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DSAis as much yours,

as it is ours!

On display in the Punjab Archives in Lahore is a sale deed. Under normal

circumstances a sale deed barely merits display in archives as important as the ones in

Lahore. But this receipt from the middle of the 19th century has a direct impact on theforeign, defence and economic policies of the Government of India in 2010. Any other

document of the colonial era wouldve made a better display item, but this sale deedtakes centre stage under the dome that once interned a much-coveted body, but now

shelters rare documents.

The matter of the sale is, after all, at the centre stage of regional politics right down to

this day. It is the sale of Jammu and Kashmir to Maharaja Gulab Singh by the

East India Company. As is the wont with eager auditors, the sale was recorded, sealedand filed. What was a routine bureaucratic function then, is now the display piece for

the dispute that divides the politics and societies of the twins separated at birth. India

and Pakistan continue to be torn apart by the politics over Jammu and Kashmir. Thedispute has spawned a culture and a counter-culture. It is the state that is supposed to

bring the two countries to war and the world to a nuclear holocaust. It is the state that

has a day reserved for it in the Pakistani calendar. Where an over eager political classis jostling for its pure opinion to be aired and for its competitive breeding of violence.

All in the name of freedom and justice. In a very real sense, Kashmir is the cause of the

military coups in Pakistan. Join the dots and arrive at this conclusion. Bizarre, but it isthe state that has spawned a security culture in a country desperately keen to sustain

democratic institutions.

It is the disagreement that has changed the political culture of the state, particularly

that of the valley of Kashmir. Violence has emerged as the arbiter of decisions in whatwas once a airy goo miitary posting to ave, or its i e o s ing, a it o s ooting,

skiing, trekking and some impromptu golf. Now guns dot the markets and it is a rare

day that there is no violence and there are no deaths. And a little rumour is all that ittakes to bring spontaneous crowds onto the streets, sloganeering death and justice in

the same breath.

At the same time it is a state that has not seen a Dantewada happen in all the decadesit has been fought over. The country has handled violence and political wrangling inKas mir wit certain maturity an not everyone igs cric et pitc es. But w en it came

to getting a grip on what happened in Dantewada and why, the leaders of India have

failed the country. Lessons are being brushed under the carpet and if ever there wasa case o matc xing it is t e unwi ingness o t e ea ers ip to unite an s are t e

blame, or give where it is due, for Dantewada.

The power of a King l ies in his mighty arms

Chanakya

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Volume 1 Iss ue 8 May 2 01 0Jammu and Kashmir - the moment we hear this

name our memories transport us to the lush

reen meadows bedecked with tall, swaying

hinars, enchanting lakes and snow-capped

mountains. I still remember my first visit toJammu in the year 1977 as a school student

w en I visite Mata Vais no Devi rine wit

my family. I remember the name of our Pitthoo

Ya oo K an, w o too our eongings rom

Katra to the Bhawan. His evotion towar s the

oddess and dedication to our entire family

through the whole stretch of 13 kms to the shrine

was remarkable. He used to chantJAI MATA DIwith great fervour along with all the other Hindu

evotees w ie procee ing to t e B a wa n.

hough he was a Muslim but we found him to

be a true devotee of his land, culture and values.e must e aGujjarMusim, must e per orming

Namazat east two times a ay, i not ve, ut e

was a true In ian as I e ieve t at a person w o

oes not ave ove an evotion or is Mot eran cant e true to is reigion a so.

RASHTRAM NAH PRANAHmeans Nation is a ove ones i e. T is sentiment must impregnatet e t in ing o every In ian rom Kas mir to Kanya umari .

We have never seen any communal riots since independence which proves that there is a healthy

environment of communal harmony in Jammu and Kashmir. We all have seen how the Muslim

brothers extend their best support in theAmarnat Yatraevery year. It is only few misguided peoplew o e e t e environment o amity an communa armony w ic is t reatening our nationa

security. An t e trut is t at everyone is oo ing ony or peace an eveopment in t e state

w et er it is roa s, power, e ucation, eat or jo s. It is a goo omen t at Jammu an Kas mir

has a democratically elected government working hard to excel in various sectors in the state under

the dynamic leadership of young Chief Minister Mr. Omar Abdullah who could be a role model

and an icon for the youths of Jammu and Kashmir. I am sure that under his inspiring leadership

the people of Jammu and Kashmir and especially the youths will channelise their energies for the

all-round development of this geo-politically important state of India.

Only a strong willpower and right direction with positive approach is required among the people

of Jammu and Kashmir. I believe that to attain this, an effective education system is essential. I am

sure the state government must be serious to establish a robust education system in the state to

provide the best education to its youths. Most of the parents still prefer to send their children tovarious parts of the country for higher studies of engineering, medical and management etc. Why

not esta is more an more engineering, me ica an management co eges in t e state aong

with vocational courses for better job-oriented education where more jobs are being created for a

prosperous uture or eac in ivi ua a ter t eir stu ies are compete ? E ucation pays a vita ro e

in development whether it is of a person, a state or a country.

