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• The Perils of Religiosity as a Plank of Electoral Politics in India

  15 September
  by Ganeshdatta Poddar
  Contrary to modernity’s belief that with the onward march of science and rationality, and universalisation of liberal values and institutions of liberal democracy, the role of tradition and religion would diminish in public  (...)

• After Abrogation of Article 370: Cutting corners won’t cut any ice

  15 September
  by M.A. Sofi
  Following the developments on August 5, 2019 involving the revocation of Articles 370/5A and the bifurcation of the J&K State into Union Territories, Kashmiris have good reasons to contend that they have been betrayed and  (...)
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  Kashmir, NRC, Teachers’ Day

  7 September, by SC
  EDITORIAL
  A month has passed since the complete shut- down in Kashmir accompanying the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A of the Constitution delivering a body blow to the special status of the State that was painstakingly worked out with the  (...)

• National Register of Citizens: Divisive Institution Creating Statelessness

  7 September
  by Gautam Sen
  The final list constituting the National Register of Citizens (NRC), pertaining to the State of Assam, has been published on August 31, 2019. While 311,21,004 persons are included in the NRC, 19,06,657 have been considered  (...)

• Kashmir Caged

  7 September
  The following is a report by a team of civil rights activists—comprising economist Jean Drèze, CPI-ML leader Kavita Krishnan (representing the All India Progressive Women’s Association), Maimoona Mollah (of the All India Democratic Women’s  (...)

• Press Club allows Press Conference on Kashmir Report but disallows Film/Video

  7 September
  COMMUNICATION
  I was present at this amazing, historic Press Conference at the Press Club of India, New Delhi, on August 14, 2019 afternoon, by a team just back from its Kashmir visit from August 9 to 13 with its Report on Kashmir after  (...)

• Preserve Radhakrishnan’s Gift to the Nation

  7 September, by Nikhil Chakravartty
  From N.C.’s Writings
  September 5 this year marked Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan‘s 131st birth anniversary. Every year September 5 is observed as Teacher’s Day in honour of the second President of our Republic since he was a great teacher. This year  (...)

• The Scene in Afghanistan: Perfidious Americans and Ambitious, Crafty Taliban

  7 September
  by Apratim Mukarji
  Every commentator on Afghanistan goes back to the year 1989, even though they are talking about today’s developments. That year, with the Soviet occupation Army driven out of Afghanistan and the hapless country and its people  (...)

• The Big Five on Kashmir

  7 September, by M K Bhadrakumar
  No Indian Prime Minister would ever have visited the host country of an international summit to which he was invited within the week twice—one to attend the conference and a previous one just four days before to ensure the event wouldn’t  (...)

• Kashmir developments triggered by Trump-Imran meet?

  7 September
  by Mahendra Ved
  Cutting through the maze of triumphal justification and angry opposition to the structural, legal, constitutional and political changes pertaining to Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, there is no doubt that it has garnered widespread  (...)

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