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There was only one reason that the otherwise ideologically dissonant alliance between the BJP and the PDP in Jammu and Kashmir — what former chief minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed called the…

Every passing day, Kashmiriyat dies a little more, what good does Jamhooriyat hold, when insaaniyat holds true only in our folklore? No matter how ideologically one human is different from the…

It was what a film director would have described as a perfect take. “You are a beginner” says he, grinding his teeth in simulated anger. “These are your days to learn”.…

The Prime Minister mixing up military history is between him and his aides. If only they had checked Wikipedia they would have known that (then) Gen. K.M. Cariappa (not Thimayya) became the…

By Kuldip Nayar The British government has rejected a petition by the Sikh community in London to make public all papers concerning Operation Bluestar. Margaret Thatcher, then British Prime Minister, was close…

By Manini Chatterjee The BharatiyaJanata Party president, Amit Shah, gave a spate of interviews to different television channels last week, days after the shock defeat of his party in the by-elections to…

By Ravi VisvesvarayaSharada Prasad For years, social scientists have claimed that social media platforms would lead to greater social and political awareness and understanding, by providing easy access to multiple points of…

By Umair Rashid Whenever encounters between government forces and militants happen in Kashmir, the government promptly blocks mobile internet services in the region. The move, as always, is to apparently prevent the…

By Dr Khursheed Ahmad Wani Cancer, Heart illness, diabetes and lung conditions are some of the emerging diseases that as of now cost nations more as far as the wellbeing bills and…

By Zaigham Khan There is too much desperation in the air. It is hard to find an actor who is not gripped by the fear of the unknown, and feeling desperate as…