Masud Ahmad Khan After independence, the Nehru government backed Afghan claims on Pashtunistan and the Durand Line issue. After the 1965 war, India actively joined Afghanistan to support the issue of Pashtunistan, Durand Line and an independent Balochistan. Soon the Balochistan People’s Liberation Front (BPLF) started an insurgency against Pakistan …
Read More »Article: Indian occupation of Junagadh — an act of brazen aggression
Humayun Aziz Sandeela Apart from occupying Jammu and Kashmir in 1947, India through an act of brazen aggression transgressed upon the Muslim-ruled princely state of Junagadh and occupied it by force soon after the partition of the Indo-Pak sub-continent. Bahadur Khan Babi, son of Shayr Khan Babi proclaimed independence from …
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(The Wire) Not content with policing Indian universities, the Sangh parivar now wants to dictate what can and cant be discussed abroad.
Read More »Feature: Brahmin man poisoned, set on fire allegedly by own family for refusing to divorce Dalit wife
(The Wire) Although survivor Ashwani Sharma has filed an FIR against his father and paternal aunt for the attempts on his life, his lawyer believes the police are deliberately delaying the investigation.
Read More »Feature: Wounded, paralysed, but still jailed: Delhi Riots victim recounts 17-month-long ordeal
(The Wire) Mohd. Shahid had been healing from a gunshot received in the communal conflagration in North East Delhi last February when he was arrested. Now he has an undiagnosable medical condition and the bullet is still in his shoulder.
Read More »Article: Assam’s Jorhat-Majuli Bridge accident lays bare a failed promise made twice by Modi
(The Wire) PM Modi had given his word to the voters to lay the bridge if Sonowal could form a government of his party in the state. Now, the government should move beyond laying foundation stones.
Read More »Feature: India’s schoolchildren paid a heavy price for COVID lockdowns
(Quartz India) There’s growing evidence that Covid-19 has left India’s schoolchildren significantly worse off academically.
Read More »Article: Farmers cultivating saffron in south Kashmir.
(Greater Kashmir) We need to employ optimal levels of family labour in saffron cultivation
Read More »Article: Not just a farmers’ stir but a democratic pushback against uncaring rule
(The Wire) That the historic Muzaffarnagar mahapanchayat was not just a farmer-related one anymore was apparent from the diversity of attendance it drew and from the content of the speeches made at the happening.
Read More »Feature: Ridiculous fake news by Indian media might be created under govt support: experts
Global Times Several Indian media outlets have become a global joke for publishing fake news claiming “Pakistan is invading Afghanistan this week,” while experts from American think tanks said that what these media have done sounds pretty ridiculous but it is not the first time this happens. Actually, Indian media …
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