The socialist, Secular and Democratic Republic of India is going to polls, a 14th time, in April-May 2004. India will hold the largest elections in human history in four phases – April 20 and 26 and May 5 and 10. It will involve some 675 million eligible voters, the largest electorate in human history. The counting of votes will be carried out on May 13 and the entire election process will be completed by May 25
Author: JKCHR
DIALOGUE ON KASHMIR – FROM A MANAGEMENT OF VIOLENCE TO A MANAGEMENT OF POLITICS
The representatives of a civil society have to resemble their society in terms of age, gender, social class, ethnic background and so forth. Jammu and Kashmir cannot be an exception to the full circle of this wisdom. More so there ought to be a mandate to represent the public interest in the conduct of public affairs and during other special circumstances. Dialogue amongst themselves or with India and Pakistan is a special circumstance.
INDEPENDENCE OF JUDICIARY IN PAKISTAN PLANNED CONVICTION OF MS BENAZIR BHUTTO
The evidence pointing to the ‘preplanned conviction’ of Ms. Bhutto, confirms that the civil society in Pakistan has failed to create and defend the big institutional sites of power – the Legislature and the Judiciary in particular. The State coercion of the Judiciary in the Benazir Bhutto’s case is a sad attribute to the ‘trustees of justice’.