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 Mushtaq Hurra

Of faith and of healing!

Of faith and of healing!

Faith is a beautiful thing and the proverbial statement that ‘it can move mountains’ may be a little exaggeration but it does have the strength to heal people from both physical as well as spiritual yearnings. People of Kashmir have traditionally been ardent believers in faith based healing and there have been great spiritual saints […]

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How about blocking all roads!

How about blocking all roads!

By: Mir Abass A dictate was issued by the government of Jammu and Kashmir stating that civilian traffic on the highway would be banned from 4 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Sunday and Wednesday until May 31. This is to allow smoothand exclusive movement of security convoys on the highway no matter how many people […]

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Something’s never fade away from collective memory!

Something’s never fade away from collective memory!

By: Irshad Ahmed Bhat & Zahid Sultan Magray In the contemporary troubled phase of state politics, the supposedly pro-autonomy National Conference (NC), one of the main regional party of Jammu and Kashmir state is trying to play what typical oppositions parties do in Indian electoral politics. Politicians across the wide ideological spectrum often indulge in […]

 Towseef Ahmad

Explanation in Metaphysics

Explanation in Metaphysics

Reality is of various kinds. Reality consists of tables and things, planets and people. One is that which lies in that structure which is mirrored in what really exists and that structure which ought to exist, for example the advanced machines based on modern artificial intelligence. Thence reality is expressed through the conceptual scheme which […]

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LET CHRISTCHURCH BE THE NEW BEGINING!

LET CHRISTCHURCH BE THE NEW BEGINING!

By: JAVEID HASSAN MALIK Most of the world knew little about New Zealand beyond its participation in different sports events- especially rugby and cricket, or its natural beauty that attracted tourists in great numbers. But the Christchurch shooting, an act of terror, that took place very recently when a white supremacist barged into two mosques […]

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Using ‘Terrorism’ as a political gimmick!

Using ‘Terrorism’ as a political gimmick!

The Narendra Modi led BJP government has been struggling to maintain its image and the euphoria that was created before 2014 elections and gave them a sweeping mandate to rule the country. The multiple reasons of this regression were evident and, as a last minute resort, many of the members of the ruling party saw […]

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A SYSTEMIC THREAT TO INDIA’S INTEGRITY

A SYSTEMIC THREAT TO INDIA’S INTEGRITY

“One who listens to truth is not less than one who utters the truth”

By: Tawfeeq Irshad Mir It often surprises the world as to how India- with variable religions, communities, cultures- still exist as a single unit, thriving towards globalisation both democratically and economically. To continue with this principle, such ethos is the inert characteristic of India with massive population, as India can’t afford a division. The history […]

 Jatin Desai

A very timely book

A very timely book

Emergency Chronicles: Indira Gandhi and Democracy's Turning Point by Gyan Prakash- Review

Emergency was imposed in India in 1975 and it continued for 21 months. The fundamental rights were suspended, thousands of activists were put behind bar. It was one of the darkest periods in the history of democratic India. As the world once again confronts an eruption of authoritarianism, Gyan Prakash’s book Emergency Chronicles: Indira Gandhi […]

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THE CURRENT AFFAIRS OF POLITICS IN KASHMIR

THE CURRENT AFFAIRS OF POLITICS IN KASHMIR

The Pulwama attack and the electoral politics

This year is a very important year in the context of Indian Politics. It is a year of elections. On one hand we have general elections lining up in a few months and on the other hand we will be seeing assembly elections to be held in six other states which would be conducted by […]

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On Harassment of Kashmiri Students

On Harassment of Kashmiri Students

By: Muzamil Manzoor The aftermath of Pulwama suicide attack has been unsettling for all as the students as well as travellers and traders of Kashmir in other parts of India were persecuted, humiliated, debunked and threatened. Many students were attacked as the mobs blamed their Kashmiri identity as being synonymous with being ‘traitors’, ‘Pak lovers’ […]