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Dean & Professor, School of International Studies, JNU; President @iaisofficial Padma Shri, D.Phil.(Oxon.)

Srinagar, JNU, Melbourne

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4 years

No other living person exudes d charisma of HH Dalai Lama. His humility, wisdom & drive for peace is unique. That he has made India a home is a source of continuous benediction and inspiration to us. He is not a card; he is a continuous reminder of the cruelty of totalitarianism

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3 years

WoW!!! Gives you goosebumps!

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With my daughter Dr ⁦ @MattooVandita ⁩, MD, after her engagement in Srinagar and her wonderful & caring fiancé Mukund Boni, Esq.

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RIP; wiser words weren’t spoken!

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As I entered the JNU campus an hour ago, I saw the most brutal violation of an institution.

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Throwback! At Grantchester

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At my school Buddy’s niece’s engagement ⁦ @pummy63 ⁩ . Sanjay you are a super host!

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BBC documentary has been two years in D making ! Someone should lose their job! It is not just about @narendramodi @PMOIndia . It is about India and the brazenness of our erstwhile colonial masters! BBC is as independent as All India Radio. It is a hatchet job and the PM must act

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Sometimes I wonder does a @padmashree @JNU_official_50 Professorship & @UniMelb Professorship hold you back ?

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The greatness of India! Neeraj Chopra with his father, a farmer!

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Delighted!My article has been accepted to be published in a special centenary issue of @IAJournal_CH Co-edited by @AmritaNarlikar @dandrezner International Affairs is the highest ranked journal with an impact factor of 7.910. Thanks to @ChetanRana96 for his great research support

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50Years Ago JNU came into being.11 reasons why JNU is so special! One, JNU is where you can be yourself irrespective of your background. Two, JNU is where India's diversity begins to understand the power of democracy. Three,JNU is the nicest place 2 live as a community

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Replugging this: The first pilot to fly Rafale is Wing Commmander Hilal Ahmed Rather of Sainik School and is from Anantnag, Kashmir. Presently he is Indian Defence Attaché in Paris France. He ensured its quick delivery and weaponised it as per Indian conditions. 1/3

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The PM should convene an all party meeting immediately. No time, no space for divisive partisanship. We need a national consensus now

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I find it a bit rich to be lectured on Indian politics by paratrooped NRI or foreign academics who claim to be Indian specialists. Please visit Amethi and it’s villages to know why @smritiirani won. Don’t be supercilious and Churchillian about Indian voters!

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3 years

Déjà vu!!!

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Excellent choice. Ambassador @KanwalSibal to be the new Chancellor of @JNU_official_50 . Congratulations Sir!

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2 years

I read and endorsed ⁦ @vikramsampath ⁩ ‘s first volume on Savarkar wholeheartedly and without reservations. I do so again! This is the blurb on the book:

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A lovely lazy Sunday JNU lunch!

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A strong case to downgrade diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom @narendramodi @PMOIndia

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“The British empire that brought Infrastructure, legal system, civil service, military to many countries [and that’s a good thing]”. No Suella, that’s called colonisation. We didn’t want you there. You took our language, culture and land. We didn’t need or want “your help”.

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RIP Rishi Kapoor. There is still a Bobby hut in Gulmarg and in Pahalgam. Amongst the first movies I saw in Palladium, was Bobby where it ran for weeks. The Kapoors defined Bollywood Royalty in Kashmir.

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Make no mistake . The Lion of Panjsher, Ahmed Shah Masoud, his is the man who led the campaign against the Soviets & the Al Qaeda & the Taliban and all forms of sectarianism & bigotry. Do not betray his heroic legacy!

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My father’s 87th at home!

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If a Chancellor& VC cannot protect their faculty and the University’s autonomy, they should resign as well! That is what 6 years of being VC taught me; you run the university as best as you can, but never ever capitulate under political pressure. Every political party is d same

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I am neither an epidemiologist nor a statistician but I have a dilettante’s interest in epidemics and big data. My early conclusion. Citus Paribus, India has performed much much better than most countries in dealing with #COVID19 . 1/2

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World’s top journal on international relations to publish Prof Amitabh Mattoo’s article

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A plea to Hon'ble @PMOIndia @narendramodi to launch an all-of-government operation to evacuate our friends and partners in Afghanistan. History reminds us that nations are judged by the manner in which they treat their friends in difficult times. @DrSJaishankar

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At Leh now!!! What an extraordinary person. I am tempted to say that all Indian news reporting is now a footnote to d one &only @BDUTT Navigating through much of India 2 cover #COVID19 , she drives 12hrs from Bihar 2 fly to Leh. Bravo 👏 yaar!!! You make us believe in miracles!!

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Stay safe my brave friend @BDUTT ! The world needs people like you, many more!

