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The Weight of Words
A single word or an inadvertant disclosure can have serious consequences in Kashmir
5 min |
June 11, 2024
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An Illusory Peace
Even a thousand tongues cannot unravel the quiet that has become a part of life in the Valley
10 min |
June 11, 2024
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Manufactured Silences
The stance of the Union government towards J&K is becoming progressively more regressive and despotic
6 min |
June 11, 2024
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Emotional Cost of 'Peace'
Senior PDP leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra, who contested from Srinagar, says the prevailing silence in Kashmir is New Delhi’s definition of peace. In reality, this silence is stifling Kashmiris
4 min |
June 11, 2024
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Surveillance and Survival
The enforced silence in Kashmir echoes themes from George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984
5 min |
June 11, 2024
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Talking of Russia-Ukraine
Divert the conversation to faraway places, quote Urdu poetry—tactics to avoid talking about issues confronting Kashmir
6 min |
June 11, 2024
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Watershed Moments
Dates that shaped Kashmir’s collective memory
3 min |
June 11, 2024
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A Long Dream of Home
In the 1990s, many Kashmiri pandits had no choice but to leave their homes behind. This is one such story of displacement
6 min |
June 11, 2024
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Memoricide
Dignity and dissent are under constant attack as Kashmiris wake up each day to learn new ways in which their memory and resistance do not matter
7 min |
June 11, 2024
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A Silent Season in Kashmir
In the campaign rallies in Kashmir, political candidates from different regional parties spoke about breaking the silence. They said the abrogation of Article 370 took away their dignity. Now is the time to speak up, they said. People turned out in record numbers to cast their votes in the Valley. What does that mean? Is it acceptance or is it the act of breaking the silence? What is this silence?
10+ min |
June 11, 2024
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Guards at the Gateway
Though the BJP has increased its presence in Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, significant hurdles remain in its way
5 min |
June 21, 2024
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A New 'Boom' in Kashmir
The increase in visitors reflects not just a recovery but also provides jobs in the hospitality sector
7 min |
June 11, 2024
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Lotus in the Backwaters
For the first time, the BJP wins a seat in Kerala. Importantly, its vote share has increased from 13 per cent in 2019 to 16 per cent in the state
5 min |
June 21, 2024
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The Death of Dynasties
The defeat of two prominent dynasts and Engineer Rashid's win mark a major shift in Kashmir's politics
5 min |
June 21, 2024
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The Coalition Dharma
The BJP’s track record of dealing with allies, both at the Centre and at the state level, has so far been tricky
5 min |
June 21, 2024
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Shifting Sands
Verdict 2024 is a warning bell for the BJP as the subaltern communities in UP are now rapidly shifting towards the SP and the Congress
5 min |
June 21, 2024
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Unpredictable
In Uttar Pradesh, a historic win for INDIA, a symbolic moment for India
5 min |
June 21, 2024
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Ayodhya: Demolition Row
The Bharatiya Janata Party's Ram temple project with the Rath Yatra comes full circle with the party losing Ayodhya in 2024
10+ min |
June 21, 2024
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Split Personality
Alliances made and broken, and new equations formed in the last five years left Maharashtra voters confused. But the recent result shows they have voted maturely
6 min |
June 21, 2024
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Rapids in the Luit
Despite the BJP's remarkable victory in Assam, the election outcome poses formidable challenges for the party
6 min |
June 21, 2024
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Bengal's Lakshmi Bhandar
The decisive win of Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress was powered by women voters
7 min |
June 21, 2024
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Innings Defeat
Naveen Patnaik's long innings in politics and his uninterrupted reign over Odisha comes to an end
5 min |
June 21, 2024
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Muslims and the Mandate
The Lok Sabha election result has rekindled hope for Muslims to participate in nation-building
5 min |
June 21, 2024
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Re-discovering Social Justice
The roadmap for the 2029 Lok Sabha election should focus on equal access to resources, economic and political, while ensuring dignity and self-respect
4 min |
June 21, 2024
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Moves of the South
The robust wins of regional parties in Tamil Nadu, Andhra and of a national party-led regional coalition in Kerala play a crucial rule in shaping the Indian Parliament
6 min |
June 21, 2024
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Towards A Unicorn Democracy
Will the BJP make a course correction in its third term?
6 min |
June 21, 2024
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New Kids on the Block
India can feel reassured that there is young talent to replace the failed and faltering leaders
5 min |
June 21, 2024
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Burden of the Allies
The history of coalition politics has lessons for everyone—the NDA, the INDIA bloc, and especially the BJP and the Congress
6 min |
June 21, 2024
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THE GREAT ESCAPE
It’s a long way from here to an inclusive politics, but we should celebrate the fact that on the fourth of June, 2024, we, the people, avoided the abyss
7 min |
June 21, 2024
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Voter is the Victor
ELECTION 2024 quelled some doubts that have been playing on many of our minds, especially in the last 10 years.
2 min |