19 May , 2013
Lest We Forget Mubina Ghani
By Abdul Majid Zargar
Thousands of rapes have been committed by security forces in Kashmir since 1990 and one such rape of a young bride, Mubina Ghani of Muhripora, District Islamabad, Kashmir is and will be remembered for long because it changed the whole tradition of celebrating the marriages and transporting “Barats”during night time
03 May , 2013
Fair Elections Versus Final Solution
By Abdul Majid Zargar
Mufti Sahib- what the people of Kashmir aspire for is a final resolution of the Kashmir dispute. They cannot commit their next generation to the mayhem & blood bath witnessed since decades. Please urge the PM to fulfill this aspiration than crave for free & fair elections and if you are successful- you will be remembered as a visionary statesman till eternity rather than be in the hot seat for few years
30 April , 2013
Civil Society Activism In Kashmir
By Abdul Majid Zargar
If there is a silver lining visible in the dark clouds hovering over, it is the growing civil society activism. It is refreshing to hear civil society members taking important issues confronting the people
Kashmir Scenario Post US Withdrawal From Afghanistan
By Abdul Majid Zargar
Let India & Pakistan start negotiations not out of fear but let they also not fear to negotiate. And before the signals emanating out of Afghanistan are translated into action by extreme elements, which only means further death & destruction, let those be pre-empted by both Countries finding a lasting solution to the problem by taking genuine representatives of Jammu &Kashmir on board and sooner this happens, the better it is
15 April , 2013
Kashmir: Unfortunate Insensitivity
By Raouf Rasool
In Jammu and Kashmir, as the history has it, the relationship between the common masses – the public – and the state has never really been perceived in terms of collaboration and consensus but rather in terms of mutual hostility and antagonism. This is perhaps the reason for the state to have always kept some repressive laws handy – to tame and torment the belligerent masses
11 April , 2013
Kashmir: Boiling The Trust Deficit
By Jaffer Latief Najar
No one carries agression and anxiety along with birth. But, it is the situation and circumstances that force indiviuals to become agressive, violent and opposite. Similar is happening with the youth of Kashmir who are coming on the streets and protesting with stones and are facing the bullets. There is a vaccum of trust and alienation that the state is not responding despite of its well known awreness about it
30 March , 2013
Why Delhi Is Wrong On Afzal Assessment
By Bashir Manzar
In the face of the Narendra Modi-blitzkrieg from the BJP, the unnerved Congress government did act hastily without weighing certain important things beforehand. But its inability to answer these questions and doubts have come to haunt Kashmir again and will deepen the already overwhelmingly high alienation in Kashmir. This is certainly not a very good omen, neither for Kashmir nor for the rest of India
Faulty Spending: Be Careful About The Vested Interests Within
By Raouf Rasool
As has been witnessed, thanks to their conflict ‘over Kashmir’, India and Pakistan have been, or at least trying to matching each-other on military spending. Although it means that both are losing precious resources which could suffice the basic needs of teeming millions living in abject poverty in the both countries, but given the deficit of trust that plagues their relationship, more the one country spends on military, more the other thinks it too has to invest to remain prepared for a possible showdown
Terrorism Will Dilute Domestic Political Stability In Kashmir
By Younus Farooq
The terrorist attack at a CRPF camp on the outskirts of Srinagar on 13th of February that claimed lives of 2 militants, 5 soliders, and injured dozens of civilians will not help but rather deteriorate what is Perceived as an illusory peace into a protracted political crisis
25 March , 2013
Kashmir: Faulty Economics’ Talk
By Raouf Rasool
Corruption is rampant, inefficiency galore, there is general lack of accountability and popular culture in terms of service to people too is in shambles. Capping it all is the fact that the gap between the rich and the poor, powerful and the weak, instead of shrinking is increasing with each passing day. May God bless this land and its people!
16 March , 2013
Kashmir: Listen, See And Say Unpleasant Too!
By Raouf Rasool
Indeed the reasons why nobody in Kashmir protested (or protests) the killing of CRPF (or any other forces’) personnel is what lies at the heart of the problem. It needs to be deconstructed to know what plagues the relationship between Srinagar and New Delhi. So this question must have been asked to the ‘experts’ representing the Indian armed forces in the show
14 March , 2013
...and Only Kashmiris Die!
