Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kulbhushan Yadav

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was Snow Keep. (non-admin closure) –Davey2010^Talk 22:50, 4 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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WP:SINGLEEVENT. He could be well mentioned in the main article in Two-three lines like Pakistan claimed to arrest a RAW agent but Indian Govt. denied his links with RAW. MBlaze Lightning -talk! 07:00, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep – the event just recently occurred, and it is in the news. The article doesn't assert that he was definitely a RAW agent, but lists the allegation. The capture of a Naval Officer – of any country – is certainly notable and unfortunate, especially if they're engaged in counter-terrorism activities. The fact that he was arrested and accused is what's explained in the article. There is evidence for that. The article also asserts what your comment states: that the Indian gov't denies any affiliation (though that's standard practice). The article should be kept, and hopefully within a month, the article will be amended to say, "He was cleared of all charges and released."

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  07:09, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
• Speedy Keep Passes GNG as it has been mentioned by multiple Reliable sources. His capture is the focal point of a multi nation flash point which may have global repercussions. Iran, Pakistan and India are all focused on this individual. I am not sure how anyone can even dream of him not passing GNG as almost a BILLION people are getting information about him on an hourly basis. FreeatlastChitchat (talk) 07:12, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep per above.  InsertCleverPhraseHere  08:34, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment: There are reliable sources such as [1], [2], [3] and etc. Mhhossein (talk) 10:49, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 12:33, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Pakistan-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 12:33, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 12:34, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete per nom, WP:1E and WP:TOOSOON. Userfy if desired. At this point there doesn't seem much beyond the usual Pakistan/India hysteria: someone has been charged with espionage and the other side has denied it. Indeed the refs seem tightly grouped around the accusation and the denials. Now, if this actually amounts to a trial or there are some lasting repercussions -- and notability -- then I've no issue with the article being restored. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 12:46, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Shawn in Montreal:I think WP:1E is the very relevant policy here, too. Mhhossein (talk) 03:23, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.187.227.74 (talk • contribs) 23:49, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:30, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep - The arrest was covered not only by Pakistani media, but also by the Indian and International media. Passes GNG and RS, Per FreeatlastChitchat. Faizan (talk) 05:01, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Strong Keep The incident is certainly notable. The fact that India has accepted him as a national—the naval officer who retired prematurely and arrested in another country over espionage is sufficient to warrant its own article. I disagree with WP:1E policy being applied here. This isn't usual India-Pakistan outburst otherwise this too along with many others would have made their ways for separate articles.  sami  ^talk 10:06, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Automated comment: This AfD was not correctly transcluded to the log (step 3). I have transcluded it to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2016 March 29. —^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 08:37, 29 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep-The article pass the notability criteria therefore it can be kept.However,controversial and undecided matters may removed.Only claim of Pakistan and Indian response may highlighted in few sentences, other stories may be removed till verification.Zarghun11 (talk) 15:57, 29 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

That what has been done! Which stories you are talking about? Be more sepecific please. Faizan (talk) 16:11, 29 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep after recent confession video this article will mirror harsh fact of state sponsored terrorism. Summary of events may also be included here [4] . Pprcgi (talk) 17:32, 29 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep The article is certainly notable as it touches the significant issue of state sponsored terrorism.--SMahenS (Talk) 19:12, 29 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Rename - This is obviously an important event that needs to be covered in Wikipedia. But it is clearly not a biography article. The person is not notable by any stretch of imagination. I recommend it be changed to an event Arrest of Kulbhushan Yadav and treated as such. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 21:48, 29 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per WP:NOTNEWS: Wikipedia is not a newspaper; minor event and can be covered in Research and Analysis Wing. Esquivalience ^t 22:34, 29 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep or move from BLP style to incident style article. No different to many of those listed in the categories Category:American intelligence personnel who defected to the Soviet Union, Category:American spies and Category:American spies against the Soviet Union. Clearly a noteworthy topic AusLondonder (talk) 17:59, 31 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep and rename as per Kautilya3 and AusLondonder. Seems the most sensible solution to avoid 1E. GAB^Hello! 18:04, 31 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Comment The lead character of a significant incident is certainly notable.--SMahenS (Talk) 17:49, 1 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep it It is a very important international development and both the Indian and Pakistani accounts of the story are presented. Please keep this article. Intellectual123 cool (talk) —_{moved from article's talkpage link  sami  ^talk 22:12, 2 April 2016 (UTC)}[reply]
• Move to close – Admin tools required to move the page to the existing redirect, Arrest of Kulbhushan Yadav. The Masked Man of Mega Might (talk) 01:27, 3 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep - He is a notable person and is a part of a huge international incident which will have long term effect on the region. His actions have created numerous incidents and nurtured terrorists organizations which have their own wikipedia articles. So we should have a wikipedia article for him too. One more wikipedia article separately may please be created for "Arrest of Kulbhushan Yadav". There is more to tell. --119.156.61.165 (talk) 07:27, 3 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Strong Keep: Notability is established through WP:RS and there are enough reliable sources in the article to establish his. WP:SINGLEEVENT do not apply here as he was not arrested in relation with some event and according to sources, he has been involved in multiple terrorist activities. Sheriff | ☎ 911 | 14:23, 3 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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