Tagged: J&K

Don’t spoil the brat with more candies…

In the second part of spotlight on Jammu & Kashmir, some figures and statistics that reveal just how dependent is the state on financial support from the Union and why it is high time...

Time for a drastic overhaul in Kashmir

Sh Virendra Kapoor says it like it should be. An extract from Sh Kapoor’s article in Rediff (emphasis added): The point is, despite having preserved the demographic character of the Valley, if Kashmiris continue...

Saluting our Heroes: 2nd Lieut Rama Raghoba Rane, PVC

From the Indian Army website: The Param Vir Chakra is awarded for most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self sacrifice, in the presence of the enemy, whether on...

Weekend Links: Islam, History, Kashmir and AI

Start your weekend with this thought-provoking excerpt from Rethinking Islam, extracted from Ziauddin Sardar’s “Islam, Postmodernism and Other Futures” (emphasis mine): …But the violence performed to sacred Muslim concepts is insignificant compared to the...

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...