Kashmir Halcyon:

By Daanish Bin Nabi To bring down the rule of the Congress party in India which it had held for decades, the BJP had to bring down its image first. The right-wing party on the one hand demeaned one of the core concepts of Indian constitution – secularism – and on the other worked covertly to project Congress party as a monster feeding on gullible citizens. Public perception, before the smear campaign of the right-wing party, on secularism was it had a positive value. The perception by right-wing propaganda has been changed to “sickularism” meaning that those supporting it are sick. Slowly and gradually, secularism in India is finding hard to save its positive value and acceptance among masses. It is the second front, to portray Congress in bad light, by the propaganda machine of BJP that has received its share of limelight with the uncovering of facts, verdict on the infamous by intent 2G Scam.        With anti-incumbency bending its back a...

Bosnia and Herzegovinian Ambassador  Dr. Sabit Subasic  believes the intractable conflict in Kashmir valley has drastically affected the state’s economic growth and that the tourism sector has been a victim of negative publicity. Dr. Subasic spoke to  Rising Kashmir’s  Op-ed Editor  Daanish Bin Nabi  about his impressions from his recent visit to the state. Excerpts What was purpose of your visit to Kashmir?  Jammu Kashmir is a state in India that I had never visited. Being ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH), it is my duty to pay visit to different regions in the country. Also, I wanted to see Kashmir. For the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kashmir means unique beauty, incomparable nature, rivers, lakes and mountains. The people of Bosnia and Herzegovina think that Kashmir is similar to their own country. How different is Kashmir from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH), politically? It is difficult to compare Bosnia and Herzegovina ...