At a recent SAARC foreign ministers’ meet on the sidelines of UN General Assembly session in New York, the polarized Indo-Pak relations were once again visibly discernible. And the tensions...

On the occasion of the final demobilization of El Salvador’s FMLN in December 1992, then UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali said: “The transition from war to peace does not come spontaneously...

Living in a world awash in violent conflict is certainly not a very pleasing thought. Given that the tradition of hatred and capacity for destruction are expanding and surging, and...

As the Valley is inching towards winter, the power problems are making a steady return to haunt the people here. Hours-long daily power-cuts in the metered areas of the city...

The frequency of traffic accidents has shot up at an alarming pace much to the shock and scare of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. If one goes by the...

“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...

Jammu and Kashmir is currently passing through a very difficult phase. And of course there are varied reasons for it. First, the violent conflict that has been raging here over...

Gandhi Jayanti is being observed today. As usual seminars, symposia, debates and discussions and other functions will be held to pay tributes to Gandhi, who is considered to be one...

"Corruption is deep-seated in Kashmir. The amount of money Kashmir had, if that would have been properly utilised, then Kashmir would have become golden Kashmir.” This is what Governor Satya...

Almost all civil war situations point towards the complicity of international actors in fueling and sustaining these conflicts, sometimes for political and strategic reasons, and times for pure economic interests....