DSA is expan ing its networ wit t e in support o its ear an vaua e rea ers. Its eman

has galloped in the last few issues which proves the acceptability of the mission ofDSA not only

wit in t e or ers ut across t e or ers too.DSA is strengt ening its istri ution an circuationoperations to ensure availability of the magazine in all parts of India and key locations overseas, so

t a t more an more rea ers join t e mission o ma ing In ia an t e Wor Sae an Secure.

At the initiative of our Editor-in-Chief Mr. Manvendra Singh, with this issue we are starting

a series o excusive interviews wit ig -pro e an ey ignitaries, ot rom In ia an overseas,

who play a vital role in the defence and security arena.

T is is our specia issue on Jammu an Kas mir an we are appy to start wit not one ut two

interviews one with the Honourable Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mr. Omar Abdullah

an t e ot er wit t e Honoura e Deence Minister o Finan w o were ot in New De i in

the last week of April 2010.

eamDSA wis an pray or 3Ps or one o our most eauti u an geo-poitica y important state

of Jammu and Kashmir and its people:

PEACE PROGRESS PROS PERITY!

JAI HIND!

JANANI JANMABHOOMISCHA SWARGADAPI GARIYASI

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promising future? 14Dr. M. Mazammal Hussain

Pakistani fantasies? 24G. Parthasarathy, IFS

counter militancy review 28Brig. (Retd.) Rahul K. Bhonsle

now jehad for water! 37Dr. Monika Chansoria

Ladakh: brooding sense of neglect 42Thupstan Chhewang

festering blunders 48Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Sheru Thapliyal, SM

sopore: strategic failure? 52Rohit Singh

Kashmir accession: the real story 60C. Dasgupta

dantewada massacre:endgame imperatives 67Col. (Retd.) Rajinder Singh

through a glass, darkly 74Arundhati Ghose, IFS

legal framework 78Vakul Sharma

Exclusive Interview:Mr. Omar AbdullahHonble Chief MinisterJammu and Kashmir 10

Exclusive Interview:Lt. Gen. B.S. JaswalGOC-in-C,Northern Command 22

The Other View:

Prof. Bhim Singh 57Exclusive Interview:H.E. Jyri HakamiesDefence Minister ofFinland 64

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Jammu and Kashmir INTERVIEW: CHIEF MINISTER

Chief Minister

of Jammu and Kashmir

I n t e r v i e w

Exclusive interview of the Chief Minister of Jammuand Kashmir on 26.04.2010 byDSA Editor-in-ChiefMr. Manvendra Singh at New Delhi.

Editor-in-Chief: We are starting our series of interviews andwanted to start with you. Well, the transition from uniongovernment to state government, the cultural transition,transition of politics, functioning, how easy or how difficult hasit been?

Chief Minister: Well, fortunately for me the transition wasntovernight. Possibly if I had gone straight from being a minister inthe Government of India to Chief Minister in J&K, the transitionwould have been very stark and possibly little more difficult tocope with it. But I quit GOI in 2002 and I only assumed the officeof Chief Minister in 2009. The interim period was spent asopposition leader in J&K, while continuing to represent the state inparliament, so for me the transition was I think little smoother.

But there is a lot that can be said in terms of differences inapproach, the differences in work culture, the diffe rence inresponsibility. Clearly there can be no comparison between being

MoS in Government of India and the Chief Minister of possibly

the most difficult state in the country, so I dont know where tostart and where to end.

DSA: But you do see a completely different culture of politics?

CM: There is no politics in being the MoS of Government of Indiaexcept for some of the most politically sensitive ministries home,external affair, finance. I was MoS in Commerce and Externalaffairs, so really not much politics involved in that. J&K is allabout politics, its about politics between the three regions, itsabout politics between New Delhi and state, and its about politicsbetween the country and our neighbours. Its all about politics.

DSA: Which is what leads to my next question, as CM of J&K,it can always be assumed you require an international relationsdegree.

CM: You require a degree in so many things, I think you require adegree in patience, you require a degree in politics, you require adegree in international diplomacy, you require a degree in keeping

your mouth shut. There are so many things that you need to get ahandle on.

DSA: Was MEA any help in that?

CM: MEA gave me a much better understanding of the way inwhich diplomacy of our country proceeds, gave me experience inthinking before talking, how every word can be interpreted andpossibly misinterpreted as well. And yes this sort of internationalexposure to other countries and issues, particularly w ith ourneighbours, was something very valuable. No other state is as

affected by Indian foreign policy than is Jammu and Kashmir.Foreign policy towards Pakistan and China has an imme diateimpact over the state.

DSA: And defence policy.

CM: Yes, defence policy.

DSA: Both ways you are affected.

CM: Absolutely, anything that the Government of India does hasan immediate impact over us.

DSA: In your tenure as CM, what would you regard as the highpoint and what would you regard as the low point?

