Senior Journalist David Devadas On History Of Kashmir Conflict

  In the 12th episode of REASON, The New Indian show hosted by Editor-in-Chief Aarti Tikoo, senior journalist and author David Devadas, who has extensively covered Kashmir, discusses Pak-sponsored terrorism, “ethnic cleansing” of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley, and the importance of Vivek Agnihotri’s movie ‘Kashmir Files’. Devadas is the author of the critically-acclaimed book In […]

G-20 Declaration projects startling vision of digitalised world

Author David Devadas decodes Delhi G-20 Declaration

J&K is trapped in a bureaucratic mesh, and lacks vision, direction

This is the third in a series of articles written by journalist David Devadas’ on the fourth anniversary of the introduction of constitutional changes in J&K

Creeping militancy casts shadow on upcoming polls in J&K

This is the second part of David Devadas’ series on the impact of constitutional changes introduced in J&K 4 years ago

Like a Christmas star, inclusive religiosity glows in Kerala

Statue of Mary garlanded with a rosary at one end of a series of Hindu idols and deities’ pictures, Christian families singing Carols in Hindi, analyst David Devadas writes about Kerala's inclusive religiosity

Masud Choudhary personified Gujjar pride in J&K

Senior journalist and author David Devadas writes late Masud Choudhary was an inspiration to two generations of Gujjars, and many others, in the Jammu, Samba, Rajouri, and Poonch regions.

What India Can Learn From Kherson’s Fall

Author and analyst David Devadas argues that Indian wargamers must take lessons on how Chinese supply lines could be disrupted – and Indian diplomats must ensure that Western and Asian countries share intelligence that allows pinpoint targeting.

Infrastructure development in full swing under J&K L-G Manoj Sinha

“Sadak, power, tower.” That is what Manoj Sinha, the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, promised when he visited Machhal, one of the farthest pockets of the union territory. That was about three years ago. Today, the place has an excellent road, an electricity line that delivers, and excellent Airtel connectivity. His alliterative words may […]

On New Year 2027, could an Indian be the UN secretary-general?

Mr. Modi has invested a large amount of time and energy to travel the world, visiting a very wide array of countries across the globe. If he retains power, he could personally influence many of them to vote for an Indian nominee.

Western quibbles about G-20 smack of white supremacy

Reading the G-20 Leaders’ Declaration (issued at their annual summit last weekend) alongside the carping of several Western analysts makes one feels like Alice in Wonderland. Read in its entirety, the long and detailed Declaration shows a great deal of thought, inputs, and negotiations. Different lines in many of the paragraphs seem to reflect the […]