The battle over the issues of political significance such as Article 370 and Article 35A has once again become a cause of contention between Srinagar and New-Delhi but such battles have to be fought with facts rooted in historical accuracy, argue the authors.
Kashmir based political historian Ashiq Hussain argues that Kashmir based political parties - cutting across ideologies - practice clientistic and faction-based politics without any programme for delivering public services ranging from national defence to internal order, rule of law or equal distribution of resources.
Umair Gul makes a case for Pakistan sentiment in Kashmir, its historicity and its large following among masses in context of the recent essays published in Wande Magazine.