opinion- Page 24

By Amir Suhail Wani In religion and politics people’s beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second-hand, and without examination, from authorities who have not themselves examined the questions

By SHABBIR AARIZ It appears that God is not yet disappointed with one and a half billion human population of the sub-continent as even after the war almost broken out between the

By Bhushan Parimoo A unique Gift on the Losar Celebrations was presented to this writer at Jammu the other day. It was a get together organised by the Ladhikis to celebrate the

By IMRAN YOUSUF Recognized as a genius theologian, a high-profile scholar, an influential versifier and the greatest mystical Sufi poet of Islam Moulana Muhammad Jalaluddin Rumi (RA) was born in Balkh,

By Mohammed Ayoob Now that the first round of military tit-for-tats is over, it is important that New Delhi settles down to parsing the mixed signals coming out of Pakistan. While keeping

By Happymon Jacob The possibility of the ongoing India-Pakistan military stand-off spiralling out of control cannot be overstated, given the high stakes involved with regard to national reputations, military redlines and, most

By Asha’ar Rehman THERE is no greater chill in this world than that provided by the prospect of war. We tend to forget this as we go about fighting the little battles

By Suhasini Haidar Multi-pronged diplomacy is vital to compel Pakistan to end its support for terrorist groups In the wake of the Pulwama attack on February 14, the government has iterated once

By Stanly Johny When protests erupted on Arab streets in late 2010 and in 2011, felling deeply entrenched dictators such as Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia and Hosni Mubarak of

By Mukul Kesavan The horror of the jihadi ambush that killed dozens of CRPF soldiers and its aftermath, the attacks on Kashmiri students in India, is a clarifying moment. It demonstrates beyond