By Raouf Rasool
Once again our worst fears came true on Monday night when a load-carrier (auto) driver Riyaz Ahmad Khanday died at Srinagar’s Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Science (SKIMS) Soura. 23-year-old Khanday of Mattan Anantnag was not killed in “police action”, but he was left critically wounded when a group of men objected to his defiance of the separatists’ shutdown call in the evening of March 8 and pelted a stone at him. What is really pathetic is that nobody from the political class – either from the mainstream or the separatist camps deemed this tragic death worth a comment and condemnation
12 March , 2013
Angry Kashmir Needs Direction
By Raouf Rasool
Kashmir's angry youth are at a cross roads, but who is to guide them?
Poonch Rebellion And Tribal Incursion Of Kashmir
By Abdul Majid Zargar
Christopher Snedden’s new Book- "Kashmir-The unwritten history" claims that it was the Muslims of Poonch region who instigated the Kashmir dispute and not Pashtun tribesmen invading from Pakistan
11 March , 2013
Kashmir's Wait For A True Leader
By Younus Farooq
Kashmir freedom movement needs an exceptional leader, well educated, rational, problem solving, who can coordinate a divided Kashmir movement into a one whole organized ideology. The freedom movement of Kashmir needs a more political, ideological and less sentimental leader who can inspire masses and be able to coordinate and sustain them. It is important to rid people of wrong ideas and bring about a great change
04 March , 2013
When Washing Car Is A Crime
By Noor ul Haq
A satirical take on Jammu & Kashmir Police Bill 2013
22 February , 2013
Political Hanging Of Afzal Guru To Reap Electoral Dividend
By Abdul Majid Zargar
The handling of Kashmir problem by India is marked by colonial approach, Military mind-set and political arrogance. All these ingredients were evident in abundance when Afzal Guru was hanged on 9th February in a most devious & surreptitious way
18 February , 2013
Afzal Guru Case: The Dead Conscience
By Dr. Haamid Peerzada
By giving the dates of February 9 & February 11, the Indian authorities have given a week of remembrance for coming generations. Kashmir is waiting for the body of Afzal Guru
05 February , 2013
Let's Speak For FREEDOM Kashmir
By Ravi Nitesh
When the all women band Pragaash, tried to come before public with music, it is actually something really Pragaash ' (ray of Sun) for hope in the region that only popular for violence, infiltration, stone pelting, militarization these days. A state with sex ratio 883:1000 as per census 2011 (it was 900:1000 as per census 2001) needs attention towards girl child, girl education, empowerment and equality. When these girls came out to prove themselves, to take their steps to match with the time, then again they get suppressed by these religious teachers
Kashmir…. When Voices Are Silenced!
By Asma Firdous
I want to ask those Clerics and Leaders who always dictate terms over acts of womenfolk and never provide a solution which acceptable to all. If music is controversial, what about the DOWRY, which is undoubtedly Haraam, unlawful in Islam
03 February , 2013
Article 370-The Constitutional History of J&K
Book Review By Abdul Majid Zargar
The constitutional History of J&K is much more than simply setting forth the outlines of the state government. And when it is explained Vis-à-vis Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, it assumes more color & significance. That is what A.G.Noorani, the noted legal luminary, has done by writing an admirably clear & concise book “Article 370-The constitutional history of J&K” which brings to fore the intricate relationship between law & politics
Kashmir's Nightmares
By Aijaz Nazir
The new generation of valley is used to listen to the stories of violence rather than the tales of wonderland and fairies. Generations after generations have seen the brutal face of violence and cruelty. At this stage and in this modern world, children of the Valley in these chilly nights don't think of wonders and fairies anymore, but are stuck to the prolonged conflict which has become a nightmare for its inhabitants
25 January , 2013
Republic Day Who Is Killing The Patriotic Fervour?
