Optics Only
If we go by the outcome of the PM's all-party meeting with Jammu and Kashmir politicians, the centre has stayed true to its course...
The Delimitation Details
After Prime Minister’s all-party meeting started re-engagement with condemned Kashmir parties, the 4-day visit by the 3-member Delimitation Commission tasked to add seven berths...
Return To Relevance
Government of India apart, the All-party meeting was equally important for the mainstream political leadership in Kashmir, who were feeling completely neglected and victimised,...
No Options
Skipping assembly polls, whenever held, not possible for major political parties even if statehood is not restored before elections, writes Zahoor Malik
Despite taking a...
A Bride’s Battle
In order to fight for the rights of 350 women who married Kashmiri boys on the other side of the Line of Control (LoC),...
Those 689 Days
Between the candle march on the night of August 4, 2019, and the meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 24, 2021, Kashmir...
PAGD No More?
The struggle for the restoration of Article 370 can hardly be pursued within the paradigm of power politics. More so, when such a struggle...
A Jinxed Palace?
Overlooking the Dal Lake, a Gothic monster has proven to be inauspicious for everyone — from its builders to those interested in it post-partition. After...
Jammu At Political Crossroads?
As the delimitation exercise looks set to enhance the number of seats in Jammu and Kashmir assembly for Jammu, bringing it at par with...
Gupkar In News
The recent PAGD meeting was symbolic to show its presence but also indicated softening of the stand, writes Zahoor Malik
The recent meeting of the...
The Jail In Neighbourhood
As the UT administration shifted the detained political class from a Boulevard Hotel to the Lawmakers’ Hostel, apparently for the winters, their families were...
Minutes of The Meeting
The All Party Meeting that Prime Minister, Narendra Modi chaired last week could be a turning point for Kashmir politicians. Yawar Hussain talks to some...
Business of Politics
It is been argued since long that politics and business are hand in glove, but in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, they are...
Ghulam Mohammad Mir
Ghulam Mohammad Mir
(September 21, 1949 - December 16, 1993)
A man, who jumped into politics, contested an election unsuccessfully and was eventually killed as a...
Filling A Void
Regional parties raise expectations and then fail to deliver. The stitching of the BJPDP alliance in 2014 and bloody aftermath in 2016, are key...
