Kashmir - Himal Southasian (Page 11)

Righting the wrongs in Ladakh-Baltistan

The opening of a road could change the political and cultural landscape of one mountainous corner of Southasia that has suffered more than it should on account of others.

By Ismail Khan

/ 26 Sep 2005

In the absence of the Southasian Hibakusha

The Japanese tenacity in the fight against nuclear proliferation was the result of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki sixty years ago. In the early morning of 6 August 1945,

By Pranav Budhathoki

/ 1 Sep 2005

Witnessing history: The kernel of Kashmir

A roundtable meeting was jointly organised by Panos South Asia and Himal Southasian on the subject of sustaining the peace dialogue between India and Pakistan. Specifically, the agenda was to

By A G Noorani

/ 15 Jul 2005

Kick the Ladder

A tour of duty in India is worth at least one book for every journalist from the exalted community of foreign correspondents. The decade of globalisation, and particularly the last

By Sukumar Muralidharan

/ 9 Jul 2005

Kashmiriyat and Islam

The conflict in Kashmir may be projected as the 'militant Islamic' assault on the state. But the origins of Kashmiriyat were never built on inter-religious antagonism.

By Yoginder Sikand

/ 5 May 2004

Bollywood’s caricatures

Some Indians consider Bollywood movies as their staple diet; many may miss a meal, but not a new release on Friday. The three hours of solace in the dark and

By Syed Ali Mujtaba

/ 1 Feb 2004

Brutalising inmates the ‘Tihar way’

"We have sometimes to take tough decisions—even infringing some of our freedoms" – Prime Minister AB Vajpayee, November 11, 2002. Jails are supposed to be reformatory in nature.

By Subhash Gatade

/ 1 Jan 2004

Softening the Line of Control

Three alternative routes are better than the road between Srinagar and Muzafarrabad which New Delhi has offered to open. The opening the Srinagar-Muzafarrabad road network is one of the confidence

By The Editors

/ 1 Nov 2003

The lie industry

The website of the United States Central Command recently reported that Pakistan suffered a USD 10 billion loss (almost one-third of total external debt) because of its support for the

By Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

/ 1 Jun 2003

Dying day by day

Taking stock of mental and social health in Kashmir.

By Fayaz Bukhari

/ 1 Nov 2002

Sri Lanka is moving ahead with path-breaking peace talks. At the northern end of South Asia, the relative success of the legislative assembly elections provides New Delhi with an opportunity to revise its long-hardened policy on Jammu and Kashmir.

By Praful Bidwai

/ 1 Nov 2002

Fallacy of the basic idea

The two-nation theory is used as a form of social control by Pakistan's elite. The single most important event in Pakistani his tory is the secession of the

By Aasim Akhtar

/ 1 Jul 2002