Paradox Kashmir

A letter rocks the parliament, a tragedy doesn't

WRITE HAND BY AJAZ UL HAQUE

An unclaimed letter from some unidentified source through some unknown quarters creates unrest. Strange! As was rumoured around that Sikhs are asked either to join the struggle, convert to Islam or quit. Nothing can be as flimsy as this in a valley where not even in the heydays of militancy any section More

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Governing Kashmir

Critical Reflections on the Historical Present

ANALYSIS By Richard Shapiro

India's refrain to the people of Kashmir is as follows: Indian rule of Kashmir is legitimate because India is a secular democratic republic, organized by rule of law and constitutionally guaranteed human rights. As a democratic state, rule of law may be suspended for national security reasons More

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Why this silence on Kashmir?

A conscientious Indian Civil Society normally reacts to injustice anywhere it happens. Why Kashmir has silenced them all

VIEWPOINT By Hashim Qureshi

 Civil Societies the world over have listened to the voice of their conscience. They react to injustice wherever it happens. They guard human sanctity and dignity from getting assaulted. They rise against the tyranny perpetrated by cruel and oppressive rulers on the subjects too weak to fight More

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