“Reclaiming India” – excerpts
Great article by Tarun Vijay in today’s TOI: Reclaiming India. *** Excerpts below (emphasis mine) *** “None should say Omar is not allowed in Jammu. Let him come, listen and speak. Like any other...
Category: Human Rights and Legal Issues
Cry of the Valley – *must read*
Amidst the outpouring of years of pent-up anger in Jammu, I came across this vivid, very sad and intensely poignant first-hand account of living in the shadow of terror and the forced migration of Kashmiri Pandits...
Tackling Terrorism: One Step at a Time
This is probably a less lucid post than most of what I write…In spite of that it has taken me a very long time to draft this. Last Sunday, after hearing of the blasts in...
Shantanu’s Believe It or Not!* – I
A new series starting today with two news items… “The central government will be sending a package for orphans of the slain militants. Scholarships and pension will be provided to them similar to the...
Who are these “militants”?
Why is the English mainstream media so scared of calling terrorists for what they are – instead of the silly label – “militants”? Is this not an insult to our brave officers and soldiers who day in...
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