By Zafar Choudhary
The idea of Republic Day and Independence Day of India suffers from multiple challenges in Kashmir Valley but lessening of hype and inclusive approach to participation would certainly be useful everywhere. Unless the people at the top don’t realise portends of hyped security measures, the fourth nation, as mentioned initially, would always keep itself alienated from the days of national flavours
15 January , 2013
Kashmir Autonomy: Call Their Bluff
By Abdul Majid Zargar
The issue of autonomy has once again been raised by National Conference-this time by its legendary General secretary, Sheikh Nazir Ahmad. Previously the subject was broached upon by its additional General Secretary Sheikh Mustafa Kamal, whom the people did not take very seriously
06 January , 2013
The Sopore Massacre
By Noor ul Haq
On 6 January 1993, 250 shops and 50 homes were burnt down although locals claim as many as 450 buildings were burnt down and at least 57 people massacred
03 January , 2013
Silence On Rapes In Kashmir
By Abdul Majid Zargar
In the backdrop of recent incident of gang-rape of a girl in Delhi, Mr. Wajahat Habibullah, Chairman National Minorities commission & former Chief information commissioner of India has admitted that there have been numerous & widespread allegations of rape against Indian Army in Kashmir which have largely remained uninvestigated with the result that culprits have gone unpunished. But regrettably it has taken nearly ten thousand rapes of kashmiri women (Figure provided by a reputed news portal-Kashmir Media Service) for his conscience to arouse and speak truth
Arrested By Multiple Crises, I Crave For Change
By Ashiq Hussain Andrabi
I'm not advocating any political idea here nor am I speaking as follower of any party or agency here. I am a Common Kashmiri with ordinary vulnerabilities, concerns and resources and extraordinary potential. I am unhappy with the status quo. The current government has proved to be heartless. Life has become impossible under the present government rule in Jammu and Kashmir . The present government has neglected the common man and has failed to understand their pains, thus increasing their alienation
15 December , 2012
Caste, Religion And Untouchability
By Vidya Bhushan Rawat
Condition of manual scavengers in Jammu & Kashmir
24 November , 2012
I'm A Photojournalist From Kashmir, And This Is My Story
By Shahid Tantray
I have been thinking about writing the story since long time. The story is not about any disaster or any tragedy but one of the harsh experiences till now in my life. The experiences which I witnessed in Kashmir, where I live, which is my homeland, where I work, do my professional duty
23 November , 2012
Return Of The Native- A Tale Of Separation
By Qadri Inzamam
Tale of a man who was lured by militants to POK who later to Indian side of Kashmir with his wife
21 November , 2012
The Lost Symbol Of Freedom
By Ravi Nitesh
Though we accept that central government has every right to decide the matters of communication, defence , currency in J&K as per constitution, but we must not forget that applying certain restrictions to restrict the freedom of individuals cannot be considered as constitutional. SMS service is a lost symbol of freedom in J&K, for which we all must demand to get it back
11 November , 2012
Syed Maqbool Shah: A Decade Of Separation
By Qadri Inzamam
Syed Maqbool Shah is trying to start a new beginning and his family is making all efforts to help him getting out of his dark past. His dark past snatched his 14 precious years of life, his dream to be a teacher, his family’s joy, his father, his sister and above all his cheerfulness. Syed Maqbool finds it hard to forget that what has happened to him but harder it is for him to answer that why it happened to him
28 October , 2012
When India Visits Kashmir
By Sheikh Saaliq
Kashmiri’s are even asked to open their lunch boxes also and when asked why? They say it’s just a routine security check. Jammed mobile networks and Internet, frisking at every possible corner, traffic jams, sudden cordons and a common Kashmiri caged in his own home. Yes, this is what happens, When India visits Kashmir!
