The Other Voice

“Our neighbour has always been fishing in troubled waters. First it started by the gun, by blasts and bombs. They threw the Kashmiri Pandits out by ethnic cringing. They did not succeed in taking Kashmir to Pakistan. This is the second way they have started. But be sure, none of their plans will succeed. This, I tell you from the bottom of my heart”-Farooq Abdullah Former Chief Minister blaming Pakistan for Kashmir’s disarray and the new stone throwing phenomenon in Kashmir.

“We should first become a country of sportsmen like China. When China organised the Olympics, most of the top-most positions were held by the Chinese athletes. Now, we are competing with Antigua, Barbados, Saint Kitts and Nevis.” - Mani Shankar Aiyar in an interview on whether India should bid for the Asian Games