Kashmiri Pandits: 30 Years in exile; striving to rediscover my roots!

Since time immemorial, we have been taught that at the end there is victory of light over darkness, good over evil, truth over falsehood. After all, this is the essence of all of our ancient scriptures, be it Bhagwat Geeta, Ramayana or Mahabharata. In that case, isn’t it ironic that we are in current state of affairs, where we have lost our homeland, our temples desecrated, our history distorted, our script extinct, our philosophy forgotten? It creates a doubt in me – am I truly on the right side? Just about when you start to become unsure, events like Ayodhya verdict happen, and it gives you hope that that it may take 500 years but eventually, TRUTH WINS!

US, Chile big winners as Kashmir walnuts lose crunch – Economic Times

NEW DELHI: Uncertainty in Kashmir has made the cross-continental journey of walnuts and apples from the US or Chile a better deal for many traders despite sky-high tariffs because militants in the valley have attacked fruit-laden trucks, while restrictions on the Internet have made buyer-seller communication difficult. This is great news for US suppliers, who […]

Reflections on Kashmir Polity – Brighter Kashmir

By Farooq Wani Late Sheikh Mohmmad Abdullah was the tallest and most towering personality in the political history of Jammu and Kashmir who during his long political career experienced many ups and downs. He was crusader who managed Maharaja’s exit from Jammu and Kashmir which had been purchased from Britishers for a measly amount […]

‘Pakistan is Taliban’: US army veterans join Indian protestors outside Pakistani embassy – OrissaPOST

Washington: Protesting against Pakistan’s support to terrorist groups, a group of US veterans joined a demonstration outside the Pakistani Embassy here Sunday, organized by the Kashmiri Diaspora and Indian-Americans. Raising slogans like ‘Pakistan is Taliban’, ‘Pakistan a terror state’, and ‘Where was (Osama) Bin Laden’, the protestors demanded Pakistan be declared a state sponsor of […]

Pakistan’s foreign policy in the age of globalization – Daily Times

By Nasir Khan International relations have the same paradigm as the family relations have. In family relations, people have strongly connected with those where they have vested interests. The international relations work on the national and strategic interests. The diplomacy, national power, balance of power, culture, military power, and economy are the key ingredients […]

There’s a saffron surge in Kashmir this year, but it’s the spice, not politics – The Print

Saffron fields | diragrikmr.nic.in Srinagar: The Kashmir valley finds itself in the throes of a saffron surge, literally. The right amount of rain at the right time has tripled saffron harvest this year, bringing some cheer for the local farming community as it comes to terms with a battered apple harvest. From 5-6 tonnes in […]

NC leader Farooq Abdullah writes to Shashi Tharoor, says ‘we are not criminals’ – Zee News

New Delhi: National Conference leader and former J&K chief minister Farooq Abdullah has written a letter to Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor expressing his discontent over being kept under watch while asserting that he was not a ‘criminal’. Abdullah’s letter, written in a reply to a Tharoor`s post to him, was shared by the Congress Member […]

Jammu & Kashmir’s 11 airports up for bidding under UDAN 4.0 – Hindustan Times

As many as 11 airports in Jammu and Kashmir, and two in Ladakh have been put up for bidding under the fourth round of the regional air connectivity scheme, according to a release. So far, 688 routes have been awarded to various air operators under the Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) that seeks to […]

Intelligence reports reveal Lashkar-e-Taiba plans to assassinate J&K BJP chief Ravinder Raina – Times Now

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina has been put on a high alert after intelligence reports suggested that he is on the terror hit list of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). According to the latest intelligence report accessed by Times Now, Lashkar operatives, who have infiltrated into the Kashmir Valley, are planning to target Raina […]

Kashmir: Time to realise the Realizable – Daily Excelsior

By Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo Ever since the 1947 developments, political questions regarding Jammu and Kashmir kept the whole nation engrossed with the possible answers. Every answer had its loaded overtones in context of the ideological background from where the answers were shot. It was/is always silly to get compelled to listen to the so-called experts […]