26 October , 2012
Innocence Crumpled: A Tale From The Dark Side Of Kashmir
By Haziq Qadri
She was tortured and humiliated at the age of fifteen inside a police station. Her respect compromised and her coming life shattered, Haseena, 23, reveals her struggle with the life after she was arrested and then tortured in custody
22 October , 2012
Bijbehara Massacre: Bleeding Might Have Stopped, Pain Remains
By Abdul Majid Zargar
The year 1993 remains the ultimate annus horribilis for the Residents of Bijbehara, littered with a monumental event that left deep scars on their psyche. It was on 22nd day of October in that year when the Indian security forces mowed down at least fifty people and injured scores of that little village, in a killing spree that lasted for twenty minutes and the only fault of those killed was to dare protest the siege of their revered Shrine-Hazratbal
18 October , 2012
Kashmir: Building Bridges in Open-air
By Ikram Ullah
Rahul Gandhi tried to sideline the political grievances of Kashmir. He tried to "Build Bridges" in the open air without support underneath. The consequences were going to be obvious, The bridge failed miserably
26 September , 2012
The Way To The Meadow: A Review
By Dr. M Ashraf Bhat
Judging from the two dozen odd reviews that it has garnered so far, The Meadow by the British journalists, Adrian Levy & Cathy Scott-Clark, is quite contentious despite impressive evidence of the very thorough research which has gone into its making. My review, however, is different from other such assessments in one significant way: the events narrated in the book simply happened around me
19 September , 2012
(Mis)understanding The Kashmir Conundrum
By Dr. M Ashraf Bhat
There seems no visionary, pragmatic and sincere policy regarding Kashmir. When a problem is offered diverse perplexing solutions from several parties, it will certainly never be resolved
31 July , 2012
Is Media The Fourth Pillar Of Democracy?
By Noor ul Haq
The double standard of the media is explicit from the fact that while ignoring the continuous murders of Kashmiris by security forces, it creates such a hue and cry when a tourist vehicle is damaged in a cylinder blast as if the sky had fallen on the earth
07 June , 2012
Kashmir: Yearning For Two Yards Of Land For Burial
By Ashutosh Sharma
Many elderly people from (PoK) who visited this part of Jammu and Kashmir crossing LoC by newly launched bus service refuse to return, claiming this part of the state to be their origin. They wish to live, die and be buried in their birthplace, writes Ashutosh Sharma from Jammu and Kashmir
26 May , 2012
Kashmir: Official Report, Private Opinion
By Zafar Choudhary
A critique of the report prepared by Kashmir interlocutors
14 May , 2012
Pathribal Fake Encounter Case Judgement: Indictment Sans Justice
By Abdul Majid Zargar
The Supreme Court judgment in Pathribal fake encounter case constitutes a severe assault on the right to life of common people living in conflict areas like Kashmir
07 May , 2012
Barbed Lives
By Ashutosh Sharma
The fence along the border with Pakistan, which has been erected several kilometres behind the zero line, has left hundreds of Indian villages sandwiched. Residents of such villages, which are almost cut off from the rest of the country, consider themselves prisoners in their own country, writes Ashutosh Sharma from Jammu and Kashmir
04 May , 2012
Investigate Killing Of Foreign Tourists In Kashmir
By Abdul Majid Zargar
There are now enough grounds to order reinvestigation of 1995 abduction & killing of six foreign tourists following startling revelations by a new book that they were killed by pro-government counter-insurgents fully aided & abetted by the security forces
27 April , 2012
Kashmir: A Wrong “Verdict”
By Adil Akhzer
Manu Joseph has announced his verdict - Kashmir is Happy. One of the prominent Indian journalist and Editor in Chief of Open Magazine. Joseph soon after concluding his Kashmir visit proclaimed “Kashmir is happy”. Joseph has come to the conclusion as during his brief sojourn, he has met a few Kashmiris working for 'Aircel', has discussed the Kashmir issue with some "eminent" Kashmiri scribes, has enjoyed a Gondola ride in Gulmarg and has also listened to the speech of District Magistrate in Kashmir village
31 March , 2012
Will J&K’s Omar Abdullah Deliver?
By Syed Junaid Hashmi
Land of political conspiracies, Jammu and Kashmir, is passing through a momentous phase of history. Man who promised to rewrite tattered pages of history, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, has grown old in his young days
25 March , 2012
And Indian State Calls It As ‘Peace'
By Khalid Wasim Hassan
There have been many attempts by the Indian State to propagate the short periods of calmness as ‘peace' and ‘normalcy' in Kashmir. But, is it really the case?
