‘This is a facade’: Retired generals debate award to Major who used Kashmiri man as a human shield

While some feel Major Gogoi did not violate any human rights principles, one general says this sets a dangerous precedent.

Ipsita Chakravarty

· a day ago

Will Manipur change tack in its approach to militancies that have riven the state for decades?

Chief Minister N Biren Singh has called the existing pact with Kuki militant groups a failure.

Ipsita Chakravarty

· Yesterday · 12:30 pm

Politics of gestures: Holding the GST meet in Srinagar will do nothing to calm the Valley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, in town for the meet that starts on Thursday, could have used his visit to reach out to various sections.

Ipsita Chakravarty

· May 18, 2017

The Daily Fix: Are these the ‘achhe din’ that Modi promised three years ago?

Everything you need to know for the day (and a little more).

Ipsita Chakravarty

· May 16, 2017

The Daily Fix: Violence in Bengal civic polls betrays a new panic in the Trinamool Congress

Everything you need to know for the day (and a little more).

Ipsita Chakravarty

· May 15, 2017

Why does the idea of governor’s rule in Kashmir have so many backers?

While the PDP-BJP coalition unravels, many in the Valley see it as a better alternative.

Ipsita Chakravarty

· May 15, 2017

Weekend fix: The trespasses of Arnab Goswami’s Republic and nine other reads

Everything you need to know for the day (and a little more).

Ipsita Chakravarty

· May 14, 2017

Memory project: Why young Kashmiris are risking life and limb to record gunfights and rights abuses

The impulse during the militancy of the 1990s was to bury and hide. The instinct now is to publish and share.

Ipsita Chakravarty

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Rayan Naqash

· May 12, 2017

Beyond jingoism: Kashmiri army man’s killing requires an honest appraisal of the grim ground reality

The government and the Army must consider the enormous costs before taking the easy way of answering force with greater force.

Ipsita Chakravarty

· May 10, 2017

The Daily Fix: Bilkis Bano verdict is a reminder of state complicity in the 2002 Gujarat riots

Everything you need to know for the day (and a little more).

Ipsita Chakravarty

· May 05, 2017

The Daily Fix: The Aadhaar case brings Centre’s views on civil rights and liberties into the open

Everything you need to know for the day (and a little more).

Ipsita Chakravarty

· May 04, 2017

The Daily Fix: Why does Pakistan bring out the worst in our politics, including misogyny?

Everything you need to know for the day (and a little more).

Ipsita Chakravarty

· May 03, 2017