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By Ghazala Wahab |
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Young Force (January 2013)
Indian Army can engage with the Kashmiri youth, but only in a limited way
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Days of Yore (December 2012)
Once there was a media policy, now there is fire-fighting
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The Demon Within (November 2012)
Stealthily, the communal virus seems to have crept into the military blood stream
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No Offence Please (October 2012)
Offended mobs are not as spontaneous as they look |
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Justice, it is (September 2012)
The Naroda Patiya verdict shows that certain things do work |
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Proud to be Secular (August 2012)
In India, the alternative is not only scary but destructive for nation-building |
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Enemy Within (July 2012)
Zabiuddin Ansari’s arrest should be used to understand why he went the other side |
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Resolve Now (June 2012)
The government should not let absence of violence lull it into complacency |
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Rule of Heart (May 2012)
Policing and development combination is not enough to defeat the Maoists |
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Summer's Hope (April 2012)
The government must not allow another opportunity go waste in Kashmir |
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Heading for Disaster (March 2012)
Government needs to save the CAPFs from the clutches of vested interests |
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The End is Nigh (January 2012)
Why some of the threats of Islamic terrorism are fantastical |
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Mission Youth (December 2011)
Kashmir University has a new man in charge |
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Fatal Flaw (November 2011)
Police modernisation has to move beyond tokenism |
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Making Over Modi (October 2011)
The weight of 2002 is not the only thing that goes against the Gujarat CM |
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Soldiers All (September 2011)
We also need to remember the unsung heroes of the CRPF |
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Matter of Choice (August 2011)
In the end, we are all cogs in the wheels of nation-building |
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Life and Honour (July 2011)
We need the quick rethink on our counter-Maoist strategy |
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More Deaths in Vain (June 2011)
The government continues to repeat the same mistakes against the Maoists |
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Blood Stains (May 2011)
No matter how much Gujarat progresses, 2002 will continue to haunt Modi |
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In Gaddafi’s Land (April 2011)
The supreme commander controls even the thoughts of the people |
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Embrace the Change (March 2011)
Churning in the Middle East is good for the world |
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Majority Rule (February 2011)
The Dara Singh verdict shows that even judiciary is not impervious to propaganda |
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Rule of the Khaki (January 2011)
When security overrules governance, calls for justice will have to be silenced |
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NHRC’s Job (December 2010)
Discuss human rights, instead of turning it into a competition |
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Reign of Triviality (November 2010)
Opportunistic politics compromises India’s national interests |
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Lull, Not Peace (October 2010)
We needs both imagination and large-heartedness to resolve Kashmir |
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Shades of Azadi (September 2010)
Address the rage and frustration of the youth and everything else will follow |
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In Praise of Intolerance (August 2010)
Certain customs and practices deserve not to be tolerated |
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Link to the Land (July 2010)
Unless people are made stake-holders, they will not understand development |
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Theatre of the Absurd (June 2010)
Media must desist from playing up the fatwa racket |
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Anatomy of Loss (May 2010)
Prejudice, delayed justice and a family in ruins |
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Lies, Damned Lies (April 2010)
As a nation, we prefer to turn our back to truth |
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Such a Long Journey (March 2010)
Omar Abdullah needs one moment of boldness to silence his critics |
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Peace and Poetry (February 2010)
India-Pakistan need more than that for a lasting resolution of outstanding issues |
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Home Affairs (January 2010)
Chidambaram has offered a perfect remedy for internal security. But will politics let it happen? |
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The Babri Monster (December 2009)
Let’s just bury it and move on |
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The Good Muslim (November 2009)
The ulemas should help remove prejudices about Islam |
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Winds of Change (October 2009)
Centre’s decision to engage with Kashmiri Separatists was long overdue |
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Push against the Wall (September 2009)
A case for the CRPF cadre officers |
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Baptism by Fire (August 2009)
Lessons from the Kashmiri streets |
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Deadly Cocktail (July 2009)
