Prof. Iqbal Chawla: Why does India have one million troops in Kashmir?

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Chawla has served as the dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and the chairman of the Department of History at Punjab University, Lahore. Additionally, he has held the position of director at the Research Society of Pakistan, Punjab University, Lahore. His expertise lies in the history and politics of Modern South Asia. He is a prolific writer, having authored numerous research articles published in national and international journals, alongside publishing five influential books. Notably, his book "Wavell and the Dying Days of the Raj," released by Oxford University Press in 2012, was honored with the Best Book Publication Award for 2010-2011 by Pakistan's Higher Education Commission (HEC). Acknowledged for his contributions to the discipline of history in Pakistan, he has been the recipient of several prestigious awards. These include the HEC Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award for 2010-2011, the Overseas Ph.D. Scholarship (Split program) for 2004-2005, and Punjab University's Best Teacher Award for 2005-2007. He has presented papers at numerous international conferences and organized sessions facilitating the exchange of ideas in fields related to arts, humanities, and social sciences. **************************************************** Sonam Mahajan is a well-known well-known analyst and researcher. She specializes in terrorism and militancy. Though a postgraduate in management studies with a specialization in marketing and international business, she has a keen eye for global politics. She is currently working as a consultant for “India Narrative,” a New Delhi-based think tank with a special focus on South Asia. She describes herself as a relentless Pakistan observer who is extremely intrigued by Pakistani mannerisms. She comes from Jammu and Kashmir and completed her graduation in life sciences. She moved to Bangalore for higher studies. A voracious reader with a curious mind, Sonam is seen as a young opinion-maker in India. Her readers, listeners, and viewers particularly admire her for her ability to appreciate differences in opinion and passion to make soft diplomacy and strategic thinking accessible to young Indians. She identifies herself as an LGBTQ ally and someone deeply interested in women's rights. In her free time, she listens to Sajjad Ali and Abida Parveen. Having endured conflict back in her border hometown, Sonam describes her childhood as traumatizing and full of mindless communal violence and terror attacks. She says that she wishes to see peace in this region. **************************************************** Shakil Chaudhary is a journalist, author and researcher. He is an alumnus of Government College, Lahore. Subsequently, he studied international relations at Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad and media at the London School of Economics. He has worked for several English-language newspapers. He has written a critically acclaimed bilingual book, Handbook of Functional English (Ferozsons), to help those who wish to improve their English skills. Prof. Tariq Rahman, one of the finest linguistic scholars in South Asia, has praised it in these words: “This book is an excellent guide for the South Asian user of the English language. It gives examples of both the British and American varieties of English and provides guidelines to avoid the common errors of most Pakistanis when they write and speak English. It is also a comprehensive guide for pronunciation, vocabulary, editing and all other aspects of English usage. It has been written with great care and attention. I recommend it to students, editors, writers and other users of English in Pakistan.” Shakil has conducted many workshops on communication, writing and critical thinking skills. He is a former president of the Progressive Writers Association, Islamabad (2021-2022). If you want to see his most popular videos, here are the links to them.    • Javid Baig: Massive development is happeni...      • Why didn't Jinnah implement Islam in Pakis...      • Prof. Hoodbhoy: Pakistan is not a normal c...      • Shahid Siddiqui: The partition ruined Indi...      • Prof. Ishtiaq Ahmed: Muslims Started the C...   You’re welcome to follow him on Facebook and Twitter.   / shakil.chaudary     / shakchaudhary