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Tathagata Satpathy interview: ‘Naveen Patnaik will try to maintain equidistance… But will ensure…
We supported the Union government on issues that were pro-India. We opposed wrong policies like the Land Acquisition Bill, violence by cow vigilante groups, the JNU issue and many more, says Tathagata Satpathy.
How would you…
Pulwama attack: BJP cautious, party leaders asked to meet families of victims, avoid calls for war
Party sources said the leadership was upset with Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik’s statement that there was intelligence failure from the Indian side.
Conscious of the public anger over the Pulwama attack, the ruling BJP …
How Modi speaks a different language with Pakistan than what Vajpayee did
PM Modi’s ‘munh tod jawab’ stance over Pulwama attack is more abrasive than Vajpayee’s vow of ‘pratikar’ post-Kaluchak in 2002.
In his book ‘A Call to Honour’, former external affairs minister Jaswant Singh wrote that the May 2002…
News analysis: Keeping Masood Azhar in the crosshairs
For those in China and Pakistan who will call for more evidence, the writing, like the signature of the group, is on the wall.
Every February, security agencies put out heightened alert warnings in Jammu and Kashmir, as they expect…
J&K and the AfPak hyphen
US-Taliban engagement in Afghanistan has emboldened groups like Jaish and Lashkar-e-Taiba. The jihadist project has also been helped by the political vacuum in the Valley.
In 2008, candidate Barack Obama angered India by suggesting…
Lessons from Pulwama: Conflict ‘management’ must give way to conflict resolution
Since 2016, methods to deal with the entire population of Kashmir have been bullets, pellets, crackdowns and arrests. Such a policy does not end a cult of violence or wipe out militancy
How much more blood will be spilled in…
Arrest Of Maria Ressa Is Persecution By A Bully Government
ARREST OF MARIA RESSA IS PERSECUTION BY A BULLY GOVERNMENT
The arrest of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa on the clearly manipulated charge of cyber libel is a shameless act of persecution by a bully government.
It is clear that the…
Watch | Rafale Deal: Did Modi Government Compromise National Security?
In this episode of 'Arfa ka India', the controversy regarding the Rafale deal is discussed.
New Delhi: A series of news reports have raised important and complicated questions revolving around the Rafale controversy. The Wire’s founding…
What Tamil serials teach us about women, weddings, and wickedness
Here’s one thing almost every serial follows: For some reason, heroines switch to sarees after marriage, even if they have to go to medical colleges to continue their education.
Watching Tamil serials can be a spiritually…
Refugees twice over: Why Rohingya who had found shelter in Jammu are fleeing again
Facing hostility from Hindutva groups and the Indian government, some of them have been forced to seek the relative safety of Bangladesh.
On January 18, at least 31 Rohingya refugees from Jammu were arrestedin the no man’s land…