The world once again finds itself on the edge of a dangerous and potentially devastating conflict as tensions between Iran and the United States have returned to a critical stage. This is not merely another regional crisis; it is a warning to the entire international community that the world is once again standing at the...
Every July 13, the people across the state of Jammu Kashmir ( Indian occupied Kashmir, Azad Jammu and Kashmir people come pay homage to martyrs of 13 July 1931. Butt. . It is Kashmir Martyrs’ Day—a commemoration not just of the 22 men cut down outside Central Jail in 1931, but of the moment the...
Two hundred and fifty years ago, a group of colonial rebels signed a document in Philadelphia that fundamentally wagered the future on a single, radical idea: that liberty is an inherent human right. It was a breathtaking vision, but it was also born out of a massive contradiction. The very hands that drew up the...
Living in Canada has taught me something that has become increasingly relevant in today’s turbulent world: societies become stronger not simply because they possess economic or military power, but because they cultivate trust, dialogue, and respect for different perspectives. Canada is often described as a multicultural success story. While no country is without challenges, one...
Islamophobia in India is no longer confined to isolated acts of prejudice. It has evolved into a political project in which anti-Muslim rhetoric, discriminatory policies and public hostility increasingly reinforce one another. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, Muslims, the country’s largest religious minority, have been systematically portrayed as demographic threats, infiltrators and obstacles to...
THE national discourse on the budget has been dominated by what is in the document for the business community, exporters and salaried employees. And the theme is to celebrate the 10 to 15 per cent tax relief given to salaried employees — taken as proxies for common Pakistanis. These beneficiaries earn more than Rs200,000 a...
July 8, 2016 remains a date etched in memory. Burhan-ud-Din Muzaffar Wani, only 21, died in Kokernag. He was laid to rest in Tral, yet his presence did not fade. Ten years later, his name still stirs debate, emotion and reflection far beyond Kashmir. Burhan Wani altered the grammar of resistance. He did not follow...
When India suspended its participation in the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) of 1960 in the aftermath of the April 2025 Pahalgam incident and the subsequent military exchanges of Operation Sindoor, it did something far more dangerous than another round of border posturing. It turned water—the most elemental source of life for more than 240 million...
On 5 August 2025, the sixth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, police officers in Indian-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir raided bookshops across the Valley and seized 25 books. Among the forfeited titles were works by Arundhati Roy, A.G. Noorani and Anuradha Bhasin, scholars and journalists whose writing had documented Kashmir’s history from perspectives the...
In Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, protracted conflict has inflicted profound and enduring psychological wounds, particularly upon young women and adolescent girls. In Kashmir, women have been intimately involved in the conflict and continue to be victims of the continuous cycle of violence and abuse. As women and members of the community, they face psychological and...
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