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 […]

For many, ‘Jawan’ is an indictment of the state of the nation over the past few years

Nine years ago today, a colossal flood submerged two-third of the Kashmir Valley. It inundated areas around the city centre and Lal Chowk in Srinagar, and reached the second storey of buildings in the upmarket Rajbagh locality on the banks of the Jhelum river. Even the Army cantonment in Badami Bagh, perched on the edge […]

While India wants a multi-polar world, China might prefer a large anti-West forum.

Govt’s propaganda campaigns in J&K have largely been fruitless   

Self-appointed gatekeepers of India's Kashmir policy are one of the biggest threats to peace and stability in the region

Brainchild of the Indian Army, Centre opens new vistas for the preservation and recognition of marginalised identities in Kashmir's Gurez Valley

In the midst of a turbulent monsoon session, there is a need for unity in India's Parliament for the greater good of the country

On current reckoning, the BJP has little chance of gaining votes in the Valley, particularly in south Kashmir

Former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao could have sorted out Kashmir, even built the Ayodhya temple