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Fireflies and a glimmer of childhood
It was hot and there were long power outages but we rarely complained during those sultry summer nights of the 1980s. We had more exciting things to do in our B...
Nijjar Killing And Pannun Murder Plot: Are India’s Spy Games Changing In Style?
India’s ace spy Ajit Doval is now on the warrant list by the United States of America’s Federal court along with previous RAW secretary Samant Goel. Doval becom...
Goodbye Welfare State? Welcome ‘Labharthis’
Times have definitely changed. There was a time earlier when a postcard sent by an ordinary citizen had spurred the judiciary into action, not anymore. One does...
Who is Entitled to Hurt Religious Sentiments?
The judiciary in Karnataka is once again in the news. The latest case in a series of such cases is the Karnataka High Court’s recent judgment saying that shouti...
Why verbal and non-verbal attacks on Madrasas in India?
Why verbal and non-verbal attacks on the madrasas in the country? Mind you, not just by the semi-Sarkari men but also by the right-wing politicians, including c...
SCO Summit: A Missed Opportunity for Genuine Cooperation
The recent speech delivered by India’s Foreign Minister Dr S Jaishankar at the 23rd SCO Council of Heads of Government meeting in Islamabad has garnered attenti...
Navigating Challenges and Seizing Opportunities in J&K
“The new administration in Jammu and Kashmir faces critical challenges that can be addressed with a multi-faceted approach.”
Navigating Challenges and Seizing Opportunities in Jammu and Kashmir
The recent electoral victory of the National Conference (NC) and Congress alliance in Jammu and Kashmir signifies a pivotal moment in the region’s political lan...
NC’s Biggest Victory Is Also Its Gravest Challenge
In the 2024 verdict, the National Conference has registered its best performance since 1996, winning 42 out of 90 seats and is set to lead a coalition governmen...
J&K Assembly Polls 2024: Voters keep BJP out of Kashmir
“Photographs of brutality unleashed on humans – eyes, face, ribs, chest, stomach, lungs, and limbs ruptured by pellets and bullets. This had fuelled apprehensio...
Subverting Popular Mandate Through Nominations in Jammu & Kashmir
“The executive exercising its powers in nominating members to Legislative Assembly without consultation of political parties with majority will not only be unde...
Elections in Jammu and Kashmir: Navigating a Complex Political Landscape
The recent elections in Jammu and Kashmir, culminating in a coalition victory for the National Conference (NC) and the Indian National Congress (INC), have spar...
“The Forgotten Women Voters of Kashmir”
“The absence of her husband, who went missing eight years ago, has taken a toll on her health. She has been pushed to do a role she never imagined she would sho...
Fascination for ‘Hindutva Lite’ Among Opposition Parties
Politics is a strange beast. It looks incredulous how at times it helps Satans being metamorphosed into Saints and biggest murderers of hapless communities emer...
Pluralism Crucial To the Strength of Indian Democracy
India began its journey of independence and democracy with the deep scars of the country’s partition, engendering one of the worst communal massacres. In the fo...
Further escalation of war in Middle East must be stopped
Israel has persisted in hitting what it claims are militant targets throughout Gaza almost a year after the October 7, 2023, Hamas onslaught sparked the Palesti...
What Would a Real Renewable Energy Transition Look Like?
The transition from relying overwhelmingly on fossil fuels to using alternative low-carbon energy sources could be “unstoppable and exponential,” according to s...
‘Your Land is Our Land’: How Land Rights Violations in Kashmir Impose a Human Rights Crisis?
The report titled “Your Land is Our Land: India’s Land Rights Violations in Kashmir,” produced by the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), provides...
Manipur: For Meitei-Kuki Peace
The violence which shows no sign of abating in the ongoing Meitei-Kuki conflict in Manipur is a matter of concern. The alienation of the two communities and the...
Reservations above the 50% limit in J&K are unfair
“Increasing the quota for reserved categories violates the constitutional cap and is shrinking the opportunities for candidates in the open merit.”