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Emotional Pulse of Jammu and Kashmir’s Political Arena
“The political and election space in Kashmir is not just about these major parties; new players possess an emotional appeal that can attract voters through various tactics“ Suheel Rasool Mir*...
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Communal poisoning on a daily basis by those in power is dangerous
“Just go inside any meat store or shop, and butchers will tell you this exact fact – that is, the Indian Muslims are NOT the biggest buyers and consumers of meat in India. The meat industry is...
View ArticleBJP’s Poll Manifesto for J&K: A Bunch of Papers With No Sincerity
“Instead of making fresh promises in its poll manifesto before Legislative Assembly elections, BJP could showcase what it has done during the past 10 years of its rule for the people of Jammu and...
View ArticleRocking chair syndrome gripping the TB response?
“Studies done in India, which has the highest TB burden worldwide, show that more than half of catastrophic cost occurs before a person gets the correct TB diagnosis. Imagine the impact if India and...
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The NC and the Congress’s Hubris Has Put Them – and All of Kashmir – in a...
“The prospect of a return to popular rule has breathed new life into Kashmiri politics, but the decision by the Congress and the NC to leave out the PDP and the AIP could lead to the BJP emerging the...
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Kashmir is on the Eve of an Election That Can Decide Its Future
“Political dissent in Kashmir has been crushed with a ruthlessness that the rest of India is only now beginning to experience as Prime Minister Narendra Modi feels his power weakening. Today, Kashmir...
View ArticleAvoid augmenting superfluous supervision of Free Speech
“This raises the question of whether such a tactic is effective enough to mute Indians’ growing dissatisfaction with rising unemployment, caste, and gender-based crimes, and widening wealth...
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Remembering Sitaram Yechury
Iftikhar Gilani Sitaram Yechury, the general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and a former Rajya Sabha MP, passed away at the age of 72 on Thursday, September 12, 2024. A great loss...
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Political Chessboard of Kashmir: Role of Engineer Rashid in the Battle for Votes
“Engineer Rashid’s role in this dynamic could be crucial, but only time will tell if he proves to be a true leader of change or a pawn in a larger political game.” Altaf Hussain Wani* The release of...
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Women Voters in Jammu and Kashmir: A Forgotten Constituency?
“Women voters in Jammu & Kashmir do not need promises of free rations and rides but more importantly safety, security, economic empowerment and access to better healthcare in both rural and urban...
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Jamaat-e-Islami’s U-turn or Compulsions?
“Questions are being raised as Jamaat-e-Islami which has had a long winding history from electoral politics to backing insurgency, tries its luck through the ballot.” Nayeema Ahmad Mahjoor* In the...
View ArticlePolitical Landscape of Jammu and Kashmir: Gerrymandering and Decline of...
“Instead of focusing on manifestos, development projects, and strategies for economic growth, the election narrative has been dominated by irrelevant issues” Latief U Zaman Deva* Since the inception...
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Are ‘Sainik Colonies’ a ploy to settle RSS workers in Kashmir Valley?
“Idea of setting up safe zones and settling RSS workers in Kashmir Valley is haunting Kashmiris, who think that they will be pushed here and there in their own lands in the future” Humra Quraishi*...
View ArticlePolitical Kaleidoscope: Key Contests in 1st Phase of J&K Assembly Polls
“The political landscape of the areas going to polls in the first phase is complex, with numerous local power dynamics and other influences” (This is a two-part series on J&K Assembly elections...
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Why is the End of Hindutva Politics and Ideology Historically Inevitable?
“Hindutva is a modern construct that is aimed at consolidating political power and sidelining India’s pluralistic traditions. There are concerns about the undermining of democratic institutions and...
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Bangladesh in Turmoil: Kashmiri Students’ Plight Amidst Political Unrest
“The historical ties between Kashmir and Bangladesh date back to the Mughal era, when a Kashmiri man became the Nawab of Dhaka” Shome Basu* in Dhaka, Bangladesh (Special Report for the Kashmir Times...
View ArticleHow BJP Benefits From Engineer Rashid Factor in J&K Assembly Elections?
“The entry of Engineer Rashid and other extremists in the electoral fray will not only divide votes in Valley, it will also help BJP to consolidate votes in Jammu” Irfan Gull* The BJP hopes to use the...
View ArticlePolitical Kaleidoscope: Key Contests in 1st Phase of J&K Assembly Polls –...
Latief U Zaman Deva* (This is a three-part series on J&K Assembly elections and Part-I and Part-II can be read.) In the first phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, scheduled for...
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Pagers and Walkie-talkies’ explosions in Lebanon: War expanding beyond the...
“With the latest series of Pagers’ and walkie-talkies’ explosions in Lebanon leaving many killed and many more injured in two days, there is danger of war in the Palestine going well beyond its...
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Branching out in my childhood
“Since ACs or water coolers had not made their way into our homes, summer afternoons were spent lazing in the cool shade of a giant banyan tree and making picnic plans with friends.” Nidhi Jamwal*...
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