OPINION
GROWING IRAN-AMERICA ESCALATIONS, AND THE EXPECTED OIL CRISIS
By: Mushtaq Hurra America's department of state has decided to initiate an organized campaign of political and diplomatic pressure on...
When I was asked just like that: ‘Are you a Muslim?’
By: Shantanu Datta It was yesterday. Just another Tuesday. The day had begun, well, decently – I went off to...
Knowing the unknown
By: Imtiaz Alam There is much mystery around today’s general elections, mostly due to known and unknown variants that may...
Learning from Others
Though the habit of comparing comes naturally to all of us, it has its own drawbacks and is thus best...
The ambush hug
By: Ruchir Joshi One can think of a hug as a floating signifier. There are different kinds of hugs, and...
End the family drama — dynasty politics has only blackmailed J&K and Delhi
By: Javaid Trali The fall of the coalition government in J&K did create a political crisis — but the emergence...
Get your work done!
By: Shahid Majeed Mir Contemporary societies have evolved certain distinguished attributes since times immemorial. These attributes shape and reshape the...
Poor governance record, internal rebellion worrying PDP
By: KHALID SHAH Mehbooba Mufti, the former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, has sparked a spate of controversies with...
Back to vote banks
By: Tavleen Singh This is a week when I wish I wrote about cinema or fashion instead of politics. This...
The power of satire
By: RAMACHANDRA GUHA Milan Kundera once spoke of the importance, for subjects of a totalitarian regime, of 'the struggle of...