*Governor's Rule in Kashmir*


President Ram Nath Kovind approved the imposition of governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir, a day after the BJP pulled out of its alliance with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Jammu and Kashmir. In all states of India, the state government's failure results in President's rule. The process is slightly more nuanced in Jammu and Kashmir where not the President's but Governor's rule is imposed.
The Constitution of India grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir among Indian states, and it is the only state in India to have a separate Constitution and regulations specific to it. Though many have hailed the decision of the central government to have presidents rule in Kashmir the decision has its pit falls:
a.       The decision to bring in President's rule is like turning the clock back twenty years, when it was difficult to even get a democratically elected government.

 *Some questions*:
1. What is the overall aim in Kashmir or the nation's objective (not only Army’s)?
2. Well is it not just like any other state?
3. Is an elected government not a biggest slap for Pakistan and the best non violent weapon in our arsenal?
4. Is President’s Rule not an admission that all is not well in Kashmir?
5. Are we not losing a hybrid war, which is more about perception, morale, morals and ideology but less about military control?
6. Pelting of stones has resulted in President’s rule? Does that not make Palters prove a point?

 *Focus*
1. The focus of India's Jammu and Kashmir policy has to be clear and that is similarity of administration and policy as in any other state and to that effect 370 must be suitably amended, democracy must prevail and welfare of locals must be looked into.

 *The Way Forward*
Having said that NOW we need to have a dynamic person who has hands on experience in the state as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. (A retired Army General)
2. Framework for election must be chalked out.
3. Battle of hybrid warfare must include aggressive perception management, to include management of media and local resources.
4. Religious and political leaders need to be at the same page and must act as force multiplies.
5. The governor rule should aim at pushing all infrastructure projects and education reforms at best speed possible.

 We at G.D. Goenka Public School, Greater Noida, believe in the holistic development of our students. In the 21st century, the pure academic type of education that students were introduced to is gradually giving way to the type of education that seek to incorporate the three taxonomies of education; cognitive, psychomotor and affective. As effort towards the same, we sought to establish a functional relationship between curricular and co-curricular activities. Academic topics like the current one (Political Science) in discussion here are linked to and reinforced through co-curricular activities and clubs. One such club is Whiz kids (V-VIII) and Quanta (IX-XII) where students are exposed to discussions on current topics and latest happenings around the country and the world.


By Mukta Kohli

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