Dialogue pays
Rays of hope have started to emerge on the political horizons of the subcontinent after the India-Pakistan foreign secretary level talks at Thimpu culminated...
CRUMBLING EDIFICE
The great land of Pharaohs is all set for a political showdown. The powerful political edifice built over a period of more than three...
A WORLD DISCOVERED
The snow-bound mountains surrounding the valley of Kashmir have always kept the world beyond, out of bounds for its denizens.For some the world outside...
NEED FOR INSTITUTION BUILDING
building constitutes a fundamental objective of nations. The shared dreams of a civilized society are realized through the institutions it evolves in the course...
Caught in petty politics
With January 26 approaching, the atmosphere of fear has started taking the valley into its fold. For the last twenty years the 26th of...
Don’t sleep over it
Even after the tremendous expansion of medical services over the last few decades, healthcare in Kashmir still leaves a lot to be desired.Be it...
Welcome change
This week, J&K government took two baby steps in the direction of restoring a routine in Kashmir that existed prior to the agitation. One...
Denying religious freedom
Right to freedom of religion including the right to religious assembly has been the hallmark of free societies. However in Jammu & Kashmir, the...
Suffocating academia
Regardless of whether the question paper set for an undergraduate class by a college lecturer adheres to the standard norms, the fact remains that the educational system prevalent in a society cannot be divorced from the broader fabric of socio-political life.
Humane Laws!
Laws in any society are crucial for administration and keeping order. In earlier times autocrats and emperors would make laws that would change with...
Out of sight
After dithering over the issue of getting youth back from the training camps across the LoC for many years, the government has come out...
A losing proposition
With the partition of the sub-continent and the birth of Kashmir dispute there started an era of injustice, which took different shades under different...
Propaganda to facts
Non-Kashmiri militants arrested in the past have often told their interrogators that they were driven to Kashmir by the propaganda in their countries. The...
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...
