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The writer is a journalist based in Kashmir.
VARIETY
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Lockdown-prash for coronavirus: How PM Modi’s mantra is tonic for India in Covid-19 war
Who else but PM Modi could have so effectively convinced the nation to stay home, stay safe?
VARIETY
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Tableeghis need compassion in this crisis, not FIR
If the courts have sought compassion, governments shouldn’t cross those limits.
VARIETY
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Shaheen Bagh is a sentiment that lives on
The protest and protesters draw their strength from Gandhian ideology.
VARIETY
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Coronavirus: Why is the Jammu & Kashmir government defying Modi's mantra?
Kashmir is not a normal region and coronavirus is no joke.
POLITICS
| 6-minute read
Sonia-Rahul differences on old guard vs Young Turks have doomed Congress
While many reasons are being attributed to Jyotiraditya Scindia quitting the Congress, only the Nehru-Gandhi family is to be blamed for the mess.
POLITICS
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Rest in Pieces: Why I mourn the death of Jammu & Kashmir’s Article 370 special status
Many Kashmiris believe the state's special laws were drafted by a Hindu Maharaja and a Kashmiri Pandit lobby to keep outsiders out. They see this revocation as them being punished now.
POLITICS
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Article 35A vs ISIS: Kashmir is with India due to its special rights. Scrapping these will only mean more terrorism
Even the last Dogra royal, Karan Singh, advocates extreme caution on meddling with Kashmir's special rights. Why then is the BJP in such a rush that it can't see the potential dangers?
POLITICS
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In custody, wrongly: Despite decades lost in wrongful jailing, no Mufti or Abdullah spoke of Kashmiris trapped in terror cases
Justice delayed is justice denied. These five men, innocent of the charges they faced, understood this, sitting behind bars as their world changed immeasurably in 23 long years.
POLITICS
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America's Kashmir Trump Card: Why Delhi should take up Donald Trump's mediation offer on Kashmir
Even with an iron fist policy, what is the Indian govt achieving in Kashmir? Reportedly, for every two militants killed, a jawan loses his life. Mediation could break this vicious cycle of death
POLITICS
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