In an informal discussion earlier this year, a top Pakistani official based in London swanked about his contacts in India. From Indian media bigwigs and business magnates to politicians, he claimed to know everyone. Unquestionably the Track II-III talks or what are now off-the-track talks on Kashmir have for god-knows-how-many-years involved many players from both […]
Indias rigidity – A bad news for Kashmir
A bulletin of deaths and injuries is constantly being updated inside a key hospital in Kashmir. Last time the white board showed 48 killings and 3,548 injuries in a week paradoxically just above the marble plate, announcing the launch of the building by pro-Indian politician Omar Abdullah. To the media, these deaths could be part […]
Satire: When Ban Ki Moon visited Kashmir
This week UN General Secretary Ban Ki Moon arrived in Kashmir to take stock of the ongoing bloodbath. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, pro-India local leaders Omar Abdullah, Mahbooba Mufti and Ghulam Nabi Azad flanked Moon whose visit prompted an estimated seven million people to take to streets in demands for independence from India. […]