Gone are the days when events and happenings in any part of the world would remain confined to the geographical boundaries of that part only. Living in today's ‘mediatized’ societies,...

This Tuesday saw two unfortunate incidents happening in Srinagar and Shopian. In Habba Kadal area of downtown Srinagar, a young boy was critically injured by a stone pelted at him...

One of the fundamental differences between liberal democracies and more totalitarian societies is that liberal democracies are more tolerant of dissent and protests. Totalitarian regimes, on the other hand, treat...

The bugle for the Assembly elections has been sounded. Even though the Election Commission is yet to announce the dates for the conduct of elections, but the way the state’s...

Past nearly two and half decades of political turmoil in Kashmir have produced a whole new breed of political leadership – both in the separatist and the mainstream camps  --...

With the Governor’s Rule here having completed more than six months, it is but natural for the people to expect something better as for the degree and quality of governance...

Polythene is a blessing if used judiciously and carefully. But when handled carelessly it turns into an enormous environmental menace which will remain shooting its ill effects for pretty long...

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...

“There is a place under the sun for every citizen of this world.” If only this statement were true, then the world would have been a better place - free...

For a long time now we have seen successive governments here being very vocal about bringing in “peace through development”. From the development economics point-of-view, the standpoint that better economy...