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Article 370 Scrapped but not the ‘Islamisation’ of Kashmir issue: Indians need to revive Kashmirityat

7 years ago

Now that the Article 370 has been abrogated, the Islamisation of the Kashmir issue will turn grimmer. More and more Islamo-supremacist, pan-Islamist political organisations and the self-styled social and welfare movements will join the ranks of JIJ&K. However, the chief lesson that Muslims in India particularly need to learn from all this is that they must not heed the ‘Islamisation’ of the conflict zones in the world, including in Kashmir.

In Depth

The Fight Against ISIS is not over

7 years ago

Despite the optimistic statements by politicians both in Russia and the US that ISIS has been destroyed, experts are aware that this is far from the truth.

Trade & Economy

Saudi Aramco continues push into Asian oil refining

7 years ago

Saudi Aramco inks $15bn deal to buy stake in India’s Reliance’s refining unit

Photo: AFP

In Depth

India’s abrogation of Kashmir’s special status: The view from Muzaffarabad

7 years ago

Whatever India is accused of, is also committed by Pakistan. In many respects the Pakistanis have usually taken the lead in dismemberment of J&K and adopted legerdemain as the tactic, paving the way for India to emulate it.

Photo: ANI

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More than half a million Rohingya in Bangladesh get ID cards for first time

7 years ago

More than 500,000 Rohingya refugees who fled a brutal crackdown in Myanmar two years ago, have received identification cards that the UN insisted on Friday were critical to safeguarding their right to return home.

Photo: World Bank

Defence & Diplomacy

Case for separate Ladakh and rethinking India-China relations

7 years ago

The Union Territory (UT) status for Ladakh is a masterstroke in India’s long-term home and foreign policy. A counter strategy that India should be thinking now is to offer China an alternative transport, energy, trade and communication corridor originating from a port in Gujarat running across Northern India to connect Kashgar through Indus valley in Ladakh.

News

Beautiful and Disputed Kashmir

7 years ago

The concept of autonomy was accepted universally at the beginning of the 20th century; however it does not correspond or respond to the current ideas about political nations or equality. If the doing away of Kashmir’s autonomy pans out well, then it would behove Russia and China to take note of it.

Culture & Society

Ending ‘guardianship’ system, encouraging start to women’s empowerment in Saudi Arabia

7 years ago

Allowing Saudi women to apply for passports and travel without their guardians’ permission is “an encouraging move” towards the “complete abolition of the ‘guardianship’ system,” independent United Nations rights experts said on Thursday, but more action is needed to fully dismantle these restrictions.

FAO/Alessandra Benedetti

News

Pakistan strikes a more conciliatory note, India urges review of decision to downgrade ties

7 years ago

Regretting the steps taken by Pakistan India urged Pakistan to “to review them so that normal channels for diplomatic communications are preserved.”

Trade & Economy

Weekly shipping service between Chabahar and Indian ports resume

7 years ago

Since July 26, two high-capacity, ocean-going ships have docked at southeastern port of Shahid Beheshti in Chabahar and the third is to arrive on August 14.

Photo: Courtesy The Financial Tribune

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