CM: Well the high point, there are quite a few of them, thesuccessful conduct of the last Lok Shabha election, the successfulconduct of Amarnath Yatra last year, the restoration of civilgovernance after the governors rule we had, the focus onproductive utilisation of the resources that we have, focus that wehave put on improving our generation capacity in power. These

have been the things that I am particularly pleased about.

The challenges have been the aftermath of the Shopian problemlast year and the continued effort that has been made to disrupt theenvironment of the state by provoking law and order disturbances.

DSA: I will come back to the Shopian issue later which is aninteresting test case in administration and patience. In terms ofadministration, with your experience with GoI, as an MP and asa minister and now your experience in the state as a CM, do youthink the administrative structure requires tweaking at places?Do you think the administrative structure is a 21st centurystructure?

CM: I think work culture requires to be tweaked and in that use ofmore e-governance models are perhaps something that we needto take a look at. Other than that governance is governance andbureaucracy is the same. Officers from the state will come to thecentre and from centre will revert to the state. I think, again, J&K isa more difficult model because of last twenty years of the problemthat we had. It hasnt been possible for successive chief ministers tofocus on governance. So much of your time and attention is takenin security and law and order issues.

DSA: That leads me to my next question. The theoreticalunderstanding of insurgency and violence against the state, inany form, is supposed to be the collapse or because of bad politicsand bad administration. As far as J&K is considered how do youanalyse the roots of it and where do you think it is heading?

CM: See unlike Naxalism and Maoist insurgency and thingslike that, roots of Jammu and Kashmir insurgency are not in its

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governance and economy. As Jammu and Kashmir has alwaysbeen one of the most prosperous states of the country, as levels ofpoverty are much lower and you dont have incidences of peoplestarving to death, like they do in other parts of the country. Thereis no tusse etween an owners an tenant armers, ecause t ereis no culture of tenant farming. With the land reforms of earlyforties and early fifties every one is a landowner in Jammu andKashmir. Really the root of the problem is politics in J&K, whethermishandling by state and centre, successive governments being

ismisse , sort o t in ering aroun wit e ection resuts, w et erat the level of the state, its politics and the accords they went intoan t eir impact on peope s psyc e.

The issue of Jammu and Kashmir is largely the product of itspo itics. You nee a poitica so ution to reso ve it. You cant ocus

just on the military or economic policies.

DSA: An political ocus wit an international touc to itbecause the issue has become internationalised.

CM: Absolutely. Whether we like it or not Pakistan is a player inwhat happens in Jammu and Kashmir. We should stop living indenial about that, and the sooner we come to terms with the realityand focus on it.

DSA: Going ac to S opian I ont want to preju ge t equestion, but spontaneous demonstrations? Shopiandemonstrated fabulously well organised demonstrations. Wheredoes this phenomenon come from? And it is just so pat, so wellplanned.

CM: Well I think there is this room towards orchestratingimpromptu demonstrations, its amazing what technology can do.Texts are so easily sent and there is no effort to verify the contentsof the sms and on the spur of the moment it triggers off theimpromptu demonstrations, so to say. But the truth never stayshidden for long.

People who were behind the orchestrations in Shopian aregra ua y eing expose or w at t ey are. Ta e or exampe t edoctor who was responsible to take the samples. What she didis now public knowledge and w hat the Mushavarat committee,the one that was supposed to be the intellectuals and the non-political support base in Shopian, how they tried to manoeuvrethe findings of the doctors, and most recently the Maulvi whoflared up the whole thing. I mean he was denied permission byt e peop e to ea t e prayer ast Fri ay ecause o t e inci entsthat are coming to light about him. So now nothing stays hidden.

Its not possible that I can take satisfaction from these, you are notgoing to get that period back.

DSA: You lost valuable working days.

CM: Yes, we lost an entire season, work season, political season,an quite onesty every time you ta a out my government,Shopian is not far away from the question that can be asked. So onmy first term in office one of the thing that I am constantly talkingabout is Shopian. Cant be helped.

DSA: Well it was so obviously manipulated with t ime it becomesobvious to people within the state and outside as is it now.Are you setting up a mechanism which is administrativelypreventive?

CM: I dont think you can. The only thing you can do is to bringtruth out sooner rather than later. And try and think that everytime we think that people will think twice before letting theiremotions get the better of them. I mean you see this incident

that happened last year in Mysuma area of Srinagar. A boy wentmissing and they immediately blamed the police. They came out,put vehicles on fire, torched shops, building, etc. Turns out he got

i e y is rien over a gir e a met over t e internet. Youknow, how do you preempt something like that, you cant.

I think the only thing you hope is that the better sense will prevailo n t e peope a n w en t ere is a po i ti ca es ta i s men t w o seonly objective is to try and create problems for the government

and party in power, you will have to face situation like this.

DSA: An t e tec nol ogy is availa l e.

CM: And you have the technology available for i t.

DSA:There was a period when you were personally mentioning andpolitically there was talk, about the Armed Forces Special Power Act.Where do you see that now and what is the status of that?

