Surrogate Custody
With properties worth thousands of crores at stake a bill handing custodianship of temples and shrines back to Kashmiri Pandits has brought BJP and...
Guru Plank
In a remarkable turn-around the unionist parties of Kashmir seem to be brimming with sympathies for Parliament attack convict, Mohammad Afzal Guru, a year...
Countering Anti Incumbency
As J&K’s opposition parties are hoping the anti-incumbency against the ruling coalition and a possible Modi factor will help them become powerful, NC and...
Minority Minions?
As a Parliamentary Committee strongly suggests J&K government must consider declaring migrant Kashmiri Pandits a minority given the “pitiable condition” they live in, R...
“PDP is the brain child of agencies. Let’s not name them. We all know...
Panchayati Raj and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ali Mohammad Sagar who represent Khanyar constituency tells Syed Asma that in a coalition parties need to bargain...
Collateral Damage
Days after estranged Syed Ali Geelani transferred ‘his property’ to an autonomous trust, Jama’at-e-Islami cried foul. The controversy brought once fair weather friends face...
“We would rather sit in the opposition but not enter into any kind of...
President of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mehbooba Mufti tells Anando Bhakto that if Narendra Modi comes to power, he may use his clout and...
My Unfinished Assignment
by Syed Asma
In June 2013 I proposed of having an interview with Mehbooba Mufti. In politics, Mehbooba is a great success story. Being an...
Surviving Scandalous
Ever since his elevation to cabinet, senior Congress leader Peerazada Mohammad Sayeed is in news for all the wrong reasons. Be it multi-crore rural...
Separated Across
When Mirwaiz recently expelled three senior faces from Hurriyat (M) the chances of a united Hurriyat vanished too. Shah Abbas analyzes the timing and...
Rare Return
Last week, when Sajad Ahmad Kichloo took oath of office within four months after resignation, and was restored all the portfolios he held earlier,...
Out of Touch?
As ground realities indicate a sort of strong anti-incumbency, state’s principal opposition seems not so confident to cash it. In run up to the...
Modi Effect
Modi’s growing popularity and Congress’ dismal performance in four states recently has triggered crises of sorts in Kashmir’s unionist camp. BJP’s re-emergence in Jammu...
Modish Mantra
BJP rising avtar Narendra Modi was fiery in selling half truths to an audience that historically fought Kashmir’s exclusivity in the region. Akin to...
‘Lalkaar’ Aftershocks
Modi's call for fresh debate on Article 370 made political parties react sharply in order to keep the pot boiling before elections. But apparently...
