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The Case of Afzal Guru: Time to Say No to Death Penalty

Mon, 2013-02-18 16:05 — Dhananjay
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It was a shock and surprise for the entire nation when on 9th February morning news channels flashed that Afzal Guru; one of the accused in the Parliament attack case was hanged in Tihar jail and last rites was performed in jail. The Home Minster addressed the press without giving much details, except for timing of hanging, some brief about the rejection of mercy plea by the President, etc.
 
 

Kashmir and the return to "normalcy"

Mon, 2010-09-27 10:30 — srinir
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After nearly three months of a near-intifada like situation, things seem to be returning to "normal" in Kashmir. The question to be asked is what is "normal" in the valley. The answer to that would more or less determine "what is to be done" in the medium term by stake holders - the Indian state, the Kashmiri political actors and broad Kashmiri society. (cartoon courtesy The Hindu newspaper)

BROUGHT TO HEEL

Tue, 2008-09-02 11:13 | A. G. Noorani
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Kashmir has still not forgiven New Delhi for what it did on August 9, 1953. AG Noorani writes in The Frontline.

Courtesy: Frontline

Home and Away

Sat, 2008-08-30 12:36 | Pradeep Magazine

To be a Kashmiri and a Hindu can be a painful experience these days. To which side of the divide do we belong? The answer is taken for granted and in this fight between ‘us’ and ‘them’, between Hindu and Muslim, I am supposed to articulate the agony of exile, the religious persecution of ‘us’, minorities, and fight for my homeland from which we have been thrown out through ‘violent’ means - says Pradeep Magazine

The legacy of 1953

Wed, 2008-08-27 10:50 | A. G. Noorani

The arrest of Sheikh Abdullah in August 1953 left a scar on the Kashmiri psyche that refuses to heal.

Courtesy: Frontline

Why Kashmir erupts

Fri, 2008-08-01 16:54 | A. G. Noorani
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Two books that illuminate Kashmir’s past and offer insights into how the problem can be resolved.

Courtesy: Frontline

Deadly Cocktail

Fri, 2008-08-01 16:37 | Economic and Political Weekly
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Alienation and communal fissures make Kashmir a tinderbox that can explode with a spark.

Courtesy: Economic and Political Weekly
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Piety, paranoia, and Kashmir’s politics of hate

Thu, 2008-07-03 16:03 | Praveen Swami

Why have so many people become willing to sacrifice their lives just because pilgrims might be temporarily housed in land on an extent of four cricket stadia?

Courtesy: The Hindu