CM: I think the Government of India should have an objectivelook on the AFSP Act and the need to impose it across the state.Possibly the time has come to start reviewing its imposition insome o t e more peace u parts o t e state, one. An two, or t eparts of the state where it continuously needs to be renewed for itsimposition, to look at the more draconian aspects of it. See, if thepossibility for revoking some of them or changing some of themis possible not just for Jammu and Kashmir, I mean you have largeparts of North-east

DSA:Manipur?

CM: I mean large parts want similar changes, I dont see why thereshould be any resistance on it. Obviously one can understand that atthe defence establishment level they would rather tweak with it, but Ithink there are other concerns that also need to be factored in it.

DSA:When you factor other concerns in terms of improvementin some area, can you somew ere see yoursel proposingreplacing central forces with state force?

CM: Its happening but you really are looking at a situation whereyou dont need too many central forces because in no way stateforces can replace central forces.

DSA:And the training?

CM:And the training, I mean I can still give them, like if yousee the handling of the attack on Lal Chowk, some months ago,which was almost completely handled by the J&K police initially. Ithink in training we are second to none. I mean my problem is the

quantum of the security forces. I simply dont have those numbers,nor can I create them.

I am working on the assumption if not today then tomorrow J&Kwill be a peaceful state. What will I do with this massive policeestablishment? At least for central forces if you are not here you aresomewhere else tomorrow. That case doesnt exist for J&K.

DSA:You dont need that manpower?

CM: I mean its already a huge expenditure for me, the policetraining establishment, or the other facilities of it, is a hugeexpen iture.

DSA: In terms of development if you talk to a political personyou have to talk development, I want to ask you what are yourthrust areas. Do we s ee you doing different things? Is there apossi ility to o i erent t ings?

CM: I think it is possible to do same things differently in thatyou do better. Everybody wants to add to the basic essential. Wehave identified five - Bijli Sadak, Pani, Sehat, Talim. These are

ve crucial components, if we a value to it, we will see visibleimprovement in the quality of life. Thats what we are trying to do.

We have given a lot of attention towards the road network inthe lesser connected areas. We are focusing on the improvement

Jammu and Kashmir INTERVIEW: CHIEF MINISTER

erstwhile Doda district. We are going to increase the number ofdoctors, giving them greater allowance for practicing in difficultareas, similar things in the education sector. On the planningsi e we ave or t e rst time roug t in externa monitors. Weare building more accountability in system. We are trying to addmore capacity to the power generation. I have 17,000 megawattsof potential power in my rivers and today I exploit around 2,500megawatts, so obviously there is scope. Question is, there is absenceo resources, a ance t at wit t e potentia , t at exists.

DSA: Power brings me to the last question, which is water andwater going t roug J&K is now one o t e iggest issues inPakistan. You know, Kishan Ganga, Baglihar and all t he othernefarious designs that seem to have been worked out on this sideof the line. What is your take on water?

CM: We Pa istan as east to compain a out . I any o y s oucomplain it is the people of Jammu and Kashmir, because we have

een ro e o a resource t at is ours. I mean t e In us WaterTreaty was the most unfair that could have been entered into forthe people of Jammu and Kashmir. Rivers flowing through Punjab

you gave to India, and flowing through Jammu and Kashmir aregiven to Pakistan. The result of which is we cant hold water i n anyof our rivers that flows for power generation. Now how is that fair?We are still screaming for compensation on that account. IndusWater Treaty as a mec anism or ispute reso ution , it neit ertakes the political side of India nor of Pakistan.

Baglihar was a test c ase. Pakistan had a problem with Baglihar.It went to the Indus Water Commission, the dispute settlementmec anism sorte it out an t at power project is pumpingout electricity. God forbid if they take Kishan Ganga to thecommission the same things will happen.

It just shows that how unfortunate and how mistreated Jammuan Kas mir as een. T at is our own rivers t at we are tryingfor. Look at the flip side to it. Because we have no such agreementwith China, they built up a dam on the Brahmaputra in Tibet andthere is absolutely nothing you can to do about it. You can scream,shout and yell, tomorrow the dam is going to be a reality and youare going to o not ing a out it.

Editor-in-Chief: Thank you.

C ie Minister:P easure.

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Jammu and Kashmir

Dr. M. Mazammal Hussain

FPROMISING

CONFLICT CHRONICLE

In each recountal something is added for enlightenment

and claricaon and something subtracted for its

inconvenience. There is one constant, however and that

is the plight of the people of Jammu and Kashmir on both

sides of the Line of Control. A Talibanised Pakistan is upbeat

at the prospect of an American exit from Afghanistan.

Its military establishment, acknowledged progenitor of

Islamic fundamentalism, controls all the levers of power. An

esmated half a million jehadis under its command will need

to be gainfully employed. It will be then that the history ofthis last princely state will be sought to be rewrien.

