DDC elections today: Let’s cheer West Pakistani Refugees casting vote for the first time in J & K

It is for the first time that District Development Council (DDC) elections are being held in the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir. That will lead to three-tier...

Why these elections in J and K would’ve MLAs' status greatly degraded

The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will see eight phase elections for District Development Councils (DDCs) beginning November 28 and ending on December 19. It is...

A tale of those who lived in J & K but were not allowed to be citizens

Domicile is understood generally as the status of being a lawful permanent resident in a particular jurisdiction. A person can remain domiciled in a jurisdiction even...

Domicile Issue in J and K: A historical perspective

The National Conference (NC), People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Hurriyat Conference and other political parties based in Kashmir Valley have criticized the move to...

Why Indians have short memory and how it puts their lives at risk

Brahma Chellaney, a trusted voice, laments in Hindustan Times today that Indians suffer from short memory.

The so-called "ganga-jamuni tehzeb" and its’ terrible reality

(I read an absolutely horrendous editorial in Times of India on April 13, 2019. It’s an apologist questioning why Jallianwala Bagh must be raked up after 100 years....