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…Aug 24, 2021Aug 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…Jul 24, 20203Jul 24, 20203
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…Apr 7, 20202Apr 7, 20202
Aarti TikooIndia’s citizenship law is recognition of religious persecutionFebruary 19, 2020Mar 2, 20202Mar 2, 20202
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…Jan 19, 2020Jan 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…Nov 8, 2019Nov 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…Oct 14, 20193Oct 14, 20193
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…Mar 4, 20191Mar 4, 20191
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…Dec 12, 2018Dec 12, 2018