Different kind of refugees on September 20, 2017 Civilisation hosting refugees — For years together we have been informed that India as a civilisation has hosted refugees from countries far and near. So there came people who, we are told, felt persecuted in their respective countries, and decided to come to India. That is why there are Parsis in India, or Christians […]
The idea of India on August 25, 2017For as far back as one could remember, we have been informed that Pakistanis have a difficult relationship with the basic idea of their country. We are told that the country is divided over the purpose of why their country even came into existence. For one set of people, Pakistan was established to implement the […]
Tunnelling into a frozen land on April 6, 2017Prime Minister of India, the Reverend Mr. Modi, jovial after the installation of a Yogi in Lucknow, has opened another tunnel into and from Kashmir. The tunnel has been hailed in superlative terms in the Asian region. To the applause of his audience, Mr. Modi gave two choices to the people of Kashmir: go for […]
Domiciled refugees: what next? on December 28, 2016In his book Daastan-i-Hayat, Syed Mir Qasim writes that when Congress entered the politics of Jammu and Kashmir for the first time, it brought along with it the entire dirt and mud from India. Now we are at a different stage of our shabby political process. The Congress is well set into the network of […]
Linking Kashmir with CPEC on December 21, 2016Tangled in the demonetisation monster, it is certain that most people who matter in New Delhi will have unfortunately missed the recent statement of Mirwaiz Farooq regarding the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Mr. Farooq said that Kashmir can be India’s link to CPEC, and the fresh economic opportunities. He termed Kashmir as the “gateway” for […]