Ritu Sharma With over 70 percent of Jammu and Kashmir’s population under 35 years of age, chronic unemployment and under-employment has spawned problems for the state’s fragile peace and impacted the pace of development. With a rising population and less job prospects, too many young people are idle and this means trouble for the state. The solution to this problem is to give … [Read more...] about India calling for Kashmiri youth
Hurriyat must not ignore the changed environment
S Ranjan Kashmir, with the advent of summer every year, gears up for a boisterous political battle. The pattern for the last few years has seen the architects of turbulence emerge from their winter hibernation to jostle up the serenity of valley. But unlike the previous instances, this year a new pattern seems to be emerging. It is not even May and the murder of Maulana … [Read more...] about Hurriyat must not ignore the changed environment
Pakistan growing fundamentalism: who will stem the rot?
Prabhakar Gupta Pakistan is going through a process of vertical polarisation with its society getting a profile dominated by Islamic extremists while liberals are being reduced to an abysmal minority. With an overflow of fanaticism, as is evident from the outrageous murders in broad daylight of the Punjab Governor Salman Taseer and the minority Christian leader Shahbaz Bhatti, … [Read more...] about Pakistan growing fundamentalism: who will stem the rot?
Kashmir : On the mend but not right there
Novita Singh On March, 13, security forces killed Waseem Ahmad Ganai alias Sheruni, self-styled district commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba who was responsible for the gruesome murder of two sisters Akhtera and Arifa in Sopore on January, 31. This success has sent a clear message to the terrorists that the security forces will Sunscreen that have Customer light weight curlier! Could … [Read more...] about Kashmir : On the mend but not right there
In Kashmir all actors need to come out clean
By S Ranjan The history of Kashmir has three narratives, the official, the common man version and the secret one known only to players of Kashmir politics. It is the secret narrative which is the most important of the three and which has a profound impact over the happenings of the State. The complexity of the situation in Kashmir is the product of the overlapping narrative of … [Read more...] about In Kashmir all actors need to come out clean