Category: Jammu & Kashmir related

Is J&K really ready for change?

In an article that appeared on iVarta last week, Vivek Gumaste asked, “Hindu CM for J&K: Any Takers?”. Vivek mentioned how (emphasis mine): Despite the perpetual debate about secularism and communalism, religious bigotry has...

Has anyone else seen a similar map…

…in any Indian newspaper? This is the first time I am seeing it in an Indian publication… Notice the demarcation between pale green and the dark green areas…As most of you would know, they...

The nonsense about “non-state actors”

In a widely reported statement, Pakistan’s PM President* Asif Ali Zardari said recently that India should not let rogue “non-state actors” push the two countries into a confrontation, thereby implying that non-state actors were solely...

Which planet is Mirwaiz Farooq living on?

“By staying away from polls, the people have proved they are not interested in election or selection. The government is staging a drama to fool the international community but it has failed… so said Mirwaiz...