Thirty years on, still no spring for the Pandits
Ensuring the secure presence of the Pandit minority would be Kashmir’s most important marker of sustainable peace...
Amidst a tragedy, an opportunity
The raging bushfires give India and Australia a chance to deepen their dialogue, including on energy...
Treating education as a public good
It is not surprising that Jiddu Krishnamurti, arguably the greatest Indian thinker on education in the 20th century, does not find a mention in the most recent iteration of the New Education Policy (NEP) 2019...
A museum and a mystic revive Sopore
Once described as the “chhota” (little) London for its prosperity, Sopore — encased by apple orchards — was virtually destroyed during the last two decades. Today, this town is regaining...
Blue is the colour of hope in Kashmir
If the colour of the holy spring at Kheer Bhawani at Tul Mul village in Kashmir’s Ganderbal district is good evidence, Kashmir may be on the cusp of a new beginning.As thousands of devotees gathered at the annual...
The new entente with the U.S
Robert Blackwill, former Ambassador of the United States and Harvard academic, used to often recount at his dinner round-tables in New Delhi’s Roosevelt House an intriguing story about how he was persuaded to take...
Australia and India have never been closer
When Narendra Modi arrives in Melbourne on November 18, he will be the first Indian Prime Minister to visit the city for a bilateral visit, since Indira Gandhi was hosted by John Gorton in May 1968. Unlike...
Cry, my beloved Srinagar
My beloved Srinagar, the only city I have ever called home, has gone. The city of wealth and prosperity drowned by the worst floods in its history. I was there when our home was violated...
Harrowing flight from flooded valley, The Hindu
have returned from the hell that Srinagar and much of the Kashmir Valley is today. I have returned with my parents only because of the Indian Army...
The discovery of Australia
With PM Tony Abbott’s visit to India, the bilateral relationship is starting to mature After six decades characterized by misperception, lack of trust, neglect, missed opportunities and even hostility, a new chapter in India’s relations with Australia has well...