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Umar Lateef Misgar is a political analyst focusing on Kashmir and the Middle East. His work has appeared in The Independent, Truthout.org, London School of Economics Human Rights Centre blog, and elsewhere.
Comment: The Hindu-supremacist vision of India that Modi has supported for many years is making the country a deadly place for its Muslim population, writes Umar Lateef Misgar.
Comment: India's new citizenship law brings home the existential threat that Indian Muslims face under a Hindu-supremacist government, writes Umar Lateef Misgar.
Comment: Suppressing popular demands through torture and other human rights abuses will only exacerbate the conflict in Kashmir, writes Umar Lateef Misgar.
Comment: Pakistan has kept quiet on China's abuse of Uighur Muslims, but Islamabad may have more leverage than it thinks, writes Umar Lateef Misgar.
Comment: In Indian-controlled Kashmir, impunity is the norm, even in cases of mass rape, writes Umar Lateef Misgar.
In-depth: Militant groups are proving attractive even to middle classes, as India intensifies its crackdown in Kashmir, writes Umar Lateef Misgar.
Comment: An independent Kashmir could minimise military confrontation between rivals India and Pakistan, and aid the process of denuclearisation, writes Umar Lateef Misgar.
In-depth: A battle in Kashmir turned out markedly different to usual, reports Umar Lateef Misgar.
The latest erupted at the start of April, when Indian troops gunned down 13 armed fighters, as calls for ending Indian rule in occupied Kashmir continue, reports Umar Lateef Misgar.
Comment: Indian violence in Kashmir is not only authorised, but also incentivised by the state, writes Umar Lateef Misgar.
In-depth: The Assad regime uses rape of women and men, girls and boys, as a weapon of war, but opposition groups are also guilty of abuses, reports Umar Lateef Misgar.
Comment: New Delhi cannot resolve this conflict through a military solution. Instead it must urgently open an unconditional dialogue with Kashmiris, writes Umar Lateef Misgar.
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