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By: Alok Prasanna Kumar The ongoing crisis in Assam over the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is largely the creation of the Supreme Court. The final draft list of citizens,...

By: Sanjib Baruah The possibility — whether immediate or somewhat remote — that at the end of the process as many as 4 million people may lose their legal status...

By: Roxane Farmanfarmaian US President Donald Trump's tweet in all capitals, warning Iranian President Hassan Rouhani of a catastrophic war and to "BE CAUTIOUS!", was, some would say, typical Trumpian...

By: Apar Gupta & Ujwala Uppaluri Anniversaries can be reasons to celebrate the present or reminisce about our past. When we do the latter, it is a call to memory,...

By: Dar Javed The wave of lynching, and a near-normalization of the scenes of crowds flogging Muslim men, has marked a new low for India’s democracy. Almost every other week...

By: Huma Yusuf THOSE who have reservations about the prospect of Prime Minister Imran Khan have spent the past few days in search of silver linings. Thankfully, there are a...

By: Majid Marouphay The people in Pakistan have rallied behind former Cricket star Imran Khan in the general elections and the 1992 cricket World Cup winning skipper is all set...

BY: Dr.TASADUK HUSSAIN ITOO Good governance involves far more than the power of the state or the strength of political will. The rule of law, transparency, and accountability are not...

(The New Determination) A  TRIBUTE TO Maqbool Malik (1952-1992) 26th  Martyrdom Anniversary  By Rao Farman Ali  The  important  aspect of  Kashmir politics  since  the  so-called  emancipation  in  1947  of the ...