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Discourse in Kashmir shifting from azaadi to 'primacy of Islam', says Indian Army
•A top Indian Army official said the discourse in Jammu and Kashmir is shifting to "primacy of Islam" over azadi, adding to complexities in dealing with sectarian faultlines in the border state
BJP doesn't get it: Kashmiri youth want azadi, even if it means moving to Pak
Gouri Chatterjee •From state politicians to the Centre to the omnipresent military, everyone has been taken unawares by the fury and intensity of these youthful protestors and the spontaneity of their outburst. There is no clear leader, no manifesto, just one heartfelt slogan: Azaadi.
JNU committee gives Kanhaiya Kumar the azaadi to run riot
Bikram Vohra •Just as Kanhaiya Kumar was fading away, the JNU committee has resurrected a man who has done nothing to contribute to the commonweal or make life better for those whose cause he supposedly espouses.
Mr Kanhaiya, your silence on the 8-year-old girl's death due to a bomb blast is deafening
Bikram Vohra •Mr Kanhaiya, enlighten us over this girl’s death. Justify it, display your wrath, shed a tear, dammit, do something, say something. These are specific incidents and you have a chance to give us specific responses.
Kanhaiya, we don't need this exhausting diet of shrill from a kid who should be in class
Bikram Vohra •Kanhaiya did not change the world for the better. He did not find a cure for AIDS or cancer.
Shaken, not broken: Kanhaiya Kumar's defiant return to JNU is proof of humankind's indomitable spirit
Sandipan Sharma •Kanhaiya Kumar's decision to remain defiant in distress, fight when surrender seems the pragmatic way out tells us that the future of India is in safe hands.
Geelani, LeT and the slow death of Kashmir's azaadi dream
Vembu •Syed Ali Shah Geelani feels let down by Pakistan's betrayal of his Kashmir separatist cause.He owes the Kashmiri people an apology for having misled them into misery.
Argument against secession: Why Arundhati Roy is wrong
Jagannathan •The concept of secession and self-determination is dated. The new mantra for the 21st century is growing together - without forgeting who we are.