Shen Tong, who was active in the Chinese students’ movement for democracy and who managed to escape secretly to the United States after the brutal June 04, 1989 crackdown, says...

History has ample insights to explain the causes of turmoil in Kashmir. In fact the origin and repercussions of the turmoil in Kashmir are now so widely understood now that...

The State administration headed by Governor has completed six months here, but as of now it too has not been able to bring about any visible change in the culture...

Following the killing of seven civilians in a Pulwama village past Saturday, state’s mainstream politicians grew no bones in expressing their anger about it, though instead of directing it at...

Seven more civilians were killed by the government forces in Shopian – and again the state went about it as if nothing had happened. Some token regrets did come about...

In a bid to kill three militants, if you end up killing seven civilians and injuring dozens others, there definitely is something wrong with your operational preparedness and also with...

Of the many problems facing Jammu and Kashmir, joblessness or lack of meaningful employment is certainly one of the major crises. However, thus far not much is actually being done...

Now that the election to local bodies has concluded and thankfully peacefully, the governor administration should gear up to make newly elected grass roots representatives to start working for the...

Like a proverbial ‘Andher Nagri’, nothing seems to work here in this God-forsaken land. Each field and every sphere of human activity here is corrupted with so many vices that...

As the autumn sets in here in the Valley, people are made to believe that the administration and its machinery are geared up to face the coming winter. But come...