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Monday, June 08, 2026

Opinion- Page 78

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

Fighting the fake promises

By Aarif Qadir Politics, nowadays, is in sync with the phenomena of making fake promises, wily public speeches, tempting the public and the ensuing public discontent in the aftermath of unfulfilled commitments.
Feb. 14, 2019
In this Tuesday, July 24, 2018 photo, Kareeman Bano holds a photograph of her son-in-law Rakbar Khan, who died after being thrashed by a mob last week on suspicion of cattle smuggling, in Kolgaon village, India. A series of mob attacks on minority groups involved in cattle trade have occurred since the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party swept elections in 2014. Most of the attacks by so-called cow vigilantes from Hindu groups have targeted Muslims, who make up 14 percent of India's 1.3 billion people. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Lynchings becoming substitute riots

By Ziya Us Salam Indeed, lynching has replaced the age-old communal riot as a means of polarization. Lynching comes without the burden of guilt that used to accompany riots. It is more
Feb. 13, 2019

English band, no sitar

By Jawed Naqvi I have been reading A People’s Constitution: The Everyday Life of Law in the Indian Republic by Rohit De, an assistant professor of history at Yale. It’s a fascinating
Feb. 12, 2019

The trusted ally that went rogue

By Ruhi Tewari In an amusing twist of fate, the political Right-wing in India, and supporters of the ruling BJP, that thrived on Twitter for so long and had a symbiotic relationship
Feb. 12, 2019

Show Me the Money, India

By MILAN VAISHNAV Just weeks before the start of India’s frenzied general election campaign, the country’s principal opposition party—the Indian National Congress—has unveiled its newest senior leader. In a move hailed as
Feb. 12, 2019
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