Shams Irfan
A journalist with seven years of working experience in Kashmir.
Newsmakers
PREVENTED: New Delhi has denied entry into India to Prof Richard Shapiro, an associate professor at the Department of Anthropology at the California Institute...
Mum on Kashmir
During the US presidential campaign, Obama termed Kashmir issue as central to any stability in the region. But his efforts to appoint a special envoy for Kashmir, once in office, were scuttled by India. Showkat Ali reports.
Buying out the West
The rise of Indian clout has an overwhelming influence on the West’s policy towards Kashmir, which until recent times favoured a resolution taking Kashmiri...
Back to basics
Sheikh Rizwan Javeed“...so that’s the real issue but the irony is many don’t know about it”  “Yeah, this is what always happens in politics,...
WILL HE? WON’T HE?
Kashmiris have a mixed feeling towards Obama’s India visit, while some expect him to talk Kashmir, most do not. Khursheed Wani reports.  The public...
Romanticising America
Since India and Pakistan gained independence in 1947, Kashmir has remained fundamental to their defence and the foreign affairs.
Do not look towards US
Dr Shiekh ShowkatObama’s India visit is generating a lot of interest in Kashmir as people here expect that he may be able to persuade...
Misplaced hopes
Sajad Gani Lone
The current president of the United States, Mr Barak Obama is soon going to descend on the Indian shores on an official visit. Yet again all sorts of correlations are being made and expectations hiked. All the hype generated is based on the premise that President Obama may convince or coerce the Indian state to deliver on the Kashmir dispute. There is no denying the fact that the Kashmir dispute has an external dimension and the international community has a role to play.
The current president of the United States, Mr Barak Obama is soon going to descend on the Indian shores on an official visit. Yet again all sorts of correlations are being made and expectations hiked. All the hype generated is based on the premise that President Obama may convince or coerce the Indian state to deliver on the Kashmir dispute. There is no denying the fact that the Kashmir dispute has an external dimension and the international community has a role to play.
Curfew pass for the dead
Free movement of people in streets of Kashmir has now become a luxury, as curfews become a norm. Funerals are no exception. Wasim Khalid...
My KAS Interview
Syed Shahnawaz Bukhari, presently posted as commercial tax officer, shares his experiences of the civil service interview, when he faced it in 2008.I entered...
LOOK WITHIN
Acknowledging the mistakes committed by J&K police while handling the present uprising in Valley, state police chief Kuldeep Khoda seemed manoeuvring hard at a public durbar in Budgam, to rebuild the image of the institution he leads. He expressed his desire to listen to the people and understand as to why the situation deteriorated.
Chill sets in again
AHAMD RIYAZIndia and Pakistan have once again been sparring over Kashmir. The recent UN session saw some bitter wrangling over the dispute. At one...
Trauma Plus
Tragedies visit J&K more often now. The latest was in Leh that was destroyed by flash floods triggered by a cloudburst. At...
A dream realised
From a small role in a college play, Shahnawaz Bhat nurtured dreams of becoming an actor. And a chance workshop led him to realise...
Dragon-stung
Pakistan’s trusted friend, China is seen as an irritant in India, with its latest moves upsetting New Delhi. Iftikhar Gilani reports.When US President Barack...
