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By TAWFEEQ IRSHAD MIR Patriotism, said Samuel Johnson “is the last refuge of the scoundrel “to begin with let me outburst my emotional content that seeks my thinking and the power of

By Rasheed Kidwai It took India several long years to take a firmposition on Kashmir. There was a lot of sophistication in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru government’s handling of Kashmir and reliance

By Hartosh Singh Bal On Feb. 14, a 19-year-old drove a vehicle filled with explosives into a convoy of Indian paramilitary forces in Indian-administered Kashmir and killed 49 soldiers. Jaish-e-Muhammad, or the

By Harish Khare Those who wish to undertake a reality check on our nation’s current karmic state may want to search out a little news item that was tucked away on Page

By Apoorvanand After the bloodletting comes the deceit. Once the outpouring of national sentiment in the form of vilification, abuse of and attacks on Kashmiris was exhausted, Prime Minister Narendra Modi finally

By Radha Kumar Like many others, I have watched events following the Pulwama tragedy with mounting stupefaction, not to mention rage and disgust. Rarely have I seen such a disingenuous response, and

By A.G. Noorani ON Feb 15, President Donald Trump alleged that former president Barack Obama was on the brink of starting a war with nuclear-armed North Korea. This is utterly false. “We

By P Chidambaram The aftershocks of the release of Masood Azhar in January 2000 are felt regularly. Every aftershock should remind the people of India of the rude shock that the country

By Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo “Everything Palestinian in Jerusalem is targeted by Israeli occupation,” said Palestinian Archbishop of Jerusalem’s Greek Orthodox Church, Atallah Hanna on January 29 during a meeting with

By Amir Suhail Wani In our previous articles revolving around philosophy the main objective has been to demonstrate different theories of reality as conceived and expounded by eminent philosophers, who are simultaneously