01 March , 2012
Indira - Sheikh Acccord of 1975
By Abdul Majid Zargar
It is worth mentioning here that Abdullah never disputed the contents of the accord during his lifetime. He assumed power, enjoyed it and then passed it on to his son solely because of the accord. That being so it does not behoove of his inheritors to say now that nothing was settled in 1975 accord. That right vests with people who were not part of the accord
17 February , 2012
“Heerath”It Was Ours
By Hakim Iqbal
Time changed so much in Kashmir . We have lost everything but hope. We still wait for the day when Muslim neighbour would take a Pandit elderly on his shoulders to hospital; when a Pandit well off family would marry off a Muslim girl in their neighbourhood; we still wait for that joyous atmosphere when Azaan is called in Masjids by Muslims and tintinnabulation of temples resound the ears simultaneously; we wait for the time when believers offer Namaz for their sick Hindu friend, we wait, we wait , and we will wait
11 February , 2012
Tied Stones And Loose Dogs
By Souzeina Mushtaq
When the education system of Jammu and Kashmir state is already on a ventilator, another death blow to it came in the form of the Examgate scandal. State’s honorable Education Minister, Peerzada Mohammed Sayeed misused his official position to help his foster son, Imam Souban clear the 10th standard examination in 2009, with the help of present chairman Board of School Education, the then deputy director academics and other four officials
10 February , 2012
Kashmir: Forgive And Forget
By Burhan Majid
Ever since the third generation Abdullah rose to throne as the State’s Chief Minister, he continues to bat for the setting up of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission(TRC) which, he believes, would help to find out the truth behind the widespread atrocities perpetrated, by the Government forces, in the State of Jammu and Kashmir
13 January , 2012
Kashmir Saga 2012
By Abdul Majid Zargar
Mohammad Altaf Sood, 22, was mercilessly killed in CISF firing at Boniyar providing a grim reminder of the reality that human life in Kashmir continues to be dispensable. And dust had barely settled when another soul was demolished at Sopore. An innocent civilian, again a young man, was brutally done to death while crying for help in an injured condition
29 December , 2011
Kashmir: Curbing The Academics
By Burhan Majid
There have been a series of attempts when we saw the academics being interfered with by the State police. So besides the usual high handedness and meddling, the State’s police force has jumped into action in yet another field. In a way the Police in the State have become too ubiquitous marked by its arbitrary interferences which are more often uncalled for
08 December , 2011
Arrest And Harassment of Pastor C.M Khanna in Srinagar
Fact Finding Report
Report Of The Fact Finding Team To Srinagar And Jammu [ 29 November- 3 December 2011 ] Regarding The Arrest And Harassment Of Pastor C.M Khanna Of All Saints Church, Srinagar
16 October , 2011
8th Oct, A Look Back And Its Aftermath
By Sheikh Saaliq
It was truly called the 17th deadliest earthquake witnessed ever in records. Killing almost 75,000 people, injuring people in thousands and making millions homeless, the earthquake of 8th Oct 2005 still haunts everyone who witnessed it. Muzzafarabad, Pakistan being the epicenter of this earthquake was the mostly hit area but on other side of the border, Indian Kashmir didn’t’ remain un-affected. Almost 2,500 people were killed on this side too with thousands homeless
07 October , 2011
Here Is What I Am Saying To The Indian Feminists
On Conflict And Feminist Movement’s Response
By Inshah Malik
Inshah Malik's response to a discussion on her earlier article “Kashmiri women stand for peace?”
03 October , 2011
The Unmarked Graves Of Kashmir
By Sheikh Saaliq
Having a look from outside these small mounds of soil may only look like buried with mere human bodies with most of them torn by bullets or mortar shells, but in fact these small pieces of land carry a long story of pain and grief for decades to narrate
Kashmiri Women Stand For ‘Peace’?