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Jammu and Kashmir CONFLICT CHRONICLE

The ISI facilitatedthe formation and

promotion of variousother militant groups by1992. Prominent groupsincluded the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (militantwing of the Islamicorganisation (Jamat-e-Islami), Harkat-ul-Ansar and Lashkar-e-Toiba affiliated to thePakistani nationalism.Later on innumerableorganisations emerged


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Jammu and Kashmir INTERVIEW: GOC-IN-C

DSA: Sir, your responsibility encompasses the mostchallenging assignments in the Indian Army. How has beenyour experience heading Northern Command?

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief: Northern Commandis an extremely challenging and a satisfying command. Mycommand is fully deployed beginning from the conventional onthe international border (IB), line of control (LC), line of actualcontrol (LAC) and actual ground position line (AGPL) sectorsto the counter terrorist (CT) grid as we graduate inwards. Weface two borders to address simultaneously and our operational

DSA is honoured and privileged to carrythis exclusice interview with

Lt. Gen. B.S. JASWAL, AVSM**, VSMGOC-in-C, Northern Command in our specialissue on Jammu and Kashmir. TeamDSA thanksthe General for facilitating this importantinterview at such a short notice.

problems continually being faced by your Command. Whatare the measures taken to avert their recurrence and to createconfidence and trust among the local people?

Only two per cent of the allegations have been found tomerit serious investigation. Who are the people behind thispremeditated campaign and what is their modus operandi?

GOC-in-C: The human rights record of the Indian Army, asis well known, is impeccable and despite the constraints anddifficulties of combating terrorism in urban environment there

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Pakistani

fantasies?

G. Parthasarathy, IFS

Nothing that the US does to accommodate

Pakistans ambions in Afghanistan will save

it from what is being seen even in Islamabad

as impending doom if the Internaonal

Monetary Fund does not stop insisng that

the release of the next tranche of funds is

totally dependent on introducon of value

added tax (VAT) and increase in tariof

electricity. The IMF has said, somewhat

trenchantly, that it is not the economic

arm of the US and would insist on VAT.

For Pakistan, it would seem, there is no life

beyond the proverbial basket.

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When Pakistan was on

the verge of defaulting

on its international

debts, the Al Qaeda

struck in New York

and Washington on

9/11 and Pakistan was

catapulted into the

centre of the War on

Terror, despite the

knowledge that the

ISI had supported and

maintained close links

with the Taliban and Al

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At the time of crisis, it is the relevant information which is the most sought after thing.Jammu and Kashmir, where crises arrive, without prior warning and leave peoplestrangled wherever they are. People grope for information, from any source reliableor otherwise. This is where 92.7 BIG FM radio comes handy, providing people withthe required authentic information regarding the situations like curfew, strikes andagitations, details of the injured, medical requirements of the injured like blood etc.are aired. Information regarding any calamity like landslide, highway blockades isbroadcast keeping people updated and raising their spirits high during testing timesthrough right kind of music and other interesting programmes.

Team DSA had wonderful experience interacting with Mr. Siddharth Bhardwaj,V.P. (North) 92.7 BIG FM, Reliance Media World Ltd. We are happy to include thisinformative interview in our special issue on Jammu and Kashmir.

Jammu and Kashmir VOX POPULI

DSA: First of all, how does BIG FM viewt e Jammu & Kas mir mar et or FMstations? How is t is mar et wor ing orBIG FM?

BIG FM: In Jammu & Kashmir peopleare music lovers. They have limitedentertainment options and hence, we as aprivate FM station play a very importantrole in the lives of the people. Not restrictedon y to entertainment, ra io is a most away of life there! People are tuned in all thetime and the Radio Jockeys of BIG FM arehousehold names.

DSA: What are some of the programmingand marketing initiatives you have takenin Jammu and Kashmir?

BIG FM: Our programming and marketingofferings are a reflection of listenerpreferences and the vibe of the city. Wecelebrate festivals and special days ortake up local issues that impact the localpopu ace. Simiary, ot on air an on-ground activities are planned to ensure thatradio becomes a part of the lives of people.For example, we recently celebrated thefestival of Lohri where we hosted a folk songcontest at Resi ent We are Associations

(RWAs) in various parts of Jammu. TheRJs were part of it and together we had ablast. Similarly we take up several local CSRinitiatives e.g. environmental campaigns. Inaddition we also host college festivals andgovernment and corporate events.

DSA: What kind of music do you play?Which language? And which languages dothe RJs use?

BIG FM: We serve the listeners of the citywith music that they most prefer. Similar toother cities, the music mix and jock-talk istailored to suit local tastes. The music mixis dominated by Bollywood music, givingisteners a air s are o oca music Kas miri

an Dogri). In Jammu, we p ay a mix oBollywood and Dogri music, in Srinagar ourRJs interact in Hindi, Urdu, Kashmiri, and themusic we play is Hindi and Su fi.

DSA: Who are your target audience in thismarket?

BIG FM: Our target group falls between 16 to39 years of age and SEC A, B and C both Malean Femae.

DSA: What kind of advertising response haveyou received from this market? What aboutlisteners response?

