`The nation asks'

Why can't we control our madness, and be responsible

AJAZ UL HAQUE

A fretting fuming Goswami is out to destroy Pakistan single handedly to outdo his counterpart across the border. `The nation asks tonight' (his favorite line that sets the tune and mind you, nation means Arnob himself), `how is Pakistan allowing Hafiz Sayeed to run his network in the country'. By More

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The mindless LoC killings

A life lost is a life lost, Indian, Pakistani or Kashmiri

Happymon Jacob

The tit-for-tat barbarian killings of the Indian and Pakistani soldiers by each other along the LoC and the passions running high on each side spearheaded by the ultranationalist media is straight out of a medieval military mindset. Not only has the media on both sides been asking for more and more More

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Of Morning Assembly

Z.G.M

Should, I forget ‘the past and wish it a farewell as no longer in the past present dwells’. Should I agree with a poet who says? :   ‘There is no need relive the pastfor to do so is in vain . . .Yesterday's gone, today is herewhy relive the pain . . .”Notwithstanding More

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Hum Tere Shehar Mein …

Of course, the street sings the situation

Syeda Afshana

When asked what is it that you look forward to when you travel to a new city, Jeet Thayil, a distinguished poet and one-time journalist, says, “It’s the rhythm of a city. That feeling you get when you walk on the streets of a strange city”. Of course, the street sings the situation. It tells the More

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On the LoC cliff

Are India-Pakistan relations headed for a long freeze?

Arjimand Hussain Talib

The Ceasefire Line (LoC) dividing Kashmir is rattling with the sound of gunfire yet again. But let us remind ourselves these are very limited-scale hostilities. The LoC is a gigantic line. The latest hostilities remain limited to a very small area. But make no mistakes, the impact of these hostilities More

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• Kashmir

• Srinagar City

• Jammu

• PaK