It very rarely happens that the people of Kashmir and those in the mainland India are on the same page. Indeed it is tragedy of sorts that both sides have...

In an overly politicized atmosphere here ordinary Kashmiris have been given to believe that ‘they are the best’ in terms of talent, competence, and almost everything else. Without going into...

As has always been the case in the past, this time too shutting down businesses and remaining away from offices would yield nothing worthwhile. In fact history of past nearly...

It is really unfortunate that nothing really is being done to change the ugly situation in Kashmir. While external scape-goating may help the State and the Central governments to shift...

Any serious commentary on the politics of Kashmir tends to be disdainful of the political elite; and more than their ‘person’, of their politicizing the mundane for selfish ends. There...

When Barack Obama first ran for office in 1995, he argued that politicians should not see voters "as mere recipients or beneficiaries”. He urged the politicians and other leaders, “to...

In the midst of the gassing and violence by the Chicago Police and National Guard during the 1968 Democratic Convention, many students found themselves at the receiving end of the...

In 1961, diamond-rich Botswana and Sierra Leone had approximately the same per capita income of about US$1,070, when both these countries in Africa adopted and experienced extremely different paths of...

History is a great teacher, a huge repository of events and happenings of past that are an important source of knowledge and wisdom. The trick to learn from the history...

What happened on Sunday in south Kashmir is very scary. Scary not only because twenty lives were lost to the unbridled violence and hundreds of others were injured, but more...