Why Was Kashmir Calm After Geelani's Death?

Squashing erstwhile 'separatists', marginalising the 'mainstream', and squeezing funding channels have all evidently had an impact -- at least for the moment, notes David Devadas after a visit to......

Can the Panjshiris BATTLE the Taliban?

The Taliban is highly pragmatic and would regard it wasteful to resume military offensive to capture Panjshir.The Taliban's preference, historically, has been to keep the military option as the......

Can Afghan Warlords Stop the Taliban?

Once Mazar-i-Sharif falls, some isolated pockets of resistance may remain, which the Taliban would tackle through political work or coercion, asserts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar, who played a......

'This government choked Kashmiris'

'Ruling Kashmir with fear has its price.' IMAGE: Security personnel outside the Jamia Masjid in Srinagar on Eid, May 13, 2021. Photograph: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com "It would be wrong to presume......

India in SAFF final

A diving header by Nanjangud Manju sent India to the final of the South Asian Football Federation championship in Karachi on Wednesday.The 38th minute goal by the Mahindra United defender saw off......