BIG FM: We have been able to develop andgrow the market substantially in the state.Radio is one of the most effective mediumsavailable for the local retailers and advertisersand this is now a well accepted reality. Radiohelps in reaching out to the masses and isan excellent tool for taking a BTL activity tothe masses and is raking-in a fair share olocal advertising spending. The medium hasalso gained acceptance in the governmentcommunication plan.

DSA: What according to you is the biggestchallenge for BIG FM and FM radio in thismar et?

BIG FM: A radio station survives on twosources o revenue i.e. oca a vertisers an

nationa / regiona a vertisers. Over t e ast 3years we have been successful in making theregional and national advertisers understandthe effectiveness of this medium in Jammuan Kas mir. Now ecause o imite num ero oca corporate / retai a vertisers in t estate, the industry depends heavily on thegovernment advertising revenue and weare continuously trying to make radio anintegral part of media plans of governmenta vertising.

DSA: How do you view competition inJammu an Kas mir? Do you n t e neefor more FM stations in this market? Why?

BIG FM: We are the only private FM playerin the region and our reach is way above anyadvertising medium available in the state. Asmore players come in, it will only be betteror the listeners, which is good for category

growth and we are in favour of the same.The J&K markets are unique in the sensethat they are turmoil-prone, so they needgreat commitment on the part of the radiooperator to seamlessly serve the listeners ofthe state with quality content and this is thebiggest barrier for any operator to enter thestate. We at 92.7 BIG FM, look at it as anexcellent opportunity to reach out to a localmarket with an audience that loves radio

and build ourselves as the biggest advertisingmedium available in the state for local,regional and national advertisers.

DSA: What is the campaign theme for thismarket?

BIG FM: At BIG FM, it is our endeavour tolive the brand-line Suno Sunao Life Banao inall our offerings as we positively impact livest roug everyt ing t at we o . We o ow t esame or t e Jammu an Kas mir mar etas we provide them with music, utilities andinfotainment that enhance their lives. We putit like this, We not only entertain . In-fact,we ma e r ien s!

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countermilitancy

Jammu and Kashmir EN ROUTE TO PEACE

Brig. (Retd.) Rahul K. Bhonsle

Only fear God, uphold Dharmaand enjoy serving the country.

- The Chief of The Army Stas Ten Commandmentsissued to Indian soldiers in 1993.

Decades of violence in the valley

is decelerang. Relentless and

determined eorts by Indian security

forces through guns and gestures

have brought militancy to its knees.

Intelligence, strategy, innovaon

and public support were employed

in achieving this feat. With near

normalcy slowly returning in the

valley its me to evaluate counter

insurgency strategy for the future.

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Phases

Given varied ideologiesthree broad categoriesof terrorist groupswere employed duringvarious phases. Thefirst were those seekingself-determinationand were largelysecular, the secondwere fundamentalist

separatists from thestate and the third pro-Pakistani extremists.Jammu and KashmirLiberation Front (JKLF)belonged to the firstcategory but soon lost itsprimacy when Pakistanihandlers realised thatit was not conduciveto aligning itself withIslamabad

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Jammu and Kashmir PAK OBDURACY

Dr. Monika Chansoria

now jehadfor

So much is known about the Pakistani mindset that

it is amazing that we are always caught by surprise at

every new nuance in its struggle to annex Kashmir. With

Pakistan Army Chief of StaAshfaq Kayanis strong

advocacy of a jehad for water we are beginning to come

full circle in a farce full of twists and turns. It is me

to demonstrate to the jehadis that the Pakistan Army

cannot back up its misadventures with any legimate

defence. It has not learned any lessons from Kargil.

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PAK OBDURACY

Although the Pakistan Army

today makes tall claims to

be confronting the Taliban

militia in the troubled

north-west of the country,

it should be recalled that

it was this very Pakistan

Army, hand in glove with

the political establishment

that all along provided

covert as well as overt

support to the extremist

insurgent groups operating

in Kashmir by terming them

as mujahideen and jehadis

There has always been a

concern - well assessed

by South Asia observerSelig Harrison - who argues

regarding the potential

reality of a danger that

an independent Kashmir,

could end up as another

permanent sanctuary for

radical extremist terrorist

organisations, given the

jehadi nature of some of

these groups

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Jammu and Kashmir STRATEGIC OUTPOST

Thupstan Chhewang

Mbebli;!brooding sense of neglect

While there are valid reasons to ensure the preservaton of the unitary

character of Jammu and Kashmir as it existed on the day of the Accession

by the Maharaja to the Indian union there is much to be said for the

equitable development of all three regions of the state. The voice from

Ladakh carries all the nuances that suggest that much needs to be done to

address the grievances chanted over the decades. Allowing the religious

factor to take prominence could be an invitaton to other known demons.

t is astounding that even after morethan six decades of Jammu andKashmirs accession with the Union it

is not considered a settled issue. Confusionis created deliberately. This is doneunfortunately not only by anti-nationalforces but also by political leaders who keepshifting their positions. Their utterances aredesigned to define the Centre-J&K relationsin a manner significantly different from-thecentre-state ties as these are understood inthe rest of the country.

