Kashmir

The hapless Kashmiris who were forced into this proxy guerrilla war in the late 80s and early 90s, have to deal with either the mainstream 'narrative' terming them as secessionists or willy-nilly as terrorists, depending which side of the binary one is. Add to that the helplessness of having to…

Antagonisms between Indian and Chinese troops high in the Himalayas are taking a dire toll on traditional goat herds that supply the world’s finest, most expensive cashmere.This week, a deadly brawl between Indian and Chinese soldiers caused the deaths of at least 20 Indian soldiers in the Galwan Valley, an…

Tensions have risen sharply on the China-India border. The two countries – which have the largest populations and the largest armies in the world, as well as nuclear weapons – started a recent conflict in the Himalayas, causing the death of dozens of people, recovering the scene of violence experienced…

A clash high in the Himalayas between the world's two most populated countries claimed the lives of 20 Indian soldiers in a border region that the two nuclear-armed neighbours have disputed for decades, Indian officials said Tuesday.The clash in the Ladakh region Monday — during which Indian officials said neither…

Protesters burn a poster of Chinese President Xi Jinping along with Chinese items as they protest against the killing of Indian soldiers by Chinese troops in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. Sam Panthaky/Getty Images With a still-raging pandemic, a looming economic catastrophe, and tense worldwide protests over racism and police violence, about…

By Col(Dr) Divakaran Padma Kumar PillayAny war deserves to be judged twice. First for the reasons that led to the fighting and second, for the outcome of the conflict and its impact on the history of the nations involved. If there is one war that needs to be judged at…

For her moving images of the conflict in Kashmir, Masrat Zahra has been named the winner of the 2020 Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award. The jury praised her work for its sense of "dread and community." The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) named Masrat Zahra as the winner of…

New Delhi may be effecting a phased release of leaders of Kashmir’s mainstream political parties who were arrested since Jammu and Kashmir’s semi-autonomous status was revoked in August 2019, but that is hardly an indication of its softening approach. Many released leaders complain that their security has been withdrawn and…

Gen. Bikram Singh was the former 25th Chief of the Indian Army Staff. He commanded the Eastern Command and the Srinagar-based 15 Corps. A graduate of the US Army War College, he also served as deputy force commander of a multi-nation UN Peace Keeping Mission in Congo and as a…

The Swiss cheese model is associated with accident investigation in an organisation or a system. A system consists of multiple domains or layers, each having some shortcomings. These layers are visualised in the model as slices of Swiss cheese, with the holes in them being the imperfections. Normally, weaknesses get…