Dangers of playing politics with religion |
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Defeating Taliban (June 2009)
Take the war to the next generation |
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Assuming Victimhood (May 2009)
Pakistan has built Taliban as a monster to highlight its helplessness |
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Dangers of Law (April 2009)
Sometimes the saviours turn into villains |
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Don’t Sweat over Swat (March 2009)
We need to focus on terrorist groups that are targeting India |
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of the Mob (February 2009)
must treat hooligans as criminals |
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Uncivil War (January 2009)
Pakistan military is emasculating the civil society |
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Weep India Weep (December 2008)
At least now deny terrorism the cloak of religion |
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Mental Ghettos (November 2008)
Bad times can throw up good opportunities for Muslims |
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The Battle has Come Home (October 2008)
Madrassas cannot provide a balanced world-view |
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The Next Generation (September 2008)
The challenge is to prevent the alienation of the next generation of Kashmiris |
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Importance of Being Iran (August 2008)
A strong, mainstream Iran will help stabilise the Middle East |
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What Terrorism? (July 2008)
Dar-ul-Uloom needs to define Jihad instead |
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Solitary Marcher (June 2008)
The indomitable spirit of the Indian soldier |
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Action Time (May 2008)
The government needs to take definitive action on Naxalism |
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A Poem for Fanatics (April 2008)
Use culture to fight terrorism |
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Don’t Count on Democracy (March 2008)
Fighting terrorism has nothing to do with democracy |
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Let the Music Play (February 2008)
Don’t take fun out of faith |
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The Devil is Out (January 2008)
Religion brings out the saint or devil in the faithful, depending upon how it is used |
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War of Words (December 2007)
As Indian forces do internal security jobs, they should shun euphemistic war jargon |
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Appeasement? Really? (November 2007)
When on the defensive, the BJP and its cohorts raise the bogey |
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In the League of their Own (October 2007)
Soul searching in the month of Ramzan |
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Justice for All (September 2007)
Fight against terrorism should take the causes into account |
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Men to Sacrifice (August 2007)
Replace mammoth CRPF with multiple highly-trained forces |
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Remains of the Fire (July 2007)
Indians continue to remain oblivious to the Naxal problem |
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Fact and Fiction (June 2007)
The importance of perception management |
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Kill Ratio (May 2007)
Should be made irrelevant to career growth |
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Left Scare (April 2007)
Even without the foreign hand, Naxalism has increased its reach in India |
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Heart of the Matter (March 2007)
On terrorism, India and Pakistan have different world views |
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Fighting a Ghost (February 2007)
When it comes to national security, who dare argue |
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In Defence (January 2007)
AF(SP)A is not the only act we need to worry about |
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Borderline People (December 2006)
Reservation is not the answer to bring Muslims in the mainstream |
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Veiled Threat (November 2006)
Leave the women alone please |
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Killer Streak (October 2006)
Irrespective of religion, violence is intrinsic to human beingst |
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Another Chance (September 2006)
Terrorist violence is too cheap a price to squander peace |
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Talking With the Enemy (August 2006)
Why India cannot be like Israel |
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On Whose Side is God? (July 2006)
In an unjust war it is very difficult to tell |
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Age of Radicalism (June 2006)
The practice is more important than the text |
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Fight Among Equals (May 2006)
The government must stop arming civilians to fight the terrorists |
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Need to Think Again (April 2006)
Presence of democracy is no guarantee against terrorism |
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For God’s Sake (March 2006)
In the age of global war on terror, get your religious nuances right |
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Democracy’s Devastating Dance (February 2006)
Elections are no antidote for terrorism |
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Issues of Image (January 2006)
Changes will have to come from within |
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Burden of Guilt (December 2005)
The motive of terrorists is always political than religious |
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Wahhabi, Deobandi or Barelvi? (November 2005)
In the age of global war on terror, get your religious nuances right |
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