Sikh, Dogra and British wars with Chilasis, Darelis and Tangeris (Part-I) on October 16, 2019It was 1842 when Maharaja of Kashmir sent an army under colonel Nathu Shah on the request of one of the ousted Raja of Gilgit. The Sikh army succeeded in restoring power to ousted Raja from GoharAman the ruler of Yasin. This was the moment which reshaped the history of Gilgit thereby introducing a new […]
Dalit suffer a form of apartheid on October 10, 2019In India the oldest racial group are the adivasis (first settler) or aboriginals, followed by Dravidians, they may have been indigenous to the sub-continent. According to Khuswant Singh it was Dravidians which drove out the aboriginals from the plains into Jungles and mountains. The Aryans inhabit the north India who came to Indian sub-continent from […]
Anglo-Brusho War Of 1891 on October 2, 2019The strategic rivalry between British empire and Soviet empire for gaining supremacy in Central Asia was known as “Great Game”. The Russian victories in Central Asia alarmed the Britishers and because of this reason they sent British officers to Gilgit to report the ground situation. The Britishers appreciation was that the Soviets can possibly reach […]
China dominating India on disputed borders on September 26, 2019In 1949 India became the second country to recognize China and in 1954 Nehru and Zhou Enlai signed the treaty of Panchsheel or the five principles of peaceful co-existence. According to the agreement both countries had to respect for each others traditional integrity and non interference. The relation between the two countries were at its […]
Response to Alok Bansal’s book “Gilgit Baltistan and its saga of unending human rights violations” on September 15, 2019India has still not accepted Pakistan’s existence since its foreign and military policies are Pakistan centric and always busy hatching new conspiracies to damage Pakistan. India saw three wars with Pakistan, which were followed by armed conflicts at Siachen (GB) and Kargil (GB). Indian electronic and print media also focus on Pakistan through the use […]
Modi’s Sanghis And Hitler’s Nazis (Part Ii) on August 29, 2019Khushwant Singh wrote in 2003, the fascist agenda of Hindu fanatics is unlike any thing we have experienced in our modern history. According to RSS philosophy all that south of the Himalayas and north of Indian Ocean is Bharat. One of the BJP’s central leader Ram Madhav in an interview to Al-Jazeera said they would […]
Modi’s Sanghis and Hitler’s Nazis (Part-I) on August 29, 2019Islam entered Sind (sub-continent) during the time of the Omayyads when an army under Muhammad Bin Qasim was sent against Raja Dahir. He conquered entire Sind and areas upto Multan. The subsequent Muslim governors sent expeditions into Rajputana, Malwa and Gujrat. The real impact of Islam on a large scale came with the invasion of […]
India’s coup in the Indian-occupied Kashmir on August 16, 2019The treaty of Lahore was signed on March 9, 1846 after the defeat of Sikhs. They agreed to hand over Kashmir to the British. Kashmir was sold to Gulab Singh for a payment of 7.5 million nanakshahi. The treaty of March 16,1846 brought into existence the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. The Radcliffe Commission […]
Separatist tendencies in India on August 5, 2019India is the seventh-largest country in the world and the second-largest in Asia. The oldest racial groups are the Adivasis (first settlers) –the aboriginals of India who live in areas extending from Assam in the northeast right down Kanyakumari. The next largest ethnic group is Dravidians, in the southern half of Deccan plateau. The Aryans […]
Pakistan and Afghan refugees: Forty Years of Hospitality on July 15, 2019Pakistan has, generally, experienced little conflict between refugees and locals by allowing refugees free movement within the country. Pakistan has demonstrated unparalleled generosity and hospitality to Afghan refugees for four decades The Quran recognises the rights of refugees, and entitles them to certain rights, and above all, humane treatment. Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) declared brotherhood between […]