Kashmir 
Kashmir: The Promised Land(Comments Off)
There’s a truth about Kashmir most of India either doesn’t know or doesn’t acknowledge: that a large number of ordinary Kashmiris want independence, not India or Pakistan. I went to Kashmir for the first time a month ago. In my head, I had the standard version of Kashmir, constructed from years of reading and watching news reports and the odd Bollywood movie. It was a beautiful place, with snow-capped mountains around, and green valley, and quaint houses [...]
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Restoring Green in the Valley
It is time that army is withdrawn at a rapid pace, democratic process is deepened, guilty of violence against women and their protectors are punished and army rests in barracks rather than dictating terms in Kashmir. Hope Mr. Chidambaram promise in this direction does not remain merely on paper…[...]
Kashmir: Giving Cause To Separatism
What happened at Shopian two weeks ago is not the first instance of cruelty by the security forces and shows how men in uniform, instead of protecting people, continue to indulge in the serious human rights violations. Which why the Kashmir valley has once again erupted with violent protests with slogans of separatism renting the air..[..]
Kashmir Tragedy: Where is peace and dignity?
And where are those who make towering claims to restore the same to the trouble torn world. What we see at a global level is a flagrant violation of human rights and the irony is that no one cares as to what happens to the poor and powerless. After all each one of us has a right to live, but the question is why are we being deprived of that dignity, asks Faizan Ali.