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'We are on the edge of destruction. Don't kill anymore of us'
'Just give the people a chance, show them that you are sincere and then the people can themselves rise and say, Stop the gun!' Hashim Qureshi on the excesses in J&K and the urgent need for peace. The concluding part of the interview.

I came here to tell people that this is not the way to ask for freedom'
'80,000 people are in their graves, but Pakistan has not recognised independent Kashmir as the solution. If it accepts that, it must also leave Gilgit, Baltistan and PoK. And Pak doesn't want that.' After 30 years in exile, Hashim Qureshi speaks out. An exclusive interview with Chindu Sreedharan.

'Cease-fire is only for propaganda'
'Why should mujahideen target civilians? What is the justification for them?' asks Hurriyat leader Syed Geelani.

'We have a fight on our hands. And we have to see it through'
'The Jihadi outfits are trying to create problems in implementing the suspension of combat operations, which is generally called cease-fire. There is no cease-fire as such, but this is what they are up to.' J&K Governor Girish Chandra Saxena in a rare interview.

'If Sikhs or anyone has to remain in Kashmir, they have to fight it out'
'Can you tell me how safe a Hindu is in Delhi? It is a proxy war sponsored by a foreign country. Whenever they desire to do such acts, soft targets are always available.' J&K Inspector General of Police Dr Ashok Bhan defends himself and his men.

'Militants never conquer and militants are never conquered'
Baba Amte on his cancelled peace mission to Pakistan, the chance for peace in Jammu & Kashmir and the hope for a better India. A Republic Day Special.

'The BJP is not interested in Kashmiri Pandits'
'The BJP is more concerned about the temple in Ayodhya than the misery and suffering of 350,000 Kashmiri Pandits displaced from the valley,' says Panun Kashmir leader Kamal Hak.

'The government must be prepared to take the war to the Pakistani side'
'When the Hurriyat leaders regularly get their instructions from the Pakistan high commission in New Delhi, why make such a big drama of visiting Pakistan?' asks J&K Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah.

'The cease-fire is constantly under review'
'It is not because of one odd incident here or there. Reassessment of a particular move is being made continuously.' Union Minister of State for Home I D Swamy discusses the situation in Kashmir.

'We have fallen into a trap'
Senior Hurriyat Conference leader Abdul Ghani Lone on his illness, Farooq Abdullah's opportunism and the chance for peace in the Valley.

'Why impose this secularism on Kashmiris?'
'India needs crutches to survive since its own foundation is so weak.' Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Yaseen Malik lashes out yet again.

'If the BJP cannot solve the J&K problem, no other party can'
Just back after a three week stay in Pakistan, Hurriyat leader Abdul Ghani Lone tells Onkar Singh that the current situation is most conducive to solving the J&K dispute.

'The ceasefire is no solution to the problem of J&K'
Mirwaiz Omar Farooq tells Onkar Singh that there is no merit in any kind of ceasefire unless accompanied by comprehensive political measures.

'We have a role in the peace process and would like to play it'
Hurriyat Conference Chairman Abdul Ghani Butt speaks to Onkar Singh about the month-long ceasefire in the Valley and elaborates on the Hurriyat's role in the peace process.

'Most people who have suffered due to Islamism are Muslims'
Daniel Pipes, among the leading experts on Islam and Islamic terrorism in the United States, speaks to Josy Joseph about the Taleban, Pakistan, Osama bin Laden, Kashmir and Islamism.

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