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5 Lessons from the Kargil War. Lesson1:Clarity of communication and transparency is the most effective way of building public opinion at home and internationally. Unless there are operational reasons that demand secrecy, share information: this is your strength as a democracy

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Ashoke ji, she is first of all a student at JNU and I am a teacher. For me that relationship is far superior to any other; that is our collective sanskar as Pandits

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Yes 🙌

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The many colours of #JNU Bougainvilleas

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I am still an old fashioned citizen of India, imbued with d values of my parents’ generation, who believes that at a time of an existential threat to d nation we cannot afford as a people to undermine leadership of d country. There will be time to dissent & disagree but not now!

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3 years

Can all those in India who wanted to engage with the Taliban please show up? There is a special one way flight ✈️ to Kabul leaving tDelhi to arrive before the swearing in of the new government tomorrow. Business class reserved for former diplomats!

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The tilt towards the US is shaking at its very foundations. As we face the worst "WAR" within our frontiers, the US is navel gazing.

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Strange resoning. US is contrlling exprt of bits requred for prodcing vaccines as service to others. Will prvent spred of virus outwards from US. Ergo, denyng them to India is doing us service.India c’ld make such argumnt in reverse with others? So 2 b selfish is 2 serve others!

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4 years

In Srinagar today, a living legend Noor Mohammed Sahib

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Congratulations @Shehla_Rashid ! May you continue to lead with courage & wisdom and keep your idealism intact! This is a difficult journey, but all my best wishes for this brave decision.

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Exclusive: Scientists say India government ignored warnings amid coronavirus surge | Reuters

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It is an order drafted by a Section Officer who probably failed his law degree and was then absorbed in government service under SRO 43 on compassionate grounds

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China should invite international sanctions for creating a global security nightmare bigger than WWII. If this is not a crime against humanity , what is?

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Spanish Flu (killed 17 million Indians) did not start in #India . Plague, malaria, small pox, cholera did not start in India. Gonorrhea & syphillis did not start in India. HIV, H1N1 and swine flu did not start in India. But what would an India-hating racist know? #FetidIgnorance

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5 years

Let us pray on this day for return of Kashmir Pandits, with honour and dignity, to their beloved valley of Kashmir and for revival of the bond between them and the Kashmiri Muslims and for sustainable reconciliation between all communities and regions of Jammu, Kashmir& Ladakh

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The Rimpoche Kaushik Bakola Airport at Leh

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Purani Dilli!

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Not for the Apostles but for the growing tribe of the Doubting Thomas

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PM Narendra Modi was at his best today: compassionate, statesmanlike and inclusive. India needs to unite at this moment of great peril under his leadership

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The one and only Sam Bahadur!!!

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Enjoy

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There is no finer example of an IAS officer than @listenshahid : retaining his humanity and his connection with the people without compromising on his outstanding professionalism

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Please take a moment to credit this fine young officer. He has shown exemplary empathy and focus in a very tough time in Kashmir.

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With my daughter Dr Vandita Mattoo, our first post Covid flight ✈️ together 🤞

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This morning!

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The mother & her sons: in search of lost time!

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Vajpayeeji's great lines from his poems: "My Lord, Never let me climb so high That I am unable to embrace another stranger, Deliver me ever from such arrogance!" 1/4

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One of the most incisive , logical and powerful speeches I have ever heard.

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Set the record straight on the fake narratives & loose talk on India’s undaunted fight against Covid-19, vaccination process, vaccine manufacturing, exports & the resilient spirit of #AatmaNirbharBharat during the debate in Rajya Sabha today.

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An earnest appeal. Can we help this talented Kashmiri boy from Pulwama go to Cambridge? Please amplify his cause ⁦ @OmarAbdullah ⁩ ⁦ @sajadlone ⁩ ⁦ @AltafBukhari01 ⁩ ⁦ @manojsinha_ ⁩ Raise funds and make it happen for Junaid. | Milaap

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Congratulations ! Where Brilliance begins! @Nidhi

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3 years

I can scarcely believe that Hamid Karzai ( who I had the pleasure of breaking bread with) is sharing the table with Mullah Baradar & the Haqqanis. Tragic also that billions of dollars of Indian development aid is now being flushed down the sewage.

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When the history of this period is written, @BDUTT your reportage will stand out for its humanity, its courage & its integrity. You were the conscience of a nation when we found ourseves helpless during the worst days of #Covid19 . If we can't speak up for you now, when then?

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Our Man in Kabul, Amb ⁦Rudrendra Tandon has returned with d assurance Air India will continue with evacuation plans. An outstanding officer, a diplomat I would trust to ensure India’s friends in Afghanistan are not abandoned!!There is still light in the dark ages of the Taliban

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Just now

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Within 100 metres of wherever you are in JNU, you will find someone willing to explore your most obscure query. Ten, JNU is still the most non-hierarchical institution of learning that I know. Finally, JNU is what every Institution in India should aspire to be

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This piano will not play until the Afghan students at JNU return safely!

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An extraordinarily memorable, candid and inspiring working dinner hosted by Hon’ @HardeepSPuri & Amb @lakshmiunwomen in honour of the current President of the UN General Assembly @Csaba_Korosi_ at a time when multilateralism is facing extraordinary challenges

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Throwback! Receiving the Padma Shri for distinguished contribution in Education.

