Operation Samadhan-Prahar and the Changing Nature of Indian State

Syed Ali Mujtaba Operation Samadhan-Prahar is the new initiative of the Indian government to combat Maoist insurgency in the tribal pockets of the country. Under...

Break the silence: Ending gender-based violence is a human rights imperative

By Shobha Shukla "There is a global epidemic of violence against women - both within conflict zones and within societies at peace - and it...

Post Article 370: Immediate Police Reforms needed in Jammu & Kashmir

By Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat It has been more than 7 years since Omar Abdullah led  government in Jammu & Kashmir, before tabling J&K Police...

Reflections- On how Indians are always taken for a ride

By Jaspal Singh After the recent elections, many people, specially left and liberals have raised the questions that how and why a large number of...

Chhello Show movie: India’s official entry to Oscars leaves a mark with its release

Pan Nalin’s Chhello Show is an ode to the magical world of cinema and takes the viewer back to the age of...

Glorifying encounter killings in Hindi movies

By Almas Ahmad “Tum log society ka kachra hai ... main society ka jamadar” (You people are the trash of the society…and I am the cleaner of...

How Popular is the PM Mann Ki Baat? A Glimpse after its 100th Episode...

By Mohd Ziyaullah Khan PM Modi's Mann Ki Baat program is a monthly radio address that has been a part of his public outreach since...

Book Review: Connecting Kashmir’s past with the present

The book Kashmir: Looking Back in Time-Politics, Culture, History by Khalid Bashir Ahmad is an attempt at connecting Kashmir’s past and present. The book...

Concerns over ‘surveillance state’: Can excessive data monitoring lead to discrimination?

By Padmakumar M.M. & Om Prakash L.T. for IANS: The Supreme Court on July 13 took strong note of the Ministry of Information and Broadcastings...

Can we put a brake on rampant Islamophobia?

Dr Ram Puniyani  Islamophobia as a word came more into vogue after 9/11 2001 twin tower attack. In the aftermath the American media popularised the...

Running for US Congress, Sri Preston Kulkarni under fire for ties with India’s right-wing...

By Pieter Friedrich In the middle of his second attempt to secure a seat in US Congress, Sri Preston Kulkarni is under fire for his...

The role of Cold War in Indira Gandhi’s Emergency

By Saeed Naqvi for IANS Indira Gandhi declared the Emergency in 1975, plonk in the middle of the most intense phase of the Cold War....

Naseeruddin Shah & backlash for Hijacked Political Narrative of Muslims

By Muhammed Tauqeer This article is complimentary to an article published in "The Print" by Fatima Khan and triggered by comment on twitter by "I am Troll" fame...

IIT Madras has long been an Agrahara and Fathima won’t be its last victim

By Maya Pramod, TwoCircles.net It was on January 17, 2016, that research scholar Rohit Vemula committed suicide in his hostel room at the Hyderabad Central...

Why our whole society is ‘Boys Locker Room’

By Mansi Singh A large number of people took to social media after the recent Boy's Locker room incident to express their rage and anger...

बिहार : बदहाल उर्दू की दास्तान

फहमीना हुसैन, TwoCircles,net वैसे कहने को तो उर्दू बिहार में ऑफिशियली सेकंड लैंग्वेज यानी सरकारी दूसरी ज़बान हैं लेकिन आज भी ये कहीं कोने में...

Pragya Singh Thakur, symbol of BJP’s political ideology

By Ram Puniyani Pragya Singh Thakur is no ordinary member of BJP, the ruling dispensation in the country. She is a MP from Bhopal and...

Sardar Patel, Maulana Azad, and national mythology – Part I

By Umair Azmi On the anniversary of the murder of Gandhiji, it has become almost a ritual for the RSS to be reminded of what Sardar Patel...

Islamophobia in society eroding philosophy of Indian constitution

By Md Farrukh Ilyas, TwoCircles.net “If Muslims become more than 30% of the population, that country is in danger,” said a leader of the Rajya...

Pyare Khan: the journey of a socially conscious entrepreneur

Pyare Khan from Nagpur has spent around Rs 1 crore for procuring oxygen tankers, oxygen concentrators and cylinders. Through newspapers, he learnt about the...

