MESS OF A TRADE
Ten months after Prime Minister Singh promised to make trans-LoC trade ‘more viable and hassle-free’, President Zardari termed it a ‘pioneering CBM’ on Kashmir....
Sangh On Sale
The BJP won a historic mandate in Jammu - 11 of the 87 seats in 2008 state elections after enforcing an economic blockade on...
A Jokers Jaunt
As the BJP state president Shamsher Singh Manhas started introducing his party’s delegation of lawmakers on a study tour of the state in the...
Disillusioned with saffron brigade
The sale of votes by BJP lawmakers has seriously dented the party’s image and angered its supporters, forcing its MLA to resign but analysts...
NOT FOR KIDS
Age is no bar for long and harsh detentions in Kashmir, even if there the state falters on facilities for underage detainees required under...
A GOVERNMENT FOR SALARIES
As the lawmakers unanimously decided to double their wages for the second time in less than five years, the government employees have intensified their...
Lawless Law
While the state government has been calling for repealing of AFSPA, it has generally evaded debates on PSA over which it has all the...
Lost greens
Srinagar city would grow a lot of vegetables from its famous hak-i-waris but huge population growth and urbanization has devoured these vegetable gardens. Abdul...
Sleeping Over Disaster
When the country most equipped to deal with a high intensity quake is shattered, what lessons does it have for Kashmir, where people seem...
Kashmir fault line
Kashmir has no access to nuclear energy. It cannot even hope to have one in the given situation. But that does not lessen the...
When the earth shook in Japan
A firsthand account of the quake in Japan and the behavior of the people in the aftermath of the disaster and the government’s response....
The Disconnect
Many historic routes connect Kashmir to the outside world. It has been an important place on the silk route but the political changes in...
If Militancy Returns
Is Kashmir poised for a fresh cycle of militancy? Some sections would like us to believe so, some fear so. And if so, who...
FOR THE SAKE OF SUMMER
Wary of another summer of unrest in Kashmir, the governments in New Delhi and Srinagar aren’t just keeping their fingers crossed, there is a...
CHALLENGE OF PEOPLE POWER
As Egyptian crisis shakes the Arab World, countries are rethinking on the potential of peaceful protests - of people’s power. Those doubting the efficacy...
