Comments on: Dearth of IT sector hampers Kashmir growth

By: Vijay Kaul

Vijay Kaul — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:36:56 +0000

Being a Kashmiri of Pandit Origin, I had set up a Computer training Institute in Kashmir and had to flee Kashmir due to “Azadi” disturbances in 1990. Given the everyday uncertain atmosphere, no business can survive leave alone thrive. Kashmiri people have to embrace pluralism and tolerance before normalcy returns to the valley.

By: ROHIT PANDEY

ROHIT PANDEY — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:17:10 +0000

Magic carpets genies out of a bottle and assorted stories tally with your post-same genre!

By: Karthik

Karthik — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 08:13:16 +0000

Kashmir is not the only state with lack of IT jobs. There are other states like Jharkand and Chattisgarsh. Ofcourse Kashmir’s economy has been affected more thanks to terrorism.

By: Rajesh

Rajesh — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:16:03 +0000

Very interesting view from across the border. I do agree that companies are avoiding being a terror target. However, I have read very little about the life in Pakistani Kashmir – why is it so? Is it such a non happening place that it is never in news or the news is suppressed? Want to know if Pakistani Kashmir youth have better life than their counterparts. I want the author to honestly do a fair comparison.

By: xeroxus

xeroxus — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:27:52 +0000

probably he means that IT’s presence in Kashmir is better than in many other parts like khyber pakhtunkhwa

By: Nitesh

Nitesh — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:36:30 +0000

It means you are also realizing that kashmiris want to live happily and want to job anywhere in india and want to contribute……

Good Article……we Indians take care of every one

By: aks_USA

aks_USA — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:36:04 +0000

give me a website of any one IT company functioning from Pakistani side of Kashmir –I am sure its difficult to find one

By: saber techno

saber techno — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:46:22 +0000

pointless article ….. not worthy of Dawn! The same holds true for many parts of india pakistan and even use! so your point is….?

By: banerjee

banerjee — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:41:24 +0000

Very misleading article. How did it die when it has not even seen its birth!!!! You want progress in the State, integrate with rest of the country. Who wants to invest, if an Indian citizen can not buy property there?

By: Shridhar Subrahmanyam

Shridhar Subrahmanyam — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:17:34 +0000

I was in Srinagar this summer and was heartened by the fact that there is considerable improvement in the security situation and people are now looking for a normal life with opportunities.
The first order of priority is to set up two top class engineering colleges to attract the best and the brightest of the youth. Ditto medical colleges. I was hoping that Rahul Gandhi’s initiative in taking the movers and shakers of the Indian industry to Srinagar last summer would bring in more investments and jobs.That has not happened. The Indian Administered Kashmir Government has to be more proactive in attracting more investments and visit major industrial centres i.e. Bangalore, Chennai. Delhi, Pine, Hyderabad, Kolkata and persuade some of the biggies there to set up industrial and IT parks in the Valley.