Gowhar Geelani

The Valley is more anti-India than ever before. It has refused to surrender.

It must cease to be a battleground for competing hegemonic discourses in the region.

He can do anything from advocating 'bombing of Pakistan' to 'holding dialogue with Pakistan'.

War is no solution. Truth will always be the first casualty in times of war.

Both parties have mastered doublespeak for political gain.

In the Valley, the dominant political sentiment is for complete independence from both Pakistan and India.

Kashmiris must realise that there is a difference between the Indian State and Indian people. Everyone is not deaf.

Local media outlets are under attack as police raid offices of Valley's leading newspapers.

Appeals from the separatist conference have often bailed out the state in tough and challenging situations.

His death is bound to inspire many local youths to join the ranks of militants to fulfil his 'unaccomplished mission'.

Is the J&K CM saying certain things to appease the BJP government in New Delhi, or is she just speaking from the heart?

Hizb commander Burhan Wani warned J&K police of more attacks, but ensured a safe Amarnath Yatra.

New Delhi must start a dialogue with moderates like the Mirwaiz and Yasin Malik before more youth turn to armed uprising.

They are both facing severe deficiency of the political 'vitamin' called courage that differentiates ordinary from extraordinary and domestic appeasement from legacy.

The worst part is that both countries have chosen the beaten track of taking mutually exclusive positions.

Getting agitated about the separatists meeting the Pakistani high commissioner is indeed comical.

Off the record, some top PDP party leaders agree that they committed a "Himalayan blunder" by forming coalition government with the BJP.

Kashmiri separatists had accused Islamabad of showing 'unnecessary flexibility' on the Valley issue to 'please' Modi sarkar.

The Army says the total number of active militants in the entire state, including the new recruits, is somewhere between 170 and 180.

The Ghanta Ghar located in the city centre is also a witness to a lot of bloodshed and violence for the past 26 years.

Why can’t this beautiful Valley have flowers of different colours without the fear of sameness?

Was throwing J&K’s autonomy resolution into the bin the first betrayal or the continuation of a story filled with tragedies since 1947?

Media highlights trivia, ignores the real issues.