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Aditi Sharma
BJP's Approach to Kashmir: Escalation Rather Than Resolution?
23 Jul 2019
In this interview with NewsClick, civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha talks about the prevalent political atmosphere in Kashmir.
Gautam Navlakha
Exclusive Interview: ‘Surgical Strikes Commander’ Lt. Gen. DS Hooda
23 Apr 2019
In part 2 of the interview with former Northern Army commander DS Hooda’s by Gautam Navlakha, we find out what human rights violations mean to the army.
Surangya Kaur
Shopian Killings: Can We Believe the Army Narrative?
09 Mar 2018
The questionable sequence of events makes it clear that there is a need for investigation.
Surangya Kaur
Should Supreme Court Interfere in Investigation of Army Action in Kashmir?
19 Feb 2018
Why is the ruling BJP opposing any investigation into army action which led to deaths of civilians so vehemently?
Surangya Kaur
Is an FIR Against Indian Army Unjustified When Civilians Die?
17 Feb 2018
Maja Daruwala talks about what international law says about rights of soldiers in such cases.
Pranjal
Kashmir is Being Humiliated, Please Stop it – Yousuf Tarigami
20 Apr 2017
Newsclick talks to Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami, MLA Kulgam. He tells that the current Kashmir crisis is by-product of years of neglect that they have faced. Politicians have failed to deliver on their…
Seema Mustafa
Iron Lady Ends Fast but Not the Struggle
05 Oct 2016
Many groups harshly criticized Irom for breaking her fast. But Irom had a different take, she did not just want to be seen as a symbol of resistance but as a human.
Pranjal, Newsclick Production
Kashmir: An Unfolding Tragedy
20 Jul 2016
Gautam Navlakha discusses how the current crisis in Kashmir is an unfolding tragedy quite similar to what happened in 2008. Is Kashmir merely a security problem or a political question? Why have…
Teesta Setalvad
‘Everybody Becomes a James Bond with a License to Kill in Manipur’: Colin Gonsalves
18 Jul 2016
In this exclusive interview with Newsclick and Communalism Combat, senior advocate Colin Gonsalves speaks of the significance of the July 8 verdict of the Supreme Court of India on the Encounter Ki