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Is it all about a petty Panchayat poll? At the stroke of midnight on 14-15 August 1947 the British India got officially divided into two nations with a choice to more than 560 autonomous princely states (owing allegiance to the Raj) either to join Pakistan or India by or before 15th of August 1947, based…

Mufti and Mir make statements that really matter During the last week two significant political statements from two important political personalities made rounds in the indistinct political corridors of Kashmir. On 2nd August former Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Syeed while addressing an impressive gathering to commemorate the Foundation Day of his party, Peoples Democratic Party…

Prefer quality to quantity and see Tourism flourish! Many experts and analysts do not consider tourism as one of the major resources of Kashmir economy. However on ground the picture is not depressing. Along with hospitality sector Kashmir’s handicraft trade also gets advantage of good tourist traffic. Kashmir has a long history of tourism and…

I hope you kiss the banks of Jehlum! For last more than six decades we claim to be in a democracy. How far this assertion is true only historians will unravel this illusionary myth? But undoubtedly in the year 1947 we were set free from the clutches of autocratic rule of Maharaja. We are all…

To clear the road for themselves, they make people shiver in their shoes! High-handedness of VIP escorts in Kashmir is now a routine. Almost every pedestrian, commuter and driver on streets of Kashmir might have tasted the rough hands of VIP escorts and their arrogant drivers. This inconsiderate situation of harassment becomes more severe with…

Reform state and private health care! Ailing health sector in Jammu and Kashmir is an established fact. Everyone from top to bottom acknowledges it, but only privately. However, the series of revelations following the tragic deaths of many infants at G. B. Panth children’s hospital exposed many more skeletons concealed in the cupboards of deception.…

There is nothing significant in the interlocutors’ report! Ultimately the cat is out of the bag! Recently released final report of interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir about vexed Kashmir issue seems to be more flimsy than a straightforward description of prospective efforts to ease out Kashmir imbroglio. From the day one, shoddy procedure and choice…

…The group is not as robust as it once used to be! At the onset of armed resistance in Kashmir the entire political system collapsed under the terrifying burden of gun. Many political entities either left the scene or went into hibernation. In this situation of fear a new political might under the banner of…

The new look and the old problems! In 1973 in my sixth standard I had the chance to learn a Persian lesson—‘Dar rah yak na-bina aast, Dar dasti oee chiraag aast——’. The moral of the lesson was that a blind man walking on the street carrying a light in his hand would otherwise appear surprising,…