Your poor planning is not our emergency
The electoral process is a stepping stone to form a democratic political system which would ensure “rule of the people”, “for the people” and “by the people”. With the electoral processes, in the form of Lok Sabha polls, well underway in the country, the sense of “rule of the people” may have set in, in […]
Changing Political scenarios and Kashmir Issue!
Electioneering has always been a source of fascination and excitement for the people of India, and the people of Jammu and Kashmir are no exception to it. It is probably one of the biggest political Melas of the world where people are seen dancing at the tunes of their favourite leaders. Development, education, health care […]
Alienation leads to anger, violence!
By: Shabeer Rather & Umar Peerzada How are cultures synthesised and how are nations built? What made Gandhi into a super hero for India and what led Hitler to be so effective in pursuing a path of inflicting extreme violence on a population? The answers to all these questions can be diverse but there is […]
Kashmir Elections: To Vote or Not to Vote!
Its election time in Kashmir once again and as was expected, Hurriyat (G) chairman SAS Geelani has given a call for boycotting the polls and this has been followed by a stern warning from Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) commander Riyaz Naikoo asking the people to stay away from elections or be ready to die. And like […]
GUJARAT- The case study of PM’s home state
Elections 2019...
BY: R.K.MISRA Gujarat is the home state of two of the most powerful people in India today- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah. Both were deeply rooted in state politics before graduating to centre-stage and both leveraged their standing in the state to carve out a national niche for themselves. Furthermore, both […]
Uighur Muslims continue to suffer in China
The Chinese state governed by a mix of Mao Zedong and Karl Marx's Communism has come down heavily on Uighur Muslims.
China has detained as many as one million Uighurs in so-called “reeducation centers” and forced them to undergo psychological indoctrination programs -like studying communist propaganda and giving thanks to Chinese President Xi Jinping. Chinese authorities have also reportedly used water boarding and other forms of torture on the ethnic minority though the government claims that […]
ISLAM OR FEMINISM
Everyone talks so passionately about wanting liberation for themselves (and in the case of Western cultural imperialism, imposing it on others) – but few talk about what it actually means. What do they need to be liberated from? What do they need to be liberated to? Unfortunately, even fewer people question the basis of their […]
Choking Roads means Choking Freedom!
By: Mudasir Ahmad Gori The decision to stop the civilian traffic on national highway on Wednesday and Sunday in view of the large movement of security forces has sent shock waves among the general masses. It has really upset the people of Kashmir and the tall claims of democracy have been exposed by this decision […]
Do Political Parties obey their Party Manifesto?
By: SHABIR AHMAD With the commencement of general elections, each political party comes with a new Election Manifesto in order to influence the electorates and promises to work according to the checklist if voted to power. But do they really follow and obey their Manifesto’s? I am sure we all have the answer to this […]
THE BATTLE FOR LS SEAT IN NORTH KASHMIR
The polling date for Baramulla (North Kashmir) Lok Sabha parliamentary seat draws close and the focus has shifted to this LS constituency which is politically the most active sub region of Kashmir valley. Candidates from all the major political parties including National Conference (NC), PDP, People’s Conference (PC) are contesting on the seat and the […]
