It has always been like this. Each time elections are round the corner, people and politicians review their loyalties and switch-over to groups wherein they see better political fortunes for...

Those who have read about the world’s political and economic history stand witness to the fact that power paradigms have been shifting continuously. What used to be seen as lever...

Ludwig Boltzman once wrote, nineteenth century will be remembered as the century of Darwin, in much the same way as the twentieth century is remembered as the one belonging to...

Not a single day passes here without people protesting against the government, or some of its agencies for something or the other. In fact protestors taking to streets and blocking...

“Justice delayed is justice denied”. But this saying, overused into a cliché, fails to change anything when it comes to practical delivery of justice. Had it not been so, certainly...

Blame it on unresolved political questions, the exercise of power and authority has all along been very problematic here. Needless to say that in an overly politicized situation wherein huge...

Come elections, politics of hate replaces rationality and civility. Pitching one linguistic group against other; one religious group against other; one ethnic identity against other and one caste against other...

That a young man from Awantipura has died in police custody is very unfortunate. Even though the police itself had recommended a probe, following which the government ordered a magisterial...

Of the many problems facing Jammu and Kashmir, while political uncertainty and violence have been a huge stumbling block in state’s progress and development; corruption has been another major challenge,...

These protests and agitations in Kashmir – not only around the big political developments but also about routine and mundane matters like frequent power outages - is more than anything...