एक के बाद एक ग़लती करके मोदी खो रहे हैं देश की जनता के...

संजय तिवारी सोमवार शाम को जब यह ख़बर आई कि मोदी मंगलवार की सुबह 10:00 बजे देश के नाम संदेश देंगे तू लोगों को उम्मीद...

Knowledge is power and the government controls it

By Saundarya Verma India is a country so vast that even after inhabiting the worlds’ largest population, we have space for more people. We make...

Bihar Elections: Seven orgs urge political parties to ‘guarantee citizenship rights for Muslims’

By Sami Ahmad forTwo Circles.net Bihar: In view of the upcoming Bihar elections, seven Muslim religious and social organizations have issued a public manifesto for...

Different economic strokes to COVID’s single stroke

By Asad Mirza While the countries across the globe are grappling with Covid-19’s current situation and its aftermath, they are also focussing on how to...

Never let a crisis go to waste

By Artuk, TwoCircles.net Be it Judaism, Christianity or Islam - “Call of repentance” has been proclaimed by all the Abrahamic faiths in view of COVID19. ...

Meet Alfiya Pathan, Nagpur’s teenage boxing legend

Like most Indian female boxers, Alfiya has been inspired by the legendary Chungneijang Mary Kom Hmangte, popularly known as Mary Kom.  Moin Qazi, TwoCircles.net It was...

Anti-trafficking bill ignores consenting sex workers

By Somrita Ghosh for IANS: New Delhi/Kolkata, July 25 (IANS) Geeta (name changed), a resident of Sangli village in Maharashtra, was 19 when she became...

French Laïcité and the onslaught of the Muslim Public Psyche

By Nizamuddin Ahmad Siddiqui As I write this piece, the public discourse is filled with noise – both in support of and against the decry...

Teaser of Film on Savarkar: Lies Galore

Dr. Ram Puniayni Currently as the right-wing wing ideology is gaining ground many a film have already come to promote divisiveness, to glorify the icons...

Making it Plain: Women’s Rights in Islam

By Asma Anjum Khan, TwoCircles.net In Muslim discussions, feminism is a bad word. Speaking our mind helps us earn this label; they think, is going...

Why the fuss over Ramadan and elections?

By Sadiya Khan Are you serious, What has Ramadan fasting got to do with Voting? Appreciate this fact and do clearly understand that Ramadan is one...

Where Are the Rest? ‘Panchayat’ Celebrates Rural India but Ignores Its Dalits, Marginalised

Adnan Ali, TwoCircles.net The hit Amazon Prime series 'Panchayat' has become one of India’s most popular web shows, widely appreciated for its simple storytelling and...

The University is a Graveyard. Burn it down

By Anubhuti Agnes Bara for TwoCircles.net “…It leads to no good if institutions that grant titles, qualifications, and other prerequisites for life or a profession...

A response to the article: “Zakir Naik Is Anathema to Secular Democracy, His Communal...

By Ubaid ur Rahman for TwoCircles.net A fortnight ago, The Wire published an article titled Zakir Naik Is Anathema to Secular Democracy, His Communal Agenda...

Liberal media to Modi’s aide

After the recent reverses BJP suffered in the assembly elections, many scions of so- called liberal media have got busy theorizing the loss as anti-incumbency....

What led to BJP’s defeat in Delhi assembly election 2020?

Ahmed Raza The spectacular majority mark for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over the BJP in Delhi assembly elections did not astonish people – landslide victory...

Muslims under Modi 2.0

By Haamim Kutub Javed Ahmed National Democratic Alliance ( NDA) is now no longer identified as such. It is Modi 2.0. The brand that catapulted...

New Jersey marks ground zero for growing US resistance to Hindutva

Modi's regime’s American support base suffers multiple defeats in the Summer of 2022.  Pieter Friedrich | TwoCircles.net UNITED STATES — After the Old Paramus Reformed...

AIMIM vs secular parties discourse: Time to accommodate, not split apart

By Mohammad Shekaib Alam The sea of confrontations Muslims of India are facing today are such that if Muslims do not change their status quo...

Muslims in/of India: surrogate oppressors or colonizers?

