Attitudinal Bankruptcy
Developed West: If you are driving a car and you hear a siren – of an ambulance or a police car – you simply pull up to the side to make way for them. The rule-book says you can’t just slow down but you have to stop, and people obey this rule so religiously that […]
Another conflict in the making
As happens always, this Eid too witnessed a boom time for the business community in the Valley. And as has been the precedence here, the business people did everything they could to woo the public. With the hoardings and banners announcing bumper sales on various goods fluttering everywhere, people too seemingly found the deals irresistible, […]
Health system needs attention
The other day, concerned authorities on the directions of Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar raided a pharmacy at Karan Nagar and found the shocking revelation that the said pharmacy as been operating illegally, without registration. It was sealed and inquiry proceedings initiated. The DC said the district administration is committed to the removal of illegal dealers in […]
Revolution and reformation
In the wake of raging debate over stone-pelting and its relevance vis-à-vis resistance sentiment, so many young people who are instigated to throw stones, must put their act together. Those who are committed to ‘fight for justice’ – which they claim they are doing by pelting stones, must start believing in life and have faith […]
Concretizing agricultural lands
Jammu and Kashmir has been lavishly bestowed with a wealth of resources by the nature, which if exploited judiciously will definitely unburden the people from seemingly unavoidable dependence on neighbouring states for essential commodities like food grains. The soil of the state is the most fertile and output is optimal per hectare when compared to […]
Planning matters
In 1961, diamond-rich Botswana and Sierra Leone had approximately the same per capita income of about US$1,070, when both these countries in Africa adopted and experienced extremely different paths of economic development. While diamonds caused an economic miracle in Botswana, the same diamonds led to a total state collapse in Sierra Leone. In Botswana the […]
Hurting impasse
With New Delhi consistently insisting that the trouble in Kashmir is just “cross-border manipulation by Pakistan”, and refusing to look at it also as a manifestation of people’s anger and alienation, the conflict here is clearly stalemated. What is really disconcerting is that even as the ongoing impasse is hurting all the concerned parties consistently, […]
Needless controversy
For the past couple of days, there is a needless furor about Navjot Singh Sidhu’s Pakistan visit. While some are questioning why at all did he go for the swearing-in ceremony of Pakistan’s new prime minister Imran Khan (even though Sidhu was invited by Khan as a personal friend), others are flaying him for having […]
Responsible governance
Now that the state has come under the Governor’s rule, it is but natural for the people to expect something better as far as the degree and quality of governance is concerned. Various sectors are expected to get the kind of attention they deserve and this, it is hoped, will be reflected in the low […]
Say what must be said!
Even as it is a known fact that all revolutions must have ideologies to spurn them on, however, it is also true that “in the heat of the conflict these ideologies tend to be smelt into rigid dogmas claiming exclusive possession of the truth”. And this is where the tragedy lies, because dogma is the […]
