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Whatever the situation Kashmir is always at the receiving end… Kashmir! Some put it at par with Switzerland. Others more exaggeratedly describe it as paradise on the earth. Political status of Kashmir is also blemished with many versions—disputed territory, integral-part, and many more. Certainly Almighty has been very kind in bestowing beauty to Kashmir. However…

Why politics on those who are no more with us? Even a month after the hush-hush hanging of Muhammad Afzal Guru the situation in Kashmir is practically unmanageable. The authorities are unable to restore order and mollify the people’s anger. During this month of anger, anguish and pain people of Kashmir have suffered a lot,…

A strict law enforcement system and an appropriate sense of living – that defines US! Most often I don’t miss my weekly write-up, particularly while being out of the valley. So, out here in US I religiously stuck to my weekly writing schedule for first four weeks. However, the pressure of working on my course,…

A Kashmiri’s American experience is interesting… This is almost fourth week now that I am in US pursuing an academic course as exchange visitor scholar at UMASS (University of Massachusetts). In spite of my tight schedule of learning, interaction and rigorous knowledge evaluation tests I spare some time to appraise myself with the political mindset…

They blow hot and cold in the same breath… Hostility between Pakistan and India is as old as partition of India. From the day one the two independent countries never gave an honest try to peace. During the last more than six decades they fought many overt and covert wars at a huge cost. Deep-rooted…

Of degraded education and sinking health sector… Health and education are the most prominent aspects that determine the strength of a nation. Healthy and knowledgeable minds make bedrock for prospective robust societies. In the contemporary era of modern technology and advance science the significance of both knowledge and health as medium and facilitators of growth…

Not in Kashmir alone… Very often on India roads tourist and foreigners complain of cheating by cab drivers. Cheating foreigners is part of world tourism scenario and cheating by cabbies is a routine the world over. United States of America is part of contemporary world order and its people and system are no different from…

Don’t know that, but do know that we are already doomed by a valueless system… Interesting but astounding! The world will end on December 21 (that’s today). This is so because the Mayan calendar is expiring; the planet Nibiru is about to hit Earth: or because galactic alignment will cause hidden asteroids to hit earth…

We must be guided by reason, not by a blind emotion… For the last few weeks upcoming Hurriyat visit to Pakistan has turned out to be a matter of disagreement between two factions (moderates and hardliners) of Hurriyat. The disagreement on the issue has turned into extreme hostility. Leaders of two factions are exchanging harsh…

We all must join hands to defeat those who want to sectarianise Kashmir… For the last many days several parts of the Srinagar city were under curfew and strict restrictions were imposed in other areas. This is not a new experience for the people of the city, particularly for that of old city. Administration very…