Vinita Gupta- On a recent trip to India to immerse my mother’s ashes, and then to politically charged Kashmir, I was immersed in the religiosity and politics that I had left behind 46 years ago. On the 27th of February, we landed in Allahabad’s Kumbh Mela, on the banks of the Ganges, a massive […]
Ritu Jha – In response to escalating tensions between India and Pakistan and the looming fear of war between the two nuclear-armed countries, many South Asians from the San Francisco Bay Area hosted a “Global StandOut for Peace in South Asia” on March 3, at the City Hall in San Ramon, California. Besides the […]
Arul Louis- US President Donald Trump has said that there was a “dangerous situation” between India and Pakistan because of the terrorist attack in Kashmir and he “understood” why New Delhi is seeking a strong response. He also hinted on Friday that Washington may also be doing something to defuse the situation. New Delhi […]
IANS- The Valentine’s Day isn’t a very popular event among the forces, yet for over 2,500 men of CRPF’s 76th Battalion returning from leave to join duty in Srinagar, the bus ride from Jammu starting as early as 2.33 am was to be memorable — which turned most tragic as events unfolded in a […]
