As seen for long time, the Transport and Traffic authorities in Jammu and Kashmir state have either failed to perform their duties or have shown their incapability particularly when it come to check the increased frequency of accidents which are often caused due to overloading

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While religious sentiments are swaying the opinions of many on the Jammu & Kashmir divide, brought to the forefront in the wake of the Amarnath controversy(now settled), what has been overlooked nationally is the industrial and political

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With the days passing by - the issue which cannot be referred to as the land transfer issue anymore, the issue that has attained demonic and disastrous proportions, that is the Kashmir issue which is not moving towards any kind of a resolution

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The Singur controversy does not intrigue me as much as the socio-political factors building upto it. Back in the 1950’s West Bengal was one of the most industrialized states in the country

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From the last few days, a communal fire has been brewing up in Orissa. But Swami Laxmananda Saraswati’s assassination led to its violent eruption. It was confined to Kandhamal district only; later it spread to all the districts of Orissa

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The Indian democracy celebrates its diverse, secular and libertarian credentials often but I wonder if they actually hold true in today’s times! Agreed we are secular but we do allow people to lynch others on religious disputes without guilt or shame

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It is a known fact that Politics and Acting are two of the most lucrative professions in India, but if you are a star of the stature of Chiranjeevi and are making a foray into politics then you can rest assured that it will certainly be the dawn of a new era

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The most debated piece of territory on earth is in the news again and the tensions are running high. The age old debate has been fired up again even if it was due to a trigger as insignificant as a petty land issue (which the warring parties themselves say can be resolved in a number of ways).
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The US economy is teetering on the brink of recession. Inflation rates are sky-high. The American housing market faces one of its worst slumps ever. The US dollar is in a bad shape. Unemployment rates are on the rise. This, clearly, is not the best time to be the President of the United States.

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Writing about the Israel can be tricky as the issue has scorched the Middle Eastern subcontinent for over a century and still continues to. The issue at hand is not only about the illogical Balfour Declaration by the British or the mass exodus of the European Jews to Palestine or even Israel’s continued occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza strip.

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The resignation has finally arrived, and it has arrived with a package (read departing speech) of alarms of the nation going downhill, forewarning of political upheaval and counsel of safe keeping the nation against its falling apart. Since June 20, 2001, Pervez Musharraf had administered the country of Pakistan as the Chief of Armed Forces and the President.

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Naxalism is one of the biggest threats to India’s internal security. The word Naxalism comes from the name of a West Bengal village - Naxalbari, which witnessed a failed peasant uprising in 1967. Started by communist leader, Mazumdar after a tribal youth had been attacked by local landlords, the tribals retaliated in the revolt and started forceful recapture of their lands.

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This year marks the 61st year of our independence. And Kashmir is still burning. This time, some questions have to be answered by all of us. It is very sad to see that in the same week that we celebrate Indian independence, people in Kashmir wave Pakistani flags, march to the LOC, and scream pro Pakistan slogans while demanding freedom.

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This is officially the most ambiguous bigoted statement that you will ever hear or make if you are an Indian or a Chinese; ambiguous for a whole lot of reasons. Let us try to figure them out. Firstly, let us be clear on one thing - India cannot be compared with China because we cannot pull off an Olympics like the one Beijing has; at least not in next 25 years. However, if we do (hypothetical reasoning), it will take another 25 years for us to be medal contenders in it (Objective reasoning).

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Sri Lanka is a free, independent and sovereign nation. Unfortunately, it has been plagued with the longest and most publicised civil war, having been caught in civil war that has gone on for decades between the Sri Lankan government and LTTE. Sri Lanka gained independence from the British Empire on January 4, 1948. Ever since its independence, the conflict between the majority Sinhala speaking Buddhists and minority Tamil speaking Hindus has been an essential part of its existence.

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Even as the two-month-long Amarnath Yatra came to an end on Saturday, the protests that have rocked Jammu and Kashmir over the Amarnath land transfer issue are refusing to die. The land row may have achieved what years of militant violence largely failed to do, (I mean), fuse Muslim separatist sentiment into mass protests that seriously challenge Indian rule and South Asia’s stability.

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Gurudev Tagore had rightly said, “It is easy to train an army of violence; even a year’s drill may be good enough for that. But it takes a lot more time to train and prepare men to attain enough maturity and strength for a non-violent struggle.” While Mahatma Gandhi had opined “The world will live in peace, only when the individuals composing it make up their minds to do so”.

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Democracy stands as the single most sweet fruit of our independence and brings with it innumerable benefits. But along with great power comes great responsibility. The people of the state are reaping the fruits of our freedom struggle; the keepers of the state and law are shouldering the responsibilities of maintaining that.

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7 years of President Musharraf got us an LOC ceasefire, a relatively inactive ISI, no infiltrators or state sponsored terrorism (or what it seemed!) and a decent Land, Water Air transport access. India in return helped a great deal in sustaining Pakistani civic society - the cricket boards were self-proclaimed brothers and they intend to remain that way; Pakistani singers were humming their way into Indian hearts; Pakistani comedians were laughing their way into Indian drawing rooms; beautifully made liberal Pakistani films were being released in India.

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From conversations at the dinner table to chats over drinks or those random telephone conversations, Km. Mayawati has been making her presence felt and how! For sometime now, this BSP leader has been ubiquitous, giving the media enough fodder to last a couple of weeks at least. No one really knows when the next General Elections are scheduled to happen – by the end of this year, or the next. But only if that was reason enough for them to stop predicting India’s doom.

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G8, precisely speaking it is a group of eight developed countries. To beginning at the beginning, G8 was formed in 1997 when Russia joined the 7 pre-existing nations comprising of the states of Italy, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, Canada, France and United States. They came together to join hands and fight against global issues such as economy and security matters.

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In the midst of the 08-08-08 Olympics extravaganza, and the huddle of astrologers predicting the worst, there are a group of people celebrating something different. This date is the anniversary of the 8888 uprising, which sparked off the worldwide movement for the freedom of the Burmese people from the oppressive military junta. Like all other major world protests, this was also spearheaded by the youth.

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When temples turn into agencies of violence , any secular country will find it very hard to maintain its social fabric. Something is going awfully wrong with our shrines as of this moment; awfully, ominously wrong.

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The Kashmir valley was once referred to as heaven on earth. However, unfortunately in the recent past, the valley has been witness to many acts of violence and atrocity, and mostly because of external forces. There have been many wars with Pakistan in the valley characterized by turmoil and bloodshed.

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While the political circus during the trust vote was catching the eyeballs of all the news channels, a gorier reality drama was taking shape in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The battle of the land, over which many lives have been lost in the name of religion, has transcended political lines and assumed dangerous proportions.

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