By Inshah Malik
Women visualize peace in much different way than the ones in the seminars. Peace for Zainab who lives in front of the army camp and her daughters move through the surveillance of army and have to hear sexual remarks as usual, is nothing but “AZADI”
21 September , 2011
Kashmir: Sinking Into Oblivion, Rising From The Ashes
By Maryam Sakeenah
The jarring report on over 2000 unmarked mass graves in Indian Held Kashmir that came to light last month failed to elicit a response from the United Nations. When pressed for comments, Secretary General Ban Ki Moon apologized that he had ‘no comments for now.' This is not just the UN lacking teeth; it is the UN being reduced to virtual dysfunction- that is, irrelevance to global context altogether
19 September , 2011
The Unnoticed Regrouping Of Militants On LoC
By Jalaluddin Mughal
The residents of Neelum Valley are worried about suspicious presence of some outsiders who have been seen in the surroundings of village Dodnial since last couple of weeks. Dressed in traditional Pakistani dress Shalwar Kameez and having long beards, majority of these outsiders speak Punjabi. There must be a reason behind their dubious presence in the area, but, nobody knows exactly what the nature of their activities
Kashmir: A Legacy Of British Colonialism
By Zafar Iqbal
In the recent past British Prime Minister David Cameron, referring the Kashmir conflict, has already admitted that ‘Britain caused many of the world's problems’. Now it is time for British leadership to correct their historical mistakes by protecting human rights and democracy in Kashmir
14 September , 2011
People Of Jammu And Kashmir Have A Right To Know
By Dr Shabir Choudhry
"A few days ago I posted a video on my face book wall, in which a Kashmiri militant, known as Bitta Karate confesses to have killed many Kashmiri Hindu Pandits, not because they were criminals or they endangered his life but because he was ordered by his senior leaders of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF). He said he does not remember how many Hindu Pandits he killed; and if they were innocent or not. He had orders to kill and he did that"
05 September , 2011
Does Conflict Empower Women?
By Mushtaq Ul haq Ahmad Sikander
“Necessity is the mother of Invention” is a well proven fact; similar has been the case with women of Kashmir. The armed conflict has imposed on them new alien roles, which they have readily accepted and are fulfilling the responsibilities of the same
India In Oblivion
By Burhan Majid
Though India has invariably promised Kashmir, the fulfillment remains to be seen
02 September , 2011
They Brought Harud To My Voice
By Basharat Ali
On the postponement of the proposed literary festival, Harud Litfest in Kashmir
01 September , 2011
Harud Gov Sarudd
By Fahad Shah
The title above, “Harud gov saridd” means Harud fell cold. The on-going extensive debate on the postponement of the proposed literary festival, Harud (Autumn) Litfest in Kashmir from 24-26 September has many colours. Some say it was the vested interest of the people who opposed the festival. Some even say that it was “Islamic fundamentalism”. How can a person with intellect raise such queries? I doubt the intellect now
31 August , 2011
Harud: Season of Despondency And Loss
By Dr. Nyla Ali Khan
Is the condemnation of the Harud festival, which has now been cancelled, by a group of academics, none of whom live in Kashmir, an attempt to objectify the Kashmiri subject
25 August , 2011
Kashmir Is A Human Rights Disaster
By Naveed Qazi
A long lasting peace perhaps would be the biggest tribute to families who have been victimized through violence. People should build intense pressure for action to raise the cost of human rights abuse
15 August , 2011
Kashmir Calm, Youth Face The Brunt
By Fahad Shah
In wake of Indian Independence Day celebrations on August 15 here at a local stadium, Bakshi Stadium, the state has launched crackdown on youths. A local newspaper reported that police have detained more than 45 youth in Srinagar and south Kashmir during nocturnal raids in just two days
13 August , 2011
Construction Of A Unique Kashmiri Identity:
Awakening or Disaster
By Nyla Ali Khan
As a Kashmir observer and someone who has been writing on Kashmir for a while, I am of the opinion that L. K. Advani's recent attempt to resuscitate the ultra right-wing nationalism of the BJP is ludicrous. Such right-wing propaganda ought to be challenged by the intelligentsia, not just Kashmiri, but mainstream Indian as well. It might not be a bad idea for Advani and his cohort to take a quick history lesson
05 August , 2011
Kashmiryat: Religion Or Class?
By Inshah Malik
The author argues that the fabrics of the Kashmiryat in discourse stand on caste, class and not religion
Exploitation: What Else Can They Do?