Differentness highlightedThe New Delhi-J&K ties are sought to beexplained in the context of the Instrumentof Accession, Article 370 of the IndianConstitution, so-called Delhi Agreement

Iof 1952. Indira Gandhi-Sheikh Abdullahaccord of 1974 (implemented in 1975),greater autonomy and self-rule. Theother states, on the other hand, assert theirrights in the light of the dispute resolutionmechanisms under the Indian Constitution,Administrative Reforms Commission,Rajamanar Committee, SarkariaCommission and miscellaneous inter-stateconsultative bodies like the Inter-StateCouncil and the National DevelopmentCouncil.

It is interesting that our state alsoparticipates in most of these joint centre-state forums. However, when it comesto clearly taking a stance about J&Ksrelationship with the Union our leaderstend to sound ambiguous. What has been

proved over the decades is that their voicesare determined by the fact whether they arein power or not. If they occupy positionsof authority they are all praise for NewDelhi. If they are in the opposition they goto any extent to create trouble. It is only amatter of record that some of them havenot fought shy of talking of secession andaccession in the same breath. For them thestates special status in the Union meanshow effectively they are able to call the shotswithin the state. In the process they are notaverse to settling scores with their opponentson the home turf. Recent developmentsshow that they can go to the extent ofwooing even separatist elements whileindulging in one-upmanship.


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Neglect of Jammu andLadakh regions to theextent of discriminationin all matters (a referencemay be made in thiscontext to the reportof the GajendragadkarCommission which dealt

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that deserves particular attention which ispossible only if it is governed directly.


The Resettlement Billproviding for the returnof migrants from theState to Pakistan andclaim their ancestralproperty (it has beendone without ensuringsimilar rights to thepeople of the state

who have been forcedto leave behind theirproperty in prosperoustowns like Mirpur andMuzaffarabad, among

others)

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Jammu and Kashmir SELF GOALS

Maj. Gen. (Retd.)

Sheru Thapliyal, SM

Festering

BLUNDERS

At every retelling the baldfaced conspiracy becomes

re-etched in memory of the Major Brown who

hoisted the flag of Pakistan over Gilgit. Before him

Lord Mountbaen re-enacted the Irish experiment

in India and helped germinate the two-naton

theory based on religion of Catholics for a

Republican Ireland and imported Protestants for

associaton with Britain. As in Ireland, the sore

festers on with honest brokers and Track-II travellers

trying to buy an illusive peace with a Pakistan that

knows in full measure the uer falsehood of the

two-naton theory of its creaton.


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meetings of the Defence Committee of theCabinet instead of Nehru, who, as primeminister was the head of the government.

Jammu and Kashmir SELF GOALS

The invasion ofJ and K was plannedby GHQ Pakistanwhose C-in-C kept hisIndian counterpartfully informedand consequentlyMountbatten knewexactly what was

going on. And letus not forget that itwas Mountbattenwho inserted themischievous clauseof plebiscite inhis reply to thesigned Instrumentof Accession byMaharaja Hari Singh

It should be obviousto even a moron thatplebiscite could onlybe held when Pakistanwithdrew its forces.We should have beenconcentrating on askingPak to vacate J and K inits entirety. We have notdone it till date


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SPURT IN TERRORISM

Rohit Singh

The failure to stop large-scale inltraon at the Line

of Control itself and relieving the pressure of area

dominaon by the security forces has led to the

current spurt of terrorism. A retracing of steps like

troop withdrawal and relocaon of strategic outposts

may well become necessary if the expected spate in

terrorist violence is to be tackled with some degree

of success. The polical eect of employees agitaon

for release of the Sixth Pay Commission arrears could

be exploited by the Pakistan Army Inter-Services

Intelligence just as it did the Amarnath agitaon.

strategic failure?

Jammu and Kashmir

As the summerprogresses, freshlyarrived terrorists linkup with those alreadyholed-up in theseareas and then positionthemselves to launchattacks in townsand Srinagar city

perations in thesebelts would keep themilitants disorganisedand on the move

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Jammu and Kashmir SPURT IN TERRORISM

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Jammu and Kashmir THE OTHER VIEW

In a candid interview withDSA, Prof. Bhim Singh,President of Panthers Party,spoke at length about thedifferent aspects of myriad

problems of Jammu andKashmir, many knownand few unknown, to ourcorrespondentRohit Srivastava. We met himat his office in New Delhi. Hereare some significant excerptsfrom his long and revealinginterview.

JAMMU:STEPBROTHER?

A man fromJammu will

never be safeand secure todo justice to his

job if postedin Kashmirinteriors

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Jammu and Kashmir ADVANTAGE PEACE

Abdul ani onesupported the dialogueand even went toSharjah to meet thenISI chief t en Ehsan-ul-Ha and re uestedboth factions to acceptdialogue ater he waskilled allegedly byashkar-e-Toiba

hurriyat:on its last legs?

