The study of politics has traditionally been ‘gender-blind’. In a discipline that focused primarily on states and inter-state relations, sexual politics and gender relations appeared to be of little or no relevance. Gender refers, most basically, to the social construction of sexual difference. As such, ‘gender’ is clearly distinct from…
Posts Written onNovember 2021
The series of civilian killings in Jammu and Kashmir and the fear of militancy
In the month of October, Jammu and Kashmir reported 44 killings in total which included 19 militants, 13 civilians and 12 armed forces personnel. The past month has been a difficult time for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The innocent civilians have increasingly lost their lives, as violence…