In A Political Minefield
As the president of the grand old Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC), Dr Farooq Abdullah, 85, will encounter the unprecedented challenges of his...
Messy Corporation
With mud-slinging a routine and no-confidence motions hugely frequent, Srinagar, the Shehr-e-Kashmir, could be the collateral of the politicking within the SMC, reports Yawar Hussain
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Rediscovering Party Democracy
Often accused of promoting personal fiefs in politics, parties in Kashmir have started holding elections internally. With results mostly favouring the family members, the...
The Nehru ‘Trial’
After 75 years of Jammu and Kashmir’s accession, the ruling BJP is holding Independent India’s first Prime Minister, Jawahar Lal Nehru of a series...
A Desert Upheaval?
With arch-rivals joining hands in the larger regional interest, Ladakh is emerging as a model political space in the erstwhile state of Jammu and...
A Flexible Moderate
After a prolonged illness, Moulana Abbas Ansari passed away at the age of 86. Masood Hussain offers the different facets of a well-read cleric...
The Home Minister’s Visit
The 3-day visit by Home Minister Amit Shah indicated a possible election but no time deadlines. The rest was routine aimed at creating political...
‘All Major Political Parties in India, Congress Included, Voted for Abrogation of Art 370’
After Congress rebel Ghulam Nabi Azad floated his Democratic Azad Party (DAP), Apni Party founder Syed Altaf Bukhari says he lacks any differences with...
The Peak Fault Line
Gujjars, Bakerwals and Paharis share the same ecosystem but the traditional social stratification dictated the inclusion of nomadic tribes into the ST fold, unlike...
Congress: A History In Decline
After Congress formally came out of the Bakhshi’s National Conference in 1965, it survived in factions amid internecine squabbling. Remote-controlled by the party High...
The Azad Factor
Half a century later, after Ghulam Nabi Azad parted ways with Congress, it triggered a sort of crisis in Jammu and Kashmir, his home...
Congress in Crisis?
India’s grand old party was always in crisis in Jammu and Kashmir. Recently in wake of the appointment of a new PCC Chief, there...
The New Voters?
While the elections to Jammu and Kashmir’s skirted assembly are not taking place soon, the special summary revision of voters is expected to be...
Warming Up Sessions
It is too early to predict that an election will take place in Jammu and Kashmir but the political parties are working overtime to...
Dwindling Panthers’
With all its lawmakers walking out, Panthers Party is probably disappearing at a time when Bhim Singh, its founder, is fighting health issues and...