A Muslim woman deconstructs how dominant majoritarian narratives reconstruct Indian Muslim women as the perpetual Other. Misria Shaik Ali | TwoCircles.net  This is an article, an...

Coronavirus pandemic and Indian Muslims: Action Plan

By Kashif-ul-Huda and Dr. Shamsuz Zaman India is anarchy at the best of times. The reason the country seems to be functional is due to...

मोदी जी रॉयल्टी दो (एक आम मुस्लिम नागरिक की गुहार)

A poem in lighter vein By Dr Nadeem Zafar Jilani मोदी जी रॉयल्टी दो, मुझ को गाली दे देकर इतने वोट बटोरे हैं, मुझे कोस कर जीत गए, जितने गदहे, घोड़े...

अंतरराष्ट्रीय जनसंख्या दिवस पर विशेष :संघ के बड़े एजंडे का छोटा सा हिस्सा है...

यूसुफ़ अंसारी साल 2014 में केंद्र में मोदी सरकार बनने के बाद बीजेपी देश भर में अपने व्यापक एजेंडे को लागू करने की दिशा में...

Adityanath Yogi as Commissar From Allahabad to Prayagraj: What’s in the name?

By Ram Puniyani Adityanath Yogi, Chief Minister of UP seems to be on the name changing spree. In his latest move he has changed the name...

Minority rights at the altar of Judiciary-Executive friction in India

In India, the judiciary needs to check that every authority of law is doing its duty in accordance with the rule of law. It...

Saffron calling in West Bengal…

By Shiveshwar Kundu Bengal's society can't function without ideology. The upsurge of Hindutva in the eastern state can be seen through the aspect of an...

AI’s Transformative Impact on Indian Education: Unveiling the Pros and Cons of Modern Tools

By Farooq Siddiqui Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a game-changer in various spheres of life, and its influence on education is revolutionizing the Indian...

Babri Masjid: Derailment of civic politics in India

By Dr. Md Afroz & Md Tabrez Alam 6 December 1992 was the day when Babri Masjid was demolished and it was the day when...

Why Arrest of Dalit activists-‘Urban Naxals’?

By Ram Puniyani The violence in Bheema Koregon is still reverberating. We recall that on January 1st, thousands of dalits returning from Bheema Koregaon were...

मुसलमानों की प्रताड़ना का नया हथियार है ‘लव जिहाद’ कानून

वसीम अकरम त्यागी उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार द्वारा बनाया गया ग़ैर-क़ानूनी धर्मांतरण अध्यादेश हिंदू युवती से प्रेम करने वाले मुस्लिम युवक को जेल भेजने के लिये...

“You can cover the circus, but you can’t sleep with the animals”.

By Gurvinder Singh The media also called the 'fourth estate' possesses enormous power to make or break governments, individuals and organisations. Unfortunately over a period of...

Superiority of faith, an impediment in solidarity

By Md. Aariz Imam The response world over to Christchurch terror attack has been historic. For the first time since the start of America's war on...

Why did Maulana Madani and Mohan Bhagwat meet

The meeting between Jamiat-e-Ulema-Hind (A) chief Maulana Arshad Madani and RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat on August 30th Friday triggered a storm in the Muslim...

Has RSS and its cohorts Talibanized Hinduism in India?

Taliban doesn’t necessarily need to be turban clad, swinging AK47, loitering around the streets of Kabul, aiming to kill those who don’t necessarily agree...

OFBJP now listed as foreign agent under US Law, ties with ruling BJP laid...

By Pieter Friedrich The Overseas Friends of the BJP (OFBJP), after 29 years in operation in the United States, formally registered as a “foreign agent”...

क्या उत्तर प्रदेश में इस बार के नतीजे भाजपा को केंद्र की सत्ता से...

आसमोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश की दो सबसे बड़ी राजनीतिक पार्टी समाजवादी पार्टी और बहुजन समाज पार्टी के सुप्रीमो उस दिन(12 जनवरी) लखनऊ में गंठबंधन...

कोरोना से भी बड़ी महामारी है धार्मिक कट्टरता और आक्रामक राष्ट्रवाद : हामिद अंसारी

स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर । Twocircles.net पूर्व उपराष्ट्रपति हामिद अंसारी ने कहा  है कि " भारतीय समाज कोरोना वायरस संकट से पहले दो अन्य महामारियों - "धार्मिक कट्टरता"...

