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Indian Elections: Implications for Regional Stability
Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ten-year tenure, India has undergone a significant transformation, marked by an increasingly authoritarian rule. The monume...
US ‘frustrated’ with India’s discomfort: Maritime exercise in South China Sea
In early April 2024, the navies of four countries — Australia, Japan, the Philippines, and the United States — held a maritime exercise in the South China Sea. ...
What if The Polls Are Rigged?
In a poll season of no waves, hot winds are blowing in the scorching heat. There is no respite in this daily furnace, especially for sweat-soaked bodies of hard...
Missing Girls of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh: Inaction of Law Enforcement Agencies Causes Concern
Last year, on 26 July 2023, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Ajay Kumar Mishra told the Rajya Sabha that – 10,61,648 women above 18 years and 2,51,430 girls ...
Angry farmers blocking entry of BJP candidates, workers in Punjab and Haryana
This combination of the rising temperatures together with the inability to cope with the connected onslaughts, has resulted in the obvious decline in the electi...
Are Hindus in Danger due to rising Muslim Population?
As the election season is in progress the divisive propaganda is also peaking. The chief propagandist of the ruling BJP is Prime Minister Modi himself. In these...
Two persons, with mutually incongruent outlook, fatefully linked in death: Mirwaiz Moulvi Farooq & Abdul Ghani Lone
In their respective public lives, Mirwaiz Moulvi Farooq and Abdul Ghani Lone had practically nothing in common. Yet, they were destined to share a tragic common...
Rising Discontent in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir: A Call for Economic Reforms
The once relatively peaceful region of Pakistan-Administered Kashmir, also known as Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK), was recently engulfed in unrest. The catalyst for ...
A Legacy of Contradictions: Unravelling an Enigma Called Sheikh Abdullah
Chitralekha Zutshi, as a professionally qualified historian with extensive knowledge of Kashmir’s history, adds a layer of authenticity and depth to her portray...
People's Movement in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir: Peaceful Struggle for Democratic Rights
Moving forward, people must now scrutinise their leadership and representatives more rigorously, ensuring that their support is well-placed
Goosebumps for Contestants, Mentors in Ladakh: A Study of Polarisation, Minority Defiance
Since the creation of the Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency in 1967, the Indian National Congress (INC) has won it in six elections, the National Conference (NC) tw...
Unrest in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir: Tensions, Quest for Justice
It is the ideal time for India and Pakistan to commission a scientific and legal study to utilise the UN Fund for Loss and Damage to ensure the energy security ...
Will the Palestinian Groups Create a New Palestinian Political Project?
Despite Hamas’s agreement with the ceasefire proposal, Israel launched violent attacks on Rafah and seized control of the Rafah crossing into Egypt (thereby cut...
How Mehbooba’s entry in the electoral fray is striking a chord with women in Pir Panjal
Representation of women in politics in Jammu and Kashmir has been meager in the past. It has been abysmally non-existent in the Pir Panjal where the women have ...
Campus Protests In USs And Europe Are Welcome Signs Of Sensitizing Education
A common feature of these protests was the setting up of pro-Palestine encampments on campuses where students would sit in round the clock. At some of the insti...
Unrest in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, political stalemate and rising costs
The crisis in Pakistan-administered Kashmir or Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has escalated as the government has ignored demands for equal treatment in governmen...
Israel vs the ICJ: Is This a Waste of Time?
By Gwynne Dyer* The two sides have had their day in court – one day each, actually. The seventeen judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) have now re...
Israel-Gaza: ‘No Boots on the Ground’
“Forgive the sarcasm, but this cruel farce has nothing whatever to do with saving Palestinian children from starving to death under the Israeli siege. It’s abou...
Lok Sabha Elections: What Lies Ahead for Kashmir?
“The region is at a crossroads and the upcoming elections provide a glimpse into the future of Kashmir, which is teetering between continued conflict and the po...
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 – Voting choices for Muslims in South India-I
“The 2024 Lok Sabha elections is the battle for survival for the Muslims in India. This is the last chance for the Muslims to assert their electoral strength in...