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Can You Save Kashmir?

By Gitanjali Maria: I have never been to Kashmir neither do I have relatives or friends living there. My only connections with this northern state that I can dig out deep from my memory is a failed attempt to tour the state (we had even

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Referendum: A Possible Solution To The Problems in Kashmir?

By Ayesha Khan: Of all the disputes between India and Pakistan, the most discussed is Jammu and Kashmir, a permanent settlement of which is extremely necessary. This needs to be resolved as both are nuclear countries and if left unsolved, this dispute can lead to

Specials

Readers Views- Kashmir & Unrest Elsewhere: Alternative Attitude

By our reader Vidyut Kale on an article on The Kashmir Conflict: Will They Lose Us? as a comment. The way things are, the most crucial thing is for our government to become more proactive. From the current crisis situation prevailing on our frontiers, my

Shout Out

“Yes, Of course, Freedom”

By Pooja Dhar Menon via Facebook Notes: This one is a pending note. Pending since some 20 years actually. I like to think of it as procrastination's best friend, this note. It has taken a lot out of me to write it. Writing it from

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Kashmir: Autonomy or Secession?

By Uzair Fahmi: Violence & killings has, in the recent times, become a daily fixture in the Valley. We see teenagers getting killed in firing by the CRPF personnel, and counter violence by the common Kashmiris -- who is provoked or not -- is a

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The Kashmir Conflict: Will They Lose Us?

By Kunal Anand: Kashmir is on the boil, and there seems to be no end to it. What started off as a mass protest against the alleged killings of two teenagers has now spiraled into an uncontrollable flame that has claimed over a dozen civilian

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The Indo-Pak Story: Counting Down Conflicts

By Tania Goklany: Nick Robins in his book ‘The Corporation that changed the World’ mentions “Independence of course was a necessary starting point, for release but one that needed to be supplemented by further action to deal with the bitter lessons of empire”. One of

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The Punch And Judy Show

By Shikhar Singh: The joint press conference in Islamabad last night baffled hawks and doves alike. What began as a cordial and forward-looking exchange ended in an acrimonious Punch-and-Judy show. While TV anchors grappled with the fast degenerating atmosphere in Islamabad, the army reported a

Society

Refugee in my own Country

Kunal Anand: (DISCLAIMER: This article is not meant to against any particular community, instead it supports the plight of a particular community) The recent blockbuster, My Name Is Khan aptly depicts the plight of Asian Muslims who are treated rather shabbily in western countries. Other