Fasihuddin Balkhi: the forgotten historian of Bihar

Born in Patna, Bihar during the British era, Fasihuddin Balkhi made a tremendous contribution to history-writing in Urdu. Despite this feat, he remains largely...

Since Modi came to power, Muslims have faced systematic, chaotic form of cruel oppression:...

Former Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) student leader has written a public letter weeks later after he was arrested by UP's anti-terrorist squad (ATS) and subsequently released....

दास्तान -ए- आज़म : “कहाँ से छेड़ूँ फसाना कहाँ तमाम करूँ” !

  आसमोहम्मद कैफ़। Twocircles.net राजनीतिक हलकों में आज भी एक बात आम है कि 1989 में मुलायम सिंह यादव को मुख्यमंत्री चुनी जाने वाली अंदरूनी...

रमज़ान स्पेशल : जामिया के छात्रों को इस बार बहुत भाया रमज़ान,क़ायम की सौहार्द...

देश की सबसे प्रतिष्ठित यूनिवर्सिटी जामिया मिल्लिया इस्लामिया में इस रमज़ान कई अदुभुत नज़ारे देखने को मिले। जामिया के तमाम छात्रों ने इस बार...

Bogey of ‘economic jihad’: a conspiracy to target livelihood of Indian Muslims

The purpose of these bogus conspiracy theories is to target the livelihood of Muslims and weaken them economically.  Md Asif Khan | TwoCircles.net The term ‘economic...

Does the sovereignty of a country trump human rights?

The celebrities need to be reminded that human rights are sacrosanct, and it can’t be pushed under the carpet under the garb of protecting...

Was Emergency in India akin to Hitler’s Regime?

By Ram Puniyani On the eve of 43rd anniversary of the Emergency, which was imposed on the country in 1975, BJP has come out strongly...

Citizenship Amendment Bill is nothing but an ‘irrational fear’ of Muslims

By Muddassir Ahmad Qasmi for TwoCircles.net Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) is the brainchild of people who think that Muslims will dominate India in the next...

Countering Hate and Violence: What Should Minorities Do?

By Ram Puniyani The violence against religious minorities has been on the rise during last few years. Many a reports tell us not only about...

75 years of citizenship by choice: Where do Indian Muslims stand?

After BJP's win in the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that his government would work for the development of Muslims...

Fasting saints could become a curse for politics of Hindutva

By Sandeep Pandey Former Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur Professor Guru Das Agrawal, who became an ascetic in 2011 at the age of 79 years...

Imaginary Categories, Real People

Bracketing people into categories they neither identify with nor have any agency in creating it is as wrong as it is futile. The case...

Indian Muslims: A rich hunting ground for Middle Eastern rivals

By James M. Dorsey When President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently declared that Turkey was “the only country that can lead the Muslim world,” he probably...

Bhimayana: Where Gond Art Breathes and Ambedkar Speaks – A Visual Rebellion Against Caste...

“Democracy has not eradicated caste. It has entrenched and modified it. That is why it is time to read Ambedkar.” – Arundhati Roy, The Doctor...

Jharkhand after 20 years: Rich state, poor people and a tale of betrayal

By Dr. Md Afroz & MD Tabrez Alam, TwoCircles.net Jharkhand is considered one among the richest states in contemporary India because of its rich mineral...

Choosing My Religion: ‘Freedom of Religion Laws’ to Curb Liberty

By Ram Puniyani Indian Constitution gives us the right to practice, preach and propagate our religion. To not to follow any religion is also a...

How do we Promote Peace in India, Today?

By Ram Puniyani We are passing through times when Hate against weaker sections of society and religious minorities is increasing by leaps and bounds. The...

Is Social Distancing: Myth or Panic?

Istikhar Ali, Lochan Sharma Diseases have always harmed society’s cohesion, not just with its consequences, but the myth that broadens distance within family and society...

CAA: Discriminatory law that will break common fabric of communities

By Abdur Rahman, TwoCircles.net The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, which was passed exactly one year ago by the Parliament, seeks to provide Indian citizenship to...

