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Opinion- Page 249

The Kashmir Monitor opinions section features opinion articles, editorial opinions, today's opinion, analysis and columnist & opinion stories.

BRICS 2026: India hosts a defining summit for the Global South

Sheikh Nazir Mehdi                                                                                                                           The 18th BRICS Summit, held in New Delhi on 12 and 13 September 2026, has given fresh importance to a grouping that has grown far beyond its original identity. Under India’s fourth chairship, leaders from 11 member
Sep. 16, 2026
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Indus Water Treaty

Syed Showkat Indus Water Treaty was brokered by the World Bank in 1960 after years of negotiations.

KASHMIRIS AND MACHAAMA….

After Actor Playwright PadamshriPushkarBhan(1926 – 2008) popularized word MACHAAMA through his Radio Plays (Comedy), it has come to be a part of Kashmiripsyche. And here is a single word that brings nostalgic
Feb. 3, 2018

Picture of Intizar Husain

I saw him a few years ago at the Nairang Gallery where all the oldies of literature met every Sunday evening. Intizar Husain was then alive. I had to hand over a
Feb. 3, 2018

THE FIRES WITHIN

Questions about the mental health of the ‘leader of the free world’ have been swirling around on social media, the #MeToo movement seems to be gaining traction, racist, xenophobic and sexist fires
Feb. 3, 2018

Pakistan’s Chinese umbrella

US President Trump’s undiplomatic and harsh tweet that accused Pakistan of harbouring terrorists regarding Pakistan has provoked fury in the country, particularly in the hyper-nationalist politicians and media. The problem with practicing
Feb. 3, 2018

Economics of politics

It’s understandable that this year’s budget should have an eye on rural India which constitutes some 70 per cent of voters. Finance Minister ArunJaitley had no compunction in mixing politics with economics.
Feb. 3, 2018

The cost of mainstreaming

Islamabad-based security analyst Amir Rana wrote in Dawn (January 28): “Banned militant groups are continuously giving Pakistan diplomatic stress. It has been discussed at various high-level national forums that these groups have
Feb. 3, 2018

Poor diagnosis, wrong medicine

The prescription in the National Health Policy (NHP) 2017 to increase the government’s (Centre and the states together) health expenditure from the existing 1.15 per cent of the GDP to 2.5 per
Feb. 3, 2018

Convenient inconvenience

Good quality infrastructure is a key ingredient for sustainable development. An efficient transport system, well-placed road connectivity, sanitation, energy and communications systems are necessary to prosper, and it provides a decent standard
Feb. 3, 2018

Govt, acknowledges its nervousness

The budget for 2018, at its core, re-enacts a familiar tension of Indian policymaking. On the one hand, it reassuringly tries to respond to genuine democratic pressure and economic need. Addressing rural
Feb. 3, 2018

Changing social fabric in Kashmir

Kashmir society is a close knit community which enthrals, the outside world by its hospitality. A hospitality, which is not only being observed by outsiders but also well recognized among its dwellers.
Feb. 3, 2018
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