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  Syed Imran Ali Naqvi The Modi regime’s decision to organize the G20 summit in Kashmir in May 2023 is a clear indication of the government’s intentions to show the world a false image of normalcy in the region. The truth, however, is that the situation in Kashmir is far …

Jehangir Ali Panicking at the distant clatter of rockfall in the higher reaches of a forest bordering his village, Fareed Ahmad, a mentally unwell farmer who raises two cows and a buffalo for a living, rang up his elder brother, Sabir Ali, pleading him to check out the cause of …

Sheikh Farkhanda In the larger discourse of direct, structural and cultural violence, women in this occupied region are often neglected. An ugly experience that all women in Kashmir have faced is from that of omnipresent uniformed men dotting every street and corner and passing lewd remarks. The gun in the …

Waquar Hasan The horrific burning of two Muslim men to death in Haryana’s Bhiwani has once again turned the spotlight on the lawless and murderous actions in the name of “cow protection” by the Hindutva groups or the so-called cow vigilantes in the state. Junaid and Nasir, residents of Rajasthan’s …

(The Quint) In Jharkhand's Simdega, The Quint met a minor who got trafficked to Haryana and Punjab twice.

ASHNA BUTANI As the bus crossed a dense forest in Jharkhand’s Simdega on Sunday, 19 February, the 17-year-old girl’s face lit up. “Yeh dekho, yeh Palash ka ped hai (Look at this, this is a Palash tree),” she said. The fiery red flowers decorated the afternoon sky and assured her that she …

(The Wire) It would be meaningless for the opposition to sit back and speculate how quickly the voter might respond to its campaigns around these big wrongs. Teflon leaders have come and gone, and irrespective of a leader's popularity the opposition must do what is right.

(The Wire) The budget allocated for the development and propagation of Urdu language to the National Council for the Promotion of Urdu Language, which comes under the Ministry of Education, could not be used due to the absence of a general body at the institution. In such a situation, experts and linguists are raising doubts about the government's intention.

By Sultan M Hali Indian media wastes no opportunity in targeting China and Pakistan with its fake news factory churning out reports to denigrate both. In its latest campaign of smearing Sino-Pak ties, taking advantage of Pakistan’s economic woes, and its ongoing struggles with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to …

(The Express Tribune) The Modi government has started a demolition exercise against Muslims in IIOJK and liberals in mainland India