In defense of the indefensible -Triple Talaq and Sabarimala issue

By Md. Aariz Imam Courtesy ANI, Narendra Modi has clarified his position on both the Triple Talaq Bill as well as the Sabarimalatemple entry movement. Though...

Love Jihad, conversions and laws curbing freedoms

By Ram Puniyani Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance 2020, passed by UP on 27 November 2020, has set the ball rolling....

The cruel irony of Human Rights Day

By Abdullah Khan 10 December is internationally celebrated as the International Human Rights Day. In 1950, the United Nations declared 10 December as the International...

This hilly region in Kashmir is prospective front for gateway to Central Asia

By Rahmat Bhat, TwoCircles.net Like a jewel in the crown of a king, sits the beautiful valley of Karnah at Shamsbari range in north-west Kashmir....

Beyond the tragedy of Tharoijam

By Arif Sajad The incident of Tharoijam, has shocked and created a climate of fear in the people of state, particularly on the minority community....

Understanding Modi’s crying in public

Narendra Modi is not the first Prime Minister to (attempt) crying in public. Analysts say political crying is almost routine and hardly helps to...

Hate Speech: a contemplation in Indian legal regime

The term ‘hate speech’ has not been formally defined in any of the Indian legislations, however, it is a term created out of social...

Does India face tyranny of the majority?

Hindus and especially Muslims in India have to make efforts to acknowledge the luggage of the past few centuries which is a mix of...

Corona Jihad, the newest on the block in Godi Media

Mahmood Hussain Let me begin with a disclaimer – I am not a member of the Tableeghi Jamaat and I am not their advocate. All I...

बहुत गहरे सवाल पैदा करता है बाबरी मस्जिद के आरोपियों का बरी होने का...

वसीम अकरम त्यागी  बाबरी मस्जिद विध्वंस मामले में सीबीआई की विशेष अदालत के 'निर्णय' से न्यायप्रिय दुखी हैं। कोर्ट के फैसले का 'सम्मान' के साथ...

2020 in review: India is beset by crisis of majoritarianism, shrinking of democratic space

Syed Ali Mujtaba India has moved into 2021 with several crisis facing it. Millions of Indians are looking at the government for solving this crisis....

Understanding BJP’s victory: Critical questions, electorate response and the way forward

By Md. Aariz Imam The reconciliatory efforts by the country’s largest minority should focus on establishing a SHURA, a council of visionaries on the lines...

Understanding Shaheen Bagh within the framework of farmer’s protests

By Izza Ahsan and Bilal Ibnu Shahul Last year, around this time, I was travelling to New Delhi. I had woken up to visuals of...

Gender equality and human rights: “Let different flowers bloom in the garden of God”

By Shobha Shukla "...All must be encouraged in an understanding of the fact that all human beings are born good, but they may be endowed...

The ordeals of Madrasa education

By Sadiya Rohma Khan The tried and tested sagas, the typical appeasement of Muslim community just before any electoral is just so predictable. The power-packed...

Legal literacy an effective tool to control violence against women in India

India has slipped to the 112th spot from its 108th position in 2018 in the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Index 2020, which...

Three Nonagenarians who made the mark

By Mukhtar Ahmad Recently I came across three personalities all more than 90 years two of them living and working and one died recently on...

India will overcome coronavirus, will it overcome the communal virus?

It needs to be said that Indian Muslims do not need to prove their loyalty to India. Despite the humiliations, vilification and hate campaigns,...

Muslims must think beyond defeating BJP

By Mukhtar Ahmad Whenever any community , sect, group  or section gives a call for unity , it always implies unite against a common enemy....

Longread: Believing women who pray, evidence from scripture and history

By Roshan Nageena Women and their status, role and position in society is a topic close to my heart. A picture widely circulated in WhatsApp...

Why does Indian Media detest Muslims so much?

Syed Ali Mujtaba Indian Muslims always get bad press and the blame is put on the community for not doing anything spectacular that may give...

नए कृषि अध्यादेश से पल-पल मरेगा मज़दूर, किसान

अकरम क़ादरी, Twocircles.net  देश की संसद ने जिस प्रकार से कृषि अध्यादेश को पारित किया है तबसे किसानों में रोष व्याप्त है। कई सांसदों ने...

