WHO CAN AFFORD TO BE AN EXTREMIST IN KASHMIR?

The eruption of militancy in Kashmir since 1989 has thrown up a tale of fantasies, machismo, destruction and romanticism of violence. Thousands of innocent people, militants and security forces have been killed in the din of this mindless extremism which is aided and abetted by Pakistan full throttle. We can’t hold fast the Kashmir dispute

Kashmir—A Diabolical Goldmine of Religious Indoctrination

It is a known fact today, which everyone openly, or in their heart of hearts, acknowledges, that the whole process of radicalisation and recruitment of youth for jihad is heavily asymmetrical. It invariably goes in favour of money, slighting the poor.    Empirical evidence generated in all the cases of recruiting innocent gullible youth speaks

WEAPONISATION OF INFO-WARFARE IN KASHMIR

We have been witnessing unprecedented activism of Social Media since 2019 as Pakistan seems to have firmly decided to take the battle to decisiveness via non-conventional means.  An army of bots from India and Pakistan has been activated to sensationalise even unfounded happenings.   Plots are properly set and designs are put in action to cash

PAKISTAN ARMY- MONOPOLIZATION OF A STATE AND ECONOMIC FALLOUT

Ever since Imran Khan took over the reins of Pakistan in 2018, he’s become more synonymous with seeking economic aids and bail-out packages, despite optimistic predictions by economists have failed to wrought a change and bring the Pakistan economy back on the pedestal of growth. Pak economy is sandwiched between dominant military and growing requirements

FORCED RELIGIOUS CONVERSIONS IN PAKISTAN

A tale of systematic profitability and Hinduphobia The creation of Pakistan in 1947 by Mohammad Ali Jinnah was celebrated by the Muslims’ of South Asia as an “elysium of Islamic welfare state”, where socio-economic prosperity and societal harmony of the majority as well as the minority would become a role model of communal harmony, for

KASHMIR MORPHING FROM A GRIM NIGHTMARE TO A PROGRESSIVE REALITY

Kashmir has been proclaimed since historical times, to be a ‘cradle of kingdoms and faiths and a melting pot of culture, ideologies and religion’. It has been widely recognised to be a rich diverse blend, highly influenced by Indian, Persian as well as Central Asian cultures. Kashmiri culture is heavily influenced by Buddhist teachings, Hinduism

KASHMIR-PLODDING FROM MISERY TO HOPE

When we talk of Kashmir, the discourse on verdant slopes, cascading streams, gushing rivers, flushing meadows, snow-clad mountains, mesmerizing landscapes and enthralling locales takes the centre-stage. The pulchritudinous valley attracts tourists from across the world. Throughout the year, the heavy footfall keeps every tourist destination congested and abuzz with activities.  However, to attribute the breath-taking

HOW BANGLADESH CURBED EXTREMISM AND LEFT BEHIND PAKISTAN

War causes unprecedented devastation, wreaks havoc on the economy and inflicts immeasurable physical, psychological and mental harm on the warring parties. History is replete with tales of devastation, left behind by gory battles, fought on religious supremacy, territorial aggression and other factors. Chris Hedges may bask in the glory of “war is a force that

SILENCING SANER VOICES—ISI’s ASSAULT ON THE DISSIDENTS

While the gallant always live on the razors’ edge, no country can match the brute power and systematic penetration of global networks of Pakistan in taking down targets dubbed as a threat to the nation. The Deep State in Pakistan spearheaded by the mercurial and merciless ISI has made the lives of dissident Pakistanis miserable,

CPEC – THE BEGINNING OF NEO-COLONIALISM IN SOUTH ASIA

Much has been spoken about and volumes of words written on the predatory economic policies, the authoritarian China is practicing across the world. Euphemistically called the “Debt Diplomacy” the Communist Party of China has promised trillions of dollars in investments in different parts of the world, particularly targeting the economically fragile countries who can’t repay