‘Tit-for-Tat’ Policies can ‘Kill’ Ideological Struggles
At a time when both Islamabad and Hurriyat are doing their best to convince the world that the ongoing militancy in Kashmir is a “legitimate struggle for the internationally acknowledged right to self-determination” and thus equating it with terrorism is wrong,” reports of militants kidnapping a dozen family members of policemen isn’t good news. And […]
PM or change?
Even in an age of pretence, Imran will only be able to hide so long that he wants to be PM more than he wants to fix things.
SO many rabbits to chase after, so much to bite into, but the muzzle and the leash prevail for now, so on to lesser things. It’s transparently obvious but in this age of pretence, let’s start with a bit of pretence: What if — just what if — Imran wanted to be PM more than […]
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: CORE PRINCIPLES AND OBJECTIVES
The electronic media and the print media could be the major mediums of spreading information about environment among the populace.
Science and Environment By: Dr.Tasaduk Hussain Itoo The need to spread environmental awareness is enormous in the context of successfully addressing environmental problems. It is linked to environmental education. On the one hand, provision of environmental education creates greater awareness in individuals and communities with respect to putting environmental resources to use even while conserving […]
Improved Indo-Pak relations and Kashmir
By: Shahjhan Mustafa Improved India-Pakistan relations will fundamentally stabilize South Asia’s political setup, depreciate militant activities, augment economic prosperity and, more importantly, facilitate resolution of Kashmir issue. Pakistan’s democracy is growing stronger as the country recently witnessed second transfer of power from one democratically elected civilian government to another. India, on the other hand, is […]
Pride and foreign aid
India’s refusal to take help in times of natural disasters is self-defeating and against the federal spirit
By: Happymon Jacob The Central government’s decision to decline offers of humanitarian aid from the United Arab Emirates and other concerned countries for Kerala, in the aftermath of the worst flood in the State in close to a century, is unfortunate. Whichever way one plays it, New Delhi’s unwillingness to accept foreign aid reflects poor […]
Better to Plan Kashmir’s Future than Lament the Past
Like all the others pieces written by Secretary General World Kashmir Awareness Forum, Dr G N Fai, the one titled “The ostensible accession of Kashmir to India is a fiction: Ambassador Yusuf Buch” too makes a sensational claim which if true would change the entire discourse on Kashmir. Unfortunately, just like all his other claims […]
From the same womb!
Few days ago, I visited the graves of rebel commander’s Abu Dujana and Abu Qasim who have been seen as the biggest foreign inspirational figures in the renewed armed resistance in Kashmir, a lot was going on in my mind and I recalled the endless discussions with Ruban and Naveed (my brothers) regarding these figures […]
Spurious challenge thrown at J&K via Article 35A
It is also important to note that it is through Article 35A that permanent residents of J&K become citizens of India.
By: Anand Sahay The RSS-BJP had long desired to be in government in Jammu and Kashmir, India’s only Muslim-majority state, in order to try out its brand of politics there. Well, it seems it has badly messed up the opportunity it got. With anger welling up across Kashmir — and across the political spectrum in […]
European intellectuals and the East
By: Mubarak Ali Asia and Europe are fundamentally different from each other in social, cultural and historical terms. Differences in the climate and environment of both continents have shaped their respective customs, rituals, cultural practices, etiquettes, and living standards. During ancient times, people in both continents weren’t entirely aware of each other. However, this began […]
Secular and communal
Look closer and see how these descriptions have less to do with principle, more with contingency.
By: Christophe Jaffrelot Recently, among the parties which supported the NDA candidate for the post of Rajya Sabha deputy chairman, Harivansh Narayan Singh, were the Shiv Sena, BJD and JD(U). This election has shown that in the Upper House — where the BJP needs allies for being in a majority — some parties do not […]
