Kashmir - Himal Southasian (Page 11)

Kick the Ladder

A tour of duty in India is worth at least one book for every journalist from the exalted community of foreign correspondents. The decade of globalisation, and particularly the last

By Sukumar Muralidharan

/ 9 Jul 2005

Kashmiriyat and Islam

The conflict in Kashmir may be projected as the 'militant Islamic' assault on the state. But the origins of Kashmiriyat were never built on inter-religious antagonism.

By Yoginder Sikand

/ 5 May 2004

Bollywood’s caricatures

Some Indians consider Bollywood movies as their staple diet; many may miss a meal, but not a new release on Friday. The three hours of solace in the dark and

By Syed Ali Mujtaba

/ 31 Jan 2004

Brutalising inmates the ‘Tihar way’

"We have sometimes to take tough decisions—even infringing some of our freedoms" – Prime Minister AB Vajpayee, November 11, 2002. Jails are supposed to be reformatory in nature.

By Subhash Gatade

/ 31 Dec 2003

Softening the Line of Control

Three alternative routes are better than the road between Srinagar and Muzafarrabad which New Delhi has offered to open. The opening the Srinagar-Muzafarrabad road network is one of the confidence

By The Editors

/ 1 Nov 2003

The lie industry

The website of the United States Central Command recently reported that Pakistan suffered a USD 10 billion loss (almost one-third of total external debt) because of its support for the

By Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

/ 1 Jun 2003

Dying day by day

Taking stock of mental and social health in Kashmir.

By Fayaz Bukhari

/ 1 Nov 2002

Sri Lanka is moving ahead with path-breaking peace talks. At the northern end of South Asia, the relative success of the legislative assembly elections provides New Delhi with an opportunity to revise its long-hardened policy on Jammu and Kashmir.

By Praful Bidwai

/ 1 Nov 2002

Fallacy of the basic idea

The two-nation theory is used as a form of social control by Pakistan's elite. The single most important event in Pakistani his tory is the secession of the

By Aasim Akhtar

/ 1 Jul 2002

A session in the hills

The India Pakistan media retreat Himaland Panos South Asia organised an India-Pakistan Media Retreat at Nagarkot, Nepal, on 11-12 May 2002, bringing together editors, reporters, columnists and politicians from the

By The Editors

/ 1 Jun 2002

LINE OF NO CONTROL

The potential for war between India and Pakistan in the coming days appears increasingly great. Tensions between the countries have been high for months. Neither country wants — or can afford

By Marcus Moench

/ 1 Jun 2002

Armageddon of arrogance

The tragedy in the northern-western quarter of South Asia came closer to being converted into a catastrophe for all of South Asia during the month of May. For, let us

By The Editors

/ 1 Jun 2002