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Reaching the Roots of Terrorism
K. N.
Pandita
For last two years the US is actively engaged in
combating Islamic terror. Big and small powers in the European, Asian
and African continents are also activated against terrorism. Muslim leaders and governments are unhappy to
call it Islamic terrorism. They argue Islam is a religion of peace and
that Islamic faith is not the cause of terrorism. There are some takers
of this theory, some at personal and others on official level, whether
out of exigency of situation or by conviction.....More...
Another Swing of the Pendulum
Ajai Sahni
India's policy on Jammu
& Kashmir (J&K), on terrorism, and on the principal sponsor of terrorism
in South Asia - Pakistan - has often been criticized for its
inconsistencies. Over the past years, however, an increasing consistency
has been evident - though perhaps not in any particularly constructive
sense: the consistency of a pendulum, swinging with insistent regularity
from one extreme to the other.....More...
Kashmiri
Hindus and Imams
Lalit Koul
In recent weeks, we have once again seen some
chattering by local Jammu & Kashmir
politicians, National
politicians and Islamic terrorists about the return of Kashmiri Hindus
to Kashmir valley. Let it be known to one and all that Kashmiri Hindus
will surely return to their sacred homeland and will return on their own
terms. Neither Mufti Sayeed nor Yaseen Malik will dictate when and how
Kashmiri Hindus can return to their cherished homes and hearths.....More...
On Idol Worshipping
Vinod Kumar
According to reports, on Diwali day two young white men intruded into a
Ram temple in Ealing Road, London, and shook the idol of Ram, breaking
an arm and the bow when a number of women had congregated there for
satsangh. (The Hindustan Times, October 26, 2003)
One of the men snatched the mike and allegedly shouted there was only
one God, the Jesus Christ, and they (the gathering) were stupid to
worship a stone....More...
J&K: The Writing on the Barrel of
the Gun
Praveen Swami
In November 2002, just after Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed took
office, two grenades went off outside his home on the outskirts of
Srinagar. The grenades were not intended to kill, but to forcefully
remind the new Chief Minister of the need to honour his party's promises
of dialogue with Islamist groups and a scaling back of offensive
counter-terrorism operations.....More...
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