By Fahad Shah
Contractual lecturers are on hunger strike in Kashmir valley
28 July , 2011
Rapes In Kashmir
By Abdul Majid Zargar
It is unfortunate that trouble should rock Kashmir shortly before the Pakistan and Indian foreign ministers meet in New Delhi after an agonizing one-year wait. Once again, Indian army personnel have allegedly dishonored a Kashmiri woman, leading to anti-India demonstrations by thousands of people, mostly youth, in the Manzagam village on Friday. And while the protests are in progress, there comes another molestation attempt by an Indian Soldier in Hyderbeg area of Pattan in North Kashmir
24 June , 2011
Conflict Induced Infertility In Kashmiri Women
By Ibrahim Wani
Conflict induced stress is not only taking a toll on mental health in Kashmir but also causing reproductive problems and disorders in young men and women
22 June , 2011
Rising Suicide Rates In Kashmir
By Ibrahim Wani
Suicide cases are on the rise in Kashmir with even teenagers as young as 14, attempting suicide. This issue is emerging as a major problem in the society
16 June , 2011
Navlakha's Deportation: Something Is
Brewing In Kashmir
By Fahad Shah
With the deportation of noted Human Rights activist, Gautam Navlakha the state proves there is something brewing in Valley which they try hard to ignore and hide. For being pro-people in India means anti-state, proves the last month's government action. While the government said “his presence in Valley is not needed”
Growing Drug Addiction In Kashmir
By Ibrahim Wani
Drug addiction is a growing concern in Kashmir
04 June , 2011
We Must Forget Bitterness Of The Past
By Dr Shabir Choudhry
Since 1947 all ethnic groups of the State of Jammu and Kashmir have suffered; and there is bitterness and anger. Those who want to keep us divided they keep on pouring fuel on fire, and devise new strategies to promote hatred among different ethnic communities that we hold each other responsible for our miseries
Kashmir’s Freedom In Making
By Inshah Malik
To understand Kashmir’s liberation struggle as only about suppressed nationalism is a flawed understanding. The cultural nationalism is intertwined with the ‘question of justice’ and upholding ‘morality of human self’. The state they aspire sounds one of those ideal democracies which haven’t been theorized by modern theorists yet. One wonders if Kashmir has learnt from the ‘failed neighboring states’ much faster than what they were supposed to?
31 May, 2011
Kashmir And Introspections
By Naveed Qazi
The psychological attitude pertaining among Kashmiris is that they feel occupied. There is no substitute for a resolution other than a sincere dialogue and process of self-determination
29 May, 2011
Territorial Plan: Jammu, Kashmir And Ladakh
By Inshah Malik
This territorial plan that Engels has foretold manifests in subtly different ways in Kashmir to ascertain and legitimize the power of state. These divisions created over time and investments are real threats to establishing a harmonious communion unless extending solidarities and rightful redistribution of power does not take place
15 April, 2011
Regionalism, Ethnicity, And Trifurcation:
All In The Name Of National Integrity
By Dr. Nyla Ali Khan
The question relevant to my purposes here is that is the “executive order,” not “bill” permitting the issuance of Dogra certificates to the Dogras, Hindu and Muslim, of Jammu province along the lines of Sir Owen Dixon’s proposition of the trifurcation of the State along religious and communal lines? Why is this vestige of British colonialism still given legitimacy?
12 April, 2011
Beyond Politics: Assassination Of Maulana Showkat Ahmad Shah
By Mushtaq Ul Haq Ahmad Sikander
We have lost another person to the ravaging conflict and as a norm all parties to the conflict would do politics over this assassination, and the real culprits as usual is apprehension would go Scot free
Kashmir : Internet Campaign Led Youth's Release
By Fahad Shah
Faizan Rafiq Hakim, a minor, released from prison after persistent campaign on the internet
01 April, 2011
Gilgit Baltistan A Battleground For A Future War
By Dr Shabir Choudhry
Speech of Dr Shabir Choudhry in a Seminar held in House of Commons (the British Parliament) organised by The Democracy Forum on 31 March 2011
23 March, 2011
Review of Siddhartha Gigoo's Book, Garden Of Solitude
By Amit Kumar
It's a narrative of a Kashmiri Pandit longing for his homeland. If you are not aware of what happened in Kashmir in late 1980's and early 1990's, then this book with its emotional appeal and a balanced analysis is definitely going to make you cry
18 March, 2011
Human Security And Protection Of Rights Of Kashmiri People
Under Pakistani Administration
By Dr Shabir Choudhry
Speech of Dr Shabir Choudhry in Geneva on 17th March 2011, in a Seminar arranged by Interfaith International
28 February, 2011
India, Pakistan And The Kashmiri Struggle
By Dr Shabir Choudhry
Why I criticize Pakistan's Kashmir policy
22 February, 2011
The Collaborator By Mirza Waheed
By Abhijit Dutta
A review of the recently published book The Collaborator by Mirza Waheed
19 February, 2011
Is Egypt Revolution Parallel To Kashmir Protests?
