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A.G. Noorani: A rare intellectual who wouldn’t give up a fight till the end
A.G. Noorani, or Noorani Saheb, as I called him, passed away on August 29, 2024, in Bombay, leaving behind an enduring legacy of rigorous scholarship that exist...
Jamaat-e-Islami fielding independents: Looking at the historical context
It is an important development in Kashmir that Jamaat-e-Islami has decided to field candidates in the Assembly elections as independents. Jamaat, which has been...
How human rights are disappearing before our eyes?
The US’s PATRIOT Act encouraged other countries to adopt similar anti-terror legislation. The targeting of human rights organisations and activists under anti-t...
How The Case Against Kashmiri Activist Khurram Parvez Criminalises Human Rights Reports & Fact-Finding
By branding rights reports as secessionist propaganda, the Modi government is accused of weaponising terror laws to silence civil society, deepen impunity in Ka...
Prospects in Jammu and Kashmir: Will the People Matter?
How consequential will the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections be? Clearly, should the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) pull off a stunning victory ...
Every Place in Gaza – Including Schools – Is a Target
It is almost as if the Israeli army is trying to gather as many Palestinians as possible in one place and then kill them all. Ahmed Abed and his family fled the...
Will Bangladesh Be Another Egypt?
These protests in Bangladesh this year are not unique. They are part of a cycle of protests that started at least a decade ago, with the issues (an end to the q...
What Changed in the Third Term that Forced the Modi-Government to Backtrack?
In the Lutyens’ Zone of Delhi, just past Vijay Chowk, heading towards the South and North Blocks, the once vibrant aura of power and bureaucracy seems dimmer th...
Head in South Asian sand
Southasia’ has become an accepted term for academia and media, lay persons as well as professionals. Political analyst Happymon Jacob’s prediction about the dea...
Move from rhetoric to action on #PutPeopleFirst
Transformative empowerment is mostly not given by ‘experts from the outside,’ but happens when the most affected people themselves rise to take back power to tr...
‘State of The Climate Report’: In 2023, on an average, 6 deaths a day in India due to climate-linked disasters
The State of the Climate 2023 report is out confirming the worst fears. Global temperatures reached record highs on land and in the ocean last year. Greenhouse ...
Unveiling Legacy of Dard Tribe: A Cultural and Anthropological Insight
“The encyclopedia, not only documents a rich cultural heritage but also sets a foundation for future generations to understand and appreciate the intricate mosa...
BJP’s arrogance in every political, cultural, and economic action is divisive & destructive
The developments of the previous decade in India have given to Indians a lesson not easily misunderstood. The insane attempts by the arrogant state to attune ev...
Where Did Those Girls and Women Disappear In India?
“The increasing reports of sexual abuse draw our attention to the larger crisis of missing women, policies, and actions like riots and demolitions that contribu...
A Questionable Transfer: Last Vestiges of Evacuees Obliterated
The Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory Government recently issued an order for the grant of proprietary rights to the Pakistan-administered-Kashmir (PAK) Displac...
Kashmiri political parties must fight together, not each other
When announcing the dates for Jammu and Kashmir’s legislative assembly elections, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar told The Indian Express “We would(sic...
Polls in J&K: The tussle for a powerless legislature begins
“Despite a strong Hindutva constituency, there is deep-rooted resentment against the BJP within Jammu post-abrogation of Article 370, stemming from the loss of ...
‘It felt good to just be at the border and raise slogans for peace’ – Harsh Mander
This year, when Pakistani authorities granted permission after a decade for peace activists to jointly celebrate Pakistan and India’s Independence Days at Wagah...
Elections Alone Are Unlikely to Satisfy Kashmiris' Aspirations
“Recent parliamentary elections, however, have reignited hope among the populace, reflecting growing discontent with the status quo and a desire for change”
What has changed for women under BJP? ‘Rape-murder convicts’ enjoying furlough
The 31-year old lady doctor’s murder and rape at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College seems so brutal that no amount of words or phrases can be adequate to describe...