Opinion

S. Ahmad India’s engagement with the European Union (EU) has entered a decisive and forward-looking phase, reflecting the country’s growing focus on Europe as a strategic partner. This renewed momentum comes ahead of the…

Muhsin Ahmad Malik   Education is the strongest antidote to addiction—lighting minds before drugs can darken lives. Education constitutes a formidable bulwark against drug abuse and illicit trafficking by imparting the knowledge,…

Majid Marouphay “Fidel Castro was not just a head of state; he was an idea, a provocation, and a living challenge to American hegemony—one that neither embargoes, covert operations, nor assassination plots could silence.” The…

Dr. Toyeba Mushtaq “What begins as an eight-minute rescue stretches into a three-hour ordeal, revealing how protocol, permissions, and paperwork operate as instruments of violence. Time itself becomes a weapon, administered through…

Mir Altaf A poetry gathering in Srinagar sparks a powerful case for more cafés, cultural spaces and local institutions to host literary gatherings and make poetry part of everyday public life. It was a routine scroll through Instagram…

Shabeer Ahmad Lone “Wisdom is not merely the accumulation of knowledge; it is the capacity to navigate life’s profound complexity with moral discernment, empathy, and reflective judgment, harmonizing self-interest with the common…

Suhail Khan “For ordinary citizens, stepping into a government office often feels less like seeking a service and more like enduring an ordeal—marked by long waits, unclear procedures, and the quiet fear of being ignored,…

S. Ahmad Public debates on water in India tend to gravitate toward what is visible—rivers in flood or drought, large dams, monsoon forecasts, and inter-state disputes. Yet the country’s most critical water source remains…

Mohammad Muslim “The heavens may have forgotten to snow this year, but we cannot afford to forget the lesson this drought is teaching us. The mountains are speaking, It is time we started listening” For a Kashmiri, snow is not just…

Abdul Aziz “Delay is no longer seen as a failure of governance; it has been normalised as an unavoidable condition of public life.” In India, the ordinary citizen most often encounters the state not through lofty constitutional…