Of dreams and hope: Remembering Shaheen Bagh

By Sharjeel Usmani, TwoCircles.net Last year, around this time, Amir Aziz recited his poem that soon became an anthem for the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protesters...

Envisioning a post-Apocalypse India

By Shah Nawaz Afaque, A lot of speculations are being made as to what would nation-states look like after the pandemic recedes. Some experts believe...

Dead lizard found in mid-day meal – time to look for other options

By MADHU AGRAWAL A dead lizard has been found in the mid-day meal given to school-children in Kalyanpuri (Delhi). Two girls fell ill and were hospitalised. These...

Why Muslims in India no longer need to answer for composite culture

The article is the author’s rebuttal to Ajai Gudavarthy's article titled Mobilisation and Composite culture published by The Hindu on 21 January.  By Md. Aariz Imam  Contrary to...

Twitter’s Sewa International donation: Image rehabilitation for RSS-linked charity?

Beyond a financial boost, Twitter’s donation legitimizes a non-profit tainted by past exposés.   Pieter Friedrich | TwoCircles.net   As COVID plagues India, Indresh Kumar and Shyam Parande...

Majoritarian radicalization in post-truth India

By Syed Ali Mujtaba Hindu radicalization is brimming at its seams but many among the community refuse to acknowledge this growing phenomenon under the Modi...

On New Zealand Attack: Breaking the chains of violence

By Arlene J. Schar and Dr. David Leffler In the words of New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, today is "one of New Zealand's darkest...

कोरोना के तीसरी लहर की तैयारी और हमारे बच्चे

जावेद अनीस कोरोना की दूसरी लहर धीमी पड़ रही है, लेकिन इसी के साथ ही तीसरे लहर की आहट भी सुनाई पड़ने लगी है....

Tehzib-ul Ikhlaque: Ameliorating the Social Conditions of Indian Muslims

By Areeba Shabbir, TwoCircles.net An exhaustive audit of Sir Syed Ahmad’s scholarly services laid the foundation of responsible journalism in India. He was the first...

Myth of elections as savior of democracy

Today in India, what we need is a nation that is full of wisdom, with transparent democracy, true freedom for all, equal justice, adequate...

Suffocating dissent: the Modi regime’s COVID strategy

The mask slips from Modi’s faltering image as he responds to a “viral apocalypse” of “unprecedented proportions” by silencing critics of his approach.  Pieter Friedrich,...

Only Nehru’s inclusive vision will save India

By Sarfaraz Nasir For more than two months into the Coronavirus epidemic, India has consistently recorded the highest reported case and highest death rate among...

Sardar Patel, Maulana Azad, and national mythology – Part II

By Umair Azmi In the  first part of this series, Rajmohan Gandhi's defence of Patel as fair and not communally prejudiced was compared with Maulana Azad's...

Islamophobia and the professed Indian Left

In India, cyberspaces are predominant domains where the manifestation of ‘left Islamophobia’ is obvious and demands attention and redressal. Muslim assertions on cyberspaces and...

Why we must revisit Babasaheb Ambedkar’s call for Constitutional Morality

By Nikhil Asdude, TwoCircles.net “Constitutional morality is not a natural sentiment. It has to be cultivated. We must realise that our people have yet to...

New stage of Muslim disempowerment

Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam One of the less examined and analysed aspects of the recent Lok Sabha elections is the stark fact that the old...

सच्चा इतिहासः गांधीजी की शहादत, गोडसे और आरएसएस

-राम पुनियानी हाल में (अप्रैल 2023) में एनसीईआरटी ने स्कूली पाठ्यपुस्तकों में से बहुत सी सामग्री हटाने का फैसला किया। हटाई गई सामग्री में मुगलकालीन इतिहास, गुजरात दंगे, वर्ण...

Kerala sets model for yet another success

By Ashiq C. K Islam first came to India in the Arabian peninsula, Kerala, the southernmost state of India, where Muslims constitute one fourth of...

Farmer’s protest versus public inconveniences

By Dr Ahmed Raza Experiencing frequent and long-lasting public agitation and protest against government policies can never be a good sign for developing countries like...

Self determination – solution to crisis in Kashmir

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