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Wing Commmander Hilal Ahmed Rather won Sword of honour in NDA when he passed out and is presently one of finest fighter pilot of India 2/3

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5 years

Welcome to spring in Kashmir from Srinagar

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Just out by Neerja Mattoo

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My mother Neerja Mattoo’s new book; her magnum opus on Kashmiri poets: Lal Ded, Habba Khatoon, Arnimal, & Roop Bhawani

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Speaking at @StanfordCISAC

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Rarely would you find a more thoughtful panel to discuss Kashmir. This was Indian democracy at its very best: agreeing to disagree but looking for a common ground on a subject too important to divide us on the basis of partisan politics @ShashiTharoor @rammadhavbjp @BDUTT

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Throwback: Driving the first electric lawn mover as Vice Chancellor of the University of Jammu, in 2003. Was then the youngest ever VC of a public University in independent India.

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The well known Islamic scholar: Maulana Wahiddudin Khan has passed away. A scholar, theologian, writer and a great peacemaker, we are poorer by this loss. Had the opportunity to meet him and was deeply impressed by his vision of peace and reconciliation

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MK Narayanan and I disagreed on almost everything related to Kashmir during the MMS years. And now I find it impossible to disagree with him; Narrowing options in Jammu and Kashmir

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Narrowing options in Jammu and Kashmir

India needs to win the battle of minds within the country before trying to justify itself in the eyes of the world

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Measure of a Man: On his release Dr Farooq Abdullah declares that he will speak to the people of India in the greatest shrine of Indian Democracy: Lok Sabha.

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We still believe in Non Violence We still believe in brotherhood We still believe in secularism and tolerance We are Kashmiri Pandits Against all odds, we still believe in these values; each one of us!

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It is Fox News, but tragically no exaggeration!

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Lazim hai ke hum bhi dekhenge Wo din ke jis ka wada hai Rooi ki tarah ur jaenge Hum mehkoomon ke paaon tale Hum ahl-e-safa mardood-e-harm Masnad pe bethae jaenge Sab taaj uchale jaenge Sab takht girae jaenge Bas naam rahega Allah ka Jo ghayab bhi hai hazir bhi .....Faiz

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Jo Biden will b d next President of d United States &Kamala Harris the next VP. The world & d US are a calmer place; we can sleep better tonight.All those who trolled me for supporting Biden, there are no grudges. It is a moment for giving peace & reconciliation a fresh chance.

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Let us face it : private capital crawls when it is asked to bend and that is why private institutions of higher education are, with some exceptions, disastrous. Counter intuitively, public universities are still sanctuaries of free speech, thought and writing in India

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The great sage of Maihar Baba Allaudin Khan and his legendary disciple Pandit Ravi Shankar! This is true Guru Shishya parampara for you!

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A superb officer & a thorough gentleman @AskSheikhAadil @sheikhaadilfans . At Srinagar airport

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One of India’s most exceptional diplomats and founder of the Delhi Policy Group , K Shankar Bajpai is no more. Served as Ambassador to Pakistan, US and China- the only Indian diplomat to do so- Shankar Bajpai was a confidante of decision makers across the political spectrum 1/3

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Congratulations Ankita!!! Pride of Kashmir | Ankita Raina hailing from Tral is India's No 1 Tennis star; all set to play at Olympics 2022 - The RealKashmir News Pride of Kashmir ⁦ @ankita_champ ⁩

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A very Happy Diwali! May the year usher in peace and prosperity

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Air Commodore now

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D killing of Sh Makhan Lal Bindroo is not just tragic but almost like erasing a silver lining in a dark sky. Bindroo Chemists were a household name in Srinagar; he ran d medicate through the worst of troubles.His son, an endocrinologist trained outside, had returned to serve

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Happy anniversary to one of the most charismatic couples, talented professionals & generous neighbours anywhere @theUdayB

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Melbourne from the Dandenong ranges!

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Powerful words by ⁦ @vijayprashad ⁩ at Glasgow on the colonial mentality & climate change!

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Father - Doctor Daughter bonding over #vegan delicacies on @glenferrie

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In happier days, my Research scholars at the JNU Study #best &brightest #worldClassResearch

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Any relationship ⁦⁦ @Nidhi ⁩

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Identify this breathtaking property!!!!

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Landlines to Srinagar are working!

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Throwback Thursday ! My third birthday in Langate, Handwara in June 1965. My father was posted as DFO and the picture is just taken behind the kitchen attached to the DFO’s official residence

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This is often a result of local capacity, real grassroots efficiency and civil action . And based on studying ten cities including the two cities I am familiar with intimately, Srinagar and Jammu

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4/5 Until Pakistan comes to terms with d fact that religion can never b a cement for nationhood & they need to look for some other glue, it will seek to frustrate India’s successes. They will nurture terror in a state of bankruptcy and will play tactical Taliban games in Kabul

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Fourth, JNU is nonviolent in letter and spirit Fifth,JNU is the most gender friendly space in the NCR Sixth JNU is a community, where you learn everyday from everyone. Seven JNU’s idealism remains intact even in dystopian times (recall the Emergency).

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