Anupam Kher toplines The Kashmir Files – Asian Age

Vivek is an old collaborator with Anupam, having directed TV shows for Kher two decades ago. Anupam Kher has returned to collaborate with his Buddha In A Traffic Jam director Vivek Agnihotri for his next film after The Tashkent Files called The Kashmir Files. The film will touch upon the issues of Kashmiri Pandit, and […]

NC: Denied govt nod for function to mark Sheikh Abdullah’s anniversary – Indian Express

The anniversary was a state holiday in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. Written by Bashaarat Masood | Srinagar The National Conference will not hold a public function to commemorate the birth anniversary of its founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah — in a first in four decades — as the government has denied permission, the […]

When will Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti be released? Centre’s response – Financial Express

The Centre on Wednesday refused to share any timeline for the release of political detainees in Jammu and Kashmir since August 5 when it diluted provisions of Article 370 that accorded special status to the region. Three former chief ministers — Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti — and several political leaders, separatists have been […]

Internet Restriction In Kashmir Due To Anti-India Posts from Pak: Centre – NDTV

All essential services are functioning normally in the Valley, G Kishan Reddy said (File) New Delhi: The restrictions on the internet in Jammu and Kashmir has been imposed to check aggressive anti-India social media posts being pushed from Pakistan to instigate the youth in the valley, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said in Lok Sabha […]

An Avoidable Battlefront – The Pioneer

The concurrent rise of China and the communist parties of Nepal in South Asia is a fundamental shift in negating India’s primacy in Kathmandu. We must scale up ties in the neighbourhood, says Ashok K Mehta Who would have ever imagined that effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had conquered the hearts and minds […]

Violence down, infiltration attempts up in Valley after 370 move, says govt – Hindustan Times

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Ways Beyond Nuclear Conflict Between India and Pakistan

By Dr Rajkumar Singh In a war-striven region, like that of South Asia, a desire for peace must demonstrate a change in priorities, reflected through increasing intercourse among institutions public interest groups and people of neighboring countries through cultural exchange, communication and economic linkages. Prior to the test, the BJP-led NDA government in India carried […]

Kashmir: Exodus That Started 700 Years Ago

By Uphaar Kotru We are witnessing a historic moment in India with abrogation of article 370! While, this is a progressive step taken for the people of Jammu & Kashmir, some of the western leaders and media houses have fallen to the propaganda that there is a “human rights” situation in Kashmir and that this […]

Global Terror: “Punish Pakistan For Its Perfidy”

State sponsors of terrorism, such as Pakistan, must stop being treated as key allies. Pakistan has fueled the Taliban’s insurgency, sabotaged U.S. efforts to secure Afghanistan, and has the blood of American and Western soldiers and citizens on its hands. The U.S. possesses the diplomatic and economic means to punish Pakistan for its perfidy, but has been unwilling to do so.

Book Review: Modi’s Foreign Policy

By Ayanangsha Maitra Authors: Reeta Chowdhari Tremblay, Ashok Kapur | Publisher: SAGE Publications, 2017, pp. 256 | Price: Rs 608 | Available on Amazon An Indian Prime Minister has always been the Minister-at-large of External Affairs. Even though there is a close-knit group for foreign policy making, the leadership style of the head of the […]