Articles by Balraj Puri

A Policy for Kashmir Balraj Puri NEW DELHI'S policy on Kashmir has been vacillating from one extreme to another; from complete trust of its people to complete distrust, from treating them as a special category to treating them as colonial subjects.

ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS Multiple Identity of Indian Voters Balraj Puri IF it were possible to single out the most important lesson of the Lok Sabha and assembly polls, it could be that the foremost concern of the voters is to preserve plurality of their identity

January 19, 1985 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Consolidation of Kashmiri Identity and Fragmentation of Jammu Identity Balraj Puri THE tidal electoral wave of the Con- gress(I) could not cross the 9,000 to 16,000 feet high Pir Panchal range that separates the Kashmir valley from rest of the country. The counter-wave of the National Conference led by Farooq Abdullah swept all the three seats. In some respects, its performance was better than what it was in the Lok Sabha poll of 1980 or the assembly poll of 1983.

JAMMU AND KASHMIR Jammu's Quest for Identity Balraj Puri WHAT does Jammu's growing urge for identity portend for the unity of Jammu and Kashmir state and the cause of national integration?

Understanding Punjab Balraj Puri SUCCESS of Operation Blue Star, as the army action on the Golden Temple was called. covered monumental failures. The President alluded to the failure of the State administration which, incidentally is under his rule since October 1983. The army and civil leadership have candidly admitted failure of intelligence services and border security system. The army action itself underscored the failure of the police and para-military forces.