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Modi Government Affidavit on Rohingya Refugees Reverses India’s Long-Held...
The Wire went through India’s statements made at international meetings on refugees to check other references to non-refoulement over the last two decades. It claimed that while India is a party to the...
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GJM Suspends Darjeeling Shutdown Following Appeal by Rajnath Singh
Although the strike was officially on in the hills but for the last one week, most of the shops and markets had reopened, defying the diktats by the GJM leadership. Protesters rally on the streets of...
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Money Alone Can’t Buy Better Policing, What Is Needed Is More Autonomy
The Modernisation of Police Forces scheme, recently approved by the Cabinet Committee on Security headed by PM Modi, has no mention of the men and women who form the police force. Policing is a...
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CRPF Jawan Arrested Over Social Media Post Slamming Rajnath Singh, Modi
Pankaj Mishra had been warned by the CRPF against posting videos and comments on social media after his video castigating the Union home minister had gone viral in April. Rajnath Singh. Credit: PTI New...
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New Kashmir Interlocutor is Already Busy Running Three Peace Talks in the...
The Union home ministry today appointed former IB chief Dineshwar Sharma the Centre’s representative for dialogue with stakeholders to reach a political solution in Kashmir. Former IB chief Dineshwar...
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Centre Picks Ex-IB Chief for Kashmir Talks, Fails to Meet Time-Frame Demand...
The move has come within weeks of former Union minister and senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha demanding that the Centre initiate peace talks in the Valley. Former IB chief Dineshwar Sharma. Credit:...
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The History of Dialogue in Kashmir Does Not Inspire Confidence in Delhi’s...
Many previous interlocutors failed because they had neither a clear-cut mandate, nor the authority to deliver anything to anyone. Stone pelters clash with police during disturbances in Srinagar,...
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Maya Mirchandani interviews the former Intelligence Bureau director, recently appointed point-person for the government’s Jammu and Kashmir dialogue. Maya Mirchandani: After nearly a year and a half of...
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Narendra Modi Government Has Wiped out Any Space for Dialogue With Kashmir
The first step towards reviving political dialogue and ending the rule of the gun in Kashmir is for New Delhi to announce that it is committed to restoring full autonomy within the constitution to the...
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Cyclone Ockhi: Tamil Nadu Requests Centre for Navy, CG Helicopters for Search...
As rescue efforts continue, over 140 fishermen are feared missing. Credit: PTI Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government requested the Centre on Sturday to deploy helicopters of the Indian Navy and Coast...
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Losing Confidence in Government, Country Is Being Divided in Name of...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India has asked the government to take necessary measures and safeguard the community’s interests. Cardinal Baselios Cleemis (centre). Credit: Reuters New Delhi:...
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Mute Modi: Why Is the PM Terrified of Holding Even a Single Press Conference?
With only 16 months left in his tenure, Modi has cemented himself as the only Indian PM to completely keep the press at arm’s length. Modi has made no secret of his disdain for the media and has only...
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Separatists’ Call for Boycott, Threats by Militants Cast Shadow Over Upcoming...
The government is hoping for a repeat of 2011’s high voter turnout, but people on the ground remain wary of possible clashes. Separatist leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad...
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Did NSA Ajit Doval Break Conduct and Attend a BJP Election Strategy Meeting?
Doval, India’s most powerful security bureaucrat, reportedly attended a BJP-RSS meeting where election strategies for three Northeastern states were discussed. “If correct, this is a shocking violation...
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Kashmir On My Mind
Our democracy is surely capable of generating more compassion than the current meanness of spirit we display towards Kashmir and Kashmiris. A mother and her two sons are seen on Dal lake in Srinagar....
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