By Fahad Shah
To draw parallels between the Egypt revolution and Kashmir freedom movement is inevitable but; is Valley ready for something alike. No doubt the last summer protests in Valley were wholly led by zealous pro-freedom public. Leaders from all groups were left aside; they just followed the public lines. The current situation of Valley so far seems to be peaceful but mere a small incident can spark off a yearlong unrest
14 February, 2011
Cloning Cairo: A New Map For Kashmir?
By Farzana Versey
Kashmir does not need to be a Cairo and cannot be. From whom or what will its people get liberated when they are pulled in several directions by a hydra-headed monster called political opportunism?
30 January, 2011
Public Debt And Economic Subjugation
By Bilal Hussain
The much talked about agreement between the Jammu and Kashmir government and Reserve Bank of India has two dimensions to be analyzed through: One financial and other political aspect attached to the pact
23 January, 2011
How Sad?
By Dr Shabir Choudhry
How sad, those who want to empower people and speak for rights of all people of Jammu and Kashmir are accused of being pro India; and those who want to communalise polity of the region by dividing people in name of religion are called ‘freedom fighters’
21 January, 2011
Will India Ever Deliver Justice To Human Rights Violations In Kashmir?
By Fahad Shah
Even though United Nations rapporteur on human rights violations Margaret Sekaggya visited Kashmir on January 19, India has failed to deliver justice to human rights violation victims in the Kashmir valley since the armed rebellion erupted twenty years ago
Shaking Hands With Sworn Enemy
By Syed Junaid Hashmi
History of electoral politics of Jammu and Kashmir is replete with instances where sworn enemies have shook hands for petty political gains and political stalwarts from both Jammu Kashmir regions preferring share of power over dignity empowerment and welfare of the people. One such instance, which comes to mind, is the support extended by the corporators of National Conference to the RSS backed candidate in 1980
The Chronology of Conflict: Kashmir
By Naveed Qazi
Kashmir wasn't always dyed in blood. Here is a chronology of the conflict
19 January, 2011
Official Records In Jammu And Kashmir
'Murky' On 'Penalised' Securitymen!
By Syed Junaid Hashmi
Official statements contradicting official reports and records only strengthen the impunity security forces enjoy in Jammu and Kashmir. Though several official statements have claimed penalisation of accused security men, but the records fail to shed light on the same. Who was penalized? When? Where and by Whom? These questions continue to puzzle
17 January, 2011
Right To Protest And ‘Right To Violence’
By Dr Shabir Choudhry
Be it be the BJP, or any other group, no one should be allowed to promote extremism, communalism and hatred; and destroy peace, harmony and traditional Kashmiri culture of toleration. If designs of these groups are not checked then it is possible that ‘bad old days’ might return; and groups which espouse violence and hatred, and their mentors from outside will call shots and ruin Kashmiri culture of peace and toleration
10 January, 2011
Before Policing The Education, Provide Quality
By Bilal Hussain
With the recent developments education sector in Kashmir is too hot to touch, chilling chilakalan instead of cooling it down is acting as fuel to further heat it up. A local college lecture has been booked, police have filed a case against the senior professor of Kashmir University and row over winter schooling; all this puts the sector in docks
Politics Over Flag In Indian Kashmir
By Fahad Shah
Expressing his resentment against a political party’s decision of hoisting Indian flag in Kashmir on Republic day, the Jammu and Kashmir state chief minister, Omar Abdullah introduce us towards something which has been often avoided. Why hoisting Tri-colour at Lal Chowk creates such a polemical and indignant atmosphere while every year same flag is waved twice in different parts of the region?
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