The government banned exports of alcohol-based hand sanitisers to boost its availability in the domestic market amid coronavirus pandemic. INTERNATIONAL 1. A majority of the US H-1B employers, including tech giants like Facebook, Google, Apple and Microsoft, use the temporary work visa programme to pay the migrant workers well below market wages, a new report has claimed.
    [Show full text]
  • List of Brand Ambassadors 2020 – Download PDF by Examscloud — May 13, 2020 in Static GK     0
    Home Static GK List of Brand Ambassadors 2020 – Download PDF by Examscloud — May 13, 2020 in Static GK 0 0 Share on Whatsapp Share on Facebook Share on Twitter SHARES List of Brand Ambassadors 2020: List of Brand Ambassadors PDF: If you are preparing for SSC, Bank, Railway, and other competitive exams, you will come across a section on the Static GK. List of Brand Ambassadors is a very important topic for competitive exams. So here we are providing Static G.K notes on List of Brand Ambassadors in India which is very vital for upcoming Competitive exams. List of Brand Ambassadors – Download PDF You can also download this article on List of Brand Ambassadors in India in the form of a PDF. List of Brand Ambassadors in india Name of the Brands & Campaigns Person Skincare Brand JOY Kriti Sanon Road Safety Nitin Gadkari ITC Engage Kartik Aaryan and Tara Sutaria MevoFit Mandira Bedi Pepsi, BharatPe Salman Khan Spain’s Football League LaLiga, Noise, SHARP TV, Trusox India, Nissan Global Rohit Sharma Ambassador Fastrack Perfumes Ananya Pandey Puma Sunil Chhetri Clinique Emilia Clarke United Breweries Limited (Kingfisher Ultra) Farhan Akhtar Astral Pipes, JBL, Xiaomi India, KajariaPly, Dish TV, Siyaram Ranveer Singh Bombay Shaving Company Kartik Aryan boAt Shreyas Iyer Nokia, Vicco Alia Bhatt Call mama- Free Calling App from My Country Mobile Actor Shawar Ali Anker Innovations Saina Nehwal Govt-Aided Mass Marriage Scheme Actor Yash & Wife Radhika L’Oreal Paris Aditi Rao Hydari, Mithali Raj and Shakti Mohan Washington Apples Disha Patani
    [Show full text]
  • ZULM ZAKHM AZAADI Women’S Voices of Resistance in Kashmir
    ZULM ZAKHM AZAADI Women’s Voices of Resistance in Kashmir Women against Sexual Violence and State Repression (WSS) Zulm Zakhm Azaadi: Women’s Voices of Resistance in Kashmir A visit to extend solidarity to the women of Kashmir was made in September 2019 by members of Women against Sexual Violence and State Repression (WSS). We were overwhelmed by the love and kashmiriyat that people extended to us, in spite of the difficulties they were facing. The observations, conversations and discussions we had during this visit are the basis of this book. We would like to thank all the people who met, spoke and travelled with us and shared their testimonies, experiences, thoughts and opinions and mapped out the history of Kashmir with all its contours. Several people have contributed to the putting together of this book. The team that made this visit has been supported in many ways - from contacting people, to helping to navigate, comprehend, Others have helped in structuring, writing, contributing photographs, sending comments and suggestions, editing and proof reading the drafts. A special thanks to all those who have extended visible and invisible support. Their time and effort has helped shape and guide this work, making it a collective endeavor in every sense. SOLIDARITY VISIT TEAM Kiran Shaheen Nandini Rao Pramodini Pradhan Shivani Taneja PHOTO CREDIT Bilal Bahadur & Members of Solidarity Visit Team COVER ILLUSTRATION & BOOK DESIGN Priyanka Chhabra PUBLISHED BY Women against Sexual Violence and State Repression (WSS) February, 2020 C/o J-1229, Palam Vihar, Gurgaon-122 017 www.wssnet.org [email protected] Copies available at [email protected] Suggested Contribution: ₹100/- Printed at Aadarsh Pvt.
    [Show full text]
  • Political Violence in South Asia, 1995-2020
    6 POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN SOUTH ASIA, 1995-2020 Shyam Tekwani Years before Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda became household names, South Asia had been in the grip of diverse forms of terrorism prevalent since the 1940s. With the assassinations of the former Prime Minister of India1 and the President of Sri Lanka2 in the first half of the 1990s, Sri Lanka’s Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),3 a group that represented the deprived Tamil minority, burst into the international limelight with their pioneering methods of suicide bombings, captivating a global audience. Three terrorist events in 1995, one with far-reaching consequences in the subregion, presaged the future of terrorism that continues to preoccupy counterterrorism practitioners across the globe today. The first was the To- kyo subway sarin attack4 by the religious cult Aum Shinrikyo in March 1995, which killed 12 and injured thousands, flagging the threat of chemical, bio- logical, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) attacks. A month later, in the Unit- ed States, a U.S. Army veteran parked a rental truck packed full of explosives outside a federal office building in Oklahoma City, detonating his bomb just as the workday was starting.5 The attack, carried out by a homegrown ter- rorist motivated by extremist ideologies, killed 168 people and left hundreds more injured.6 Among the first messages of condolence after the bombing was one from the Tamil Tigers, offering “the American Government and the American people their sympathy and sense of distress over the senseless bombing incident
    [Show full text]