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 […]
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’ […]
De-escalation is a must for peace in the region
The Pulwama attack completely transformed the political atmosphere of entire South Asia. Almost 40 Indian security forces personnel’s got killed when a suicide bomber attacked a military convoy near Lethpora of Pulwama district on 14th February of this year. The Pakistan based militant outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad claimed the responsibility of the heinous attack. Voices from all […]
Attempts to isolating Pakistan and global scenario!
Following the deadly Pulwama attack in Jammu and Kashmir in which 44 Indian paramilitary forces personnel were killed, there has been widespread demonstration of anger and also the clamour for revenge is resonating from all quarters. Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and many of his ministers have already warned Pakistan and vowed to avenge the […]
Settling down Ayodhya dispute
By: Tawfeeq Irshad Mir It is often surprising for the world as to how India, with multiple religions, cultures, beliefs scattered over in a spatial pattern, still maintains itself and also seems thriving towards economic prosperity and globalisation. How India manages such situations which are nearly war like and yet continue its march on the […]
Afghanistan: where Great Powers Meet
By: Irshad Ahmad Bhat, Zahid Sultan Magray Following the 9/11 attacks on US soil, the United States, with its allied powers, attacked and invaded Afghanistan under the infamous tag ‘War on Terror’ with the stated aim of dismantling Osma bin Laden’s Al Qaeda. It was also aimed at dethroning Taliban regime to promote ‘democratic’ Afghanistan […]
Plastic waste and our Ignorance!
Earth may not appear as blue by 2100: MIT study.
By: NASIR AHMAD DAR Owing to climate change, surface of the oceans will change color by the end of 21st century leading our blue planet to look visibly altered- a new study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) reveals. The earth is being polluted fiercely and it is just getting worse every day. The […]
Artifacts of Globalization
The globalization fills in so many gaps of varied sizes and shapes and connects us to the real world, the being is transcended and enormous results are produced. Globalization has at least two major impacts- the theoretical and the empirical. Once we realize the essence of the ontology’s and the semantic web artifacts, we begin […]
Why Organise Events that Undermine the Kashmir Issue?
As another Kashmir Solidarity Day draws to an end with the joint resistance leadership (JRL) of the Hurriyat and United Jihad Council (UJC) chief and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) supremo Syed Salahuddin thanking Islamabad for observing it, one is tempted to reflect on what has this nearly two decade old annual event achieved in terms of […]
From Healing Touch to Pellet Guns: PDP’s Sentimental Politics
By: Zahid Sultan/Irshad Bhat The People’s Democratic Party was formed on 27th July, 1999 under the leadership of late Mufti Mohammad Syed, a seasoned politician who had earlier been in Union ministry and was considered as a stalwart. The emergence of PDP in state politics was a significant development and one could say that it […]
