For the past couple of years almost on every single day we have seen India and Pakistan accuse each-other of ceasefire violations along the Indo-Pak international border as well as...

Of the many developments that have become a fad thing here is the mushroom growth of residential colonies, shopping malls and other such business centres. As has always been the...

The transporters here are seemingly in no mood to run their services after it gets dark here, which leaves the ordinary people high and dry in the absence of buses...

Subjectivities that define and determine ‘good’ and ‘bad’ differently for different people are very much there defining almost everything prefixed or suffixed by these adjectives. No wonder everything labeled as...

The recurring closure of Jammu-Srinagar national highway, particularly during the winter months is a sad old commentary on the affairs of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. While day-in and...

The lack of unity and unanimity of thought and action among the Kashmiri leadership has been there all along. This has always been taken as a given by everybody, including...

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. And...

“The tyrant and his subjects are in somewhat symmetrical positions. They can deny him most of what he wants – they can, that is, if they have the disciplined organization...

With the onset of winter, the power problems are back in the Valley, haunting people to the hilt. While the metered areas of the city have to brave six-to-eight hours-long...

Putting curbs on the Internet has become a staple for the authorities here each time they fear some trouble. The measure may no doubt be of some help in curbing...