Aarti TikooBan Hurriyat, Kashmir’s TalibanIn 1988–89, after the US-backed Islamist mujahideen drove out the Soviet Union from Afghanistan, some of their mercenaries and arms were…5 min read·Aug 24, 2021----
Aarti TikooBollywood’s Chance To Redeem Itself in KashmirOne of the biggest highlights of my childhood in Kashmir was that one day our teacher at Army school in Anantnag announced that the…5 min read·Jul 24, 2020--3--3
Aarti TikooBollywood’s ‘Shikara’ Takes Its Subjects For a RideI didn’t have time to watch ‘Shikara – The Untold Story of Kashmiri Pandits’, the Vidhu Vinod Chopra movie, when it was released in…4 min read·Apr 7, 2020--2--2
Aarti TikooIndia’s citizenship law is recognition of religious persecutionFebruary 19, 20205 min read·Mar 2, 2020--2--2
Aarti TikooTruth of Kashmiri Hindu ExodusBeware young people! Today, on January 19, the 30th anniversary of Kashmiri Pandit exodus day, anyone telling you that militancy in…2 min read·Jan 19, 2020----
Aarti TikooMs. Singh Goes to WashingtonOn October 22, as I walked out of Room 2172 in Rayburn House Office Building, I felt like the country bumpkin character Jefferson Smith…5 min read·Nov 8, 2019----
Aarti TikooDebunking Myths of Article 370 & KashmirThe lecture ‘Kashmir-The State & The Status, Manthan Samvaad 2019’ by Srinath Raghavan on Article 370 is not only intellectually dishonest…4 min read·Oct 14, 2019--3--3
Aarti TikooThirty Years LaterApart from the memories, where do I go to, today? What do I visit? I thought of going home but there is none. So I decided to go to the…2 min read·Mar 4, 2019--1--1
Aarti TikooTo Dare Dragon, Tiger Must First Win On His Home TurfIn her popular autobiographical book ‘Wild Swans’ that spans three generations of China, Jung Chang while describing the Mao cult during…5 min read·Dec 12, 2018----