An independent Jammu and Kashmir is not part of Pakistansconvoluted agenda. Amalgamaon is the unnished business ofparon because that may lend legimacy to a moth-eatenTwo-naon Theory the main claim to fame of which is unremingbloodshed as is illustrated wherever it has been applied Ireland,India and New Guinea. The All Pares Hurriyat Conference alreadyknows the eecveness of a bullet from a hidden gun for anydeviaon from the Pakistan Army Inter-Services Intelligencegameplan. The so-called moderate Mirwaizs father was thevicm, one of 70,000 Kashmiris sacriced on the altar of Pakistansambions by such front organisaons.

Rohit Srivastava

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Jammu and Kashmir STARTLING REVELATIONS

Kashmir accession:the real story

History of Kashmir is one of the greyest areas in the annals of

Indian History, shrouded in mystery, deceit and lies. Heaven

on earth has bled enough and it is me we unravel the hidden

truths. One such eort has brought to light many facts which have

changed our percepon about the role of key players forever.

Extracts from the book War and Diplomacy in Kashmir, 1947-48, by C. Dasgupta

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Finland INTERVIEW: DEFENCE MINISTER

TeamDSA

met with

His Excellency

Mr. Jyri Hakamies,Minister of Defence,

Finland,

at New Delhi on

27.04.2010, for an

exclusive interview.

He spoke at length

with our

Editor-in-Chief

Mr. Manvendra Singh

and Correspondent

Mr. Rohit Srivastava.

India has a role incivil administration,development, which manycountries want to follow.But for civil managementsecurity is required.

First of all the backgroundis that India has a growingrole in the defence sectorand your defence budget isgrowing. And we have feltthat there is a possibilityto offer from countries likeFinland.

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Dantewada massacre:endgame imperatives

Col. (Retd.) Rajinder Singh

Indian security establishments have no excuses to feign ignorance of the

nuances of jungle warfare in the context of the Dantewada and ant-Maoist

operatons. We have been fightng in the jungles of the north-east since

the a

ainment of independence. It ist

me to collate all these experiences(including that of Salwa Judum in the Chasgarh-Jharkhand salient) and

set about neutralising what could be, as indicated by a Chinese website, to

be a gameplan to break India into 20-30 pieces.

Finland INTERVIEW: DEFENCE MINISTER red terror FINAL ASSAULT


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red terror FINAL ASSAULT

There is an urgent needto carry out policereforms to be effectiveIt wont be out of contexthere to say that armyservice of - years bemade compulsory foranyone who wants to joincentral or state policeorganisations


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red terror FINAL ASSAULT

Area domination bymoving on higherground and breakingambushes doesnot come to themnaturally Even if it wasdone, it was a cosmeticexercise The schoolsset up at SilcharAssam and Shivpuri

P are not fullystaffed and geared totrain CRPF men to fightan internal war


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national security FOREIGN POLICY CHALLENGES

In trying to fashion a foreign policy framework that will

protect its security interests India is going to come up hard

against the US tendency to pander to the Pakistan military

establishment. China appears to hold all the aces and is not

averse to using surrogates to trump India. In the midst of all

this dissonance New Delhi must chart a course of equilibrium

between a US in a state of withdrawal and an ascending and

assertve China.

DARKLY

Arundhati Ghose, IFS

through a glass,


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national security FOREIGN POLICY CHALLENGES

The recent adjustmentof S policy on Af-Pak,the continuous talk ofan exit strategy whenIndia supported apolicy of endurance,the acceptance of thePakistani view thatthe Taliban shouldbe integrated andreconciled and thereluctance to offendPakistan by takinginto account Indiaslegitimate securityconcerns, is a strikingexample of disjunction

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cyberspace SAFEGUARDS

If the Ministry of Defence has not notfi

ed its cyberspace under theamended Act which was passed in 2008 there is cause to blow a

whistle. Cribbing about China hacking into the Ministry of External

Affairs and other computer networks is indefensible. If you leave the

stable door open the horses will be stolen by rustlers and the barn

will become home for creatures (viruses) of the worst kind.

Knowledge, power, oppression and resistance always circulate around one

another, alternatively feeding off and nourishing one another.

-Foucault

L E G A L

F R A M E O R KW

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Vakul Sharma


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Notes:

(1) Section 70 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (2) Section 2(1)(ze) (3) Section 2(1)(nb) (4) Rule 2(f) of Section 69B

(5) Effective from October 27, 2009 (6) Section 70(1) (7) Section 66 [Computer related offences ](9) of the Act, wherein the imprisonment term

is of 3 years. Offences under section 66 are cognisable, but bailable. Offences under section 70 are cognisable and non-bailable. (8) Cyber terror acts may include

ausing disruption to nuclear reactors, power grids, dams, aviation, railways etc., which may result into death or injuries to a large number of people.

(9) Section 75 (10) Sharma, Vakul (2010): Information Technology Law & Practice (3rd Edn.), Universal Law Publishing

(11) Visit: www.cert-in.org.in to know more about CERT-IN

activities and functions. It is one of the most informative website(s) on cyber security issues.

cyberspace SAFEGUARDS

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