Writing our own exit lines
Supreme Court’s endorsement to the validity of the living will was much needed
By: K Srinath Reddy A few years ago, a Canadian social scientist asked a large gathering of doctors in Asia how many of them would wish to die in a hospital, like their patients. A hush fell over the audience and no hand went up. Doctors do take pride in their profession and firmly believe […]
Preferring ‘art of negotiation’ over ‘art of rejection’
At a time when the people of Kashmir (particularly youth) are ‘paying a huge price’ of Kashmir dispute —like never before — a senior hurriyat leader is indicating that India is yet to accept the disputed nature of Kashmir issue — which he terms a pre-condition for entering a dialogue with New Delhi. This […]
POLITICAL DRAMA MUST END!
By: Zeeshan Rasool Khan It is oft-cited that “politics is the dirty game.” Modest people prefer to distance themselves from politics. Terms like apolitical have come to fore in this backdrop. However, the politics by its very nature is not so but implies measures which could and should be implemented to create a better society. […]
Renewing Russophobia
By: Murtaza Shibli Sergei Skripal, a former British-Russian double agent, and his daughter Yulia’s alleged poisoning by a nerve agent has been used to foment a new escalation against Russia amid an already increased Russophobia fanned by the Western corporate, state-capitalist media and governments in collaboration with their military and spying industrial complexes for quite […]
‘Presidents for life’ could echo beyond China
One could imagine Putin convincing himself that leaving the Kremlin in 2024 is no longer necessary. Elected leaders could soon rush to tell their voters that a change of leadership is a dangerous idea
By: Ivan Krastev In 1813, not long before the end of his reign, Napoleon Bonaparte told the Austrian foreign minister, Count Metternich, the downside of being a strongman. “My reign will not outlast the day I have ceased to be strong and therefore to be feared,” Napoleon said. “Your sovereigns, who were born to […]
Kashmir and the ‘armed struggle’
With Tehran once again reiterating its support for the “peaceful struggle” of the Kashmiri people for their ‘right to self determination’, the three decade old question of whether the ‘armed struggle’ is contributing positively to the Kashmir cause has once again cropped up. A reality check reveals that except for Islamabad, no other government […]
Lets settle the issue of education within the Kashmir issue
Everyone who enjoys the political leverage in Kashmir tends to remain busy debating the different aspects of Kashmir issue, however, there seems to be no one among them who might be interested in identifying and solving the concomitant issues far too many to mention here within the ‘Kashmir issue’ itself. One of the pressing […]
Quran’s Stand on the People of the Book
By: S. Arshad The Quran enjoins on man to co-exist in peace and respect each other’s faith. The Quran says that God has made the universe full of variety and the mark of His creativity is manifest everywhere. The heavens, the earth, the oceans and the flora and fauna are marked with variety and difference […]
Star scientist, scientist star
As physicist and science communicator, Stephen Hawking was a rare celebrity.
By: Gautam Mandal The 2001 edition of the annual String Theory conference, a major event for scientists working in the field, was happening at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai. Several hundred delegates from all over the world were participating. Among them were many celebrity scientists, including Nobel laureates and Field medallists. One […]
Kashmir, nothing can be achieved sans infinite hope
Kashmiris were not born to carry out the agendas of militaries who should be fighting their own battles, for which they get the lion’s share of each country’s budget
The Kashmir conflict is driven by nationalistic and religious fervour, each side pointing to the violence and injustice of the other, each side pointing to its own suffering and sorrow. The distrust, paranoia, and neurosis permeating the relationship between a large number of people of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and the Indian Union has intensified […]
