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Kashmiri Pandit Crisis Deserves Truth & Justice More Than a Label
CopiedFollow UsThe demand by organisations representing the Kashmiri Pandit community for official recognition of their displacement from Kashmir as genocide ha...
Nude Statue and the Fig Leaf Republic
CopiedFollow UsFor five thousand years, the statue of the nude girl from Mohenjo-Daro, commonly called the ‘Dancing Girl’ has stood with poise and confidence, r...
Good Kashmiris, Bad Kashmiris: Pakistan’s Paranoia
CopiedFollow UsThere is a peculiar genius to Pakistan’s ruling order: it can take a people asking for flour, electricity, dignity, representation, and constitut...
Can Tourism Become the Nuclear Deterrent in Kashmir? - II
Sacred Geographies, the Nuclear Triangle, and the Seven-Point Menu
Can Tourism Become the Nuclear Deterrent in Kashmir? – I
The Ugly Arithmetic and the Fragile Equation
PaJK Crisis: A State at War With its Own Citizens
The JAAC uprising is not an Indian conspiracy but a reflection of decades of neglect and exploitation. That is exactly why Islamabad wants it silenced
Brittle Bones, Stained Teeth & Low IQ— Children Bear the Burden of High Fluoride Groundwater in Villages of Dhanbad
Nearly half of the schoolchildren examined as part of a new research study in Baliapur block of Jharkhand exhibited dental fluorosis. Fluoride levels in urine s...
When Monarchs Were More Inclusive Than Democrats
Indian History is replete with examples of minority kings who accommodated the majority and Hindu kings who demolished temples, but contemporary narratives tend...
A Warning from Thathri: Land subsidence, Cloudbursts and Illegal Mining
How an Unfolding Crisis Reveals the Cost of Development Without Limits
The Healer Who Wrote: Remembering the Life and Pen of Dr Javid Iqbal
A tribute to a dear friend who was a repository of knowledge and wisdom
Beyond Architecture of Aspiration
How Kashmir can transform its global reputation, revive local enterprise, and build a productive economy for future generations
One Citizen, Twelve Votes: Why PaJK Must Reform its Non-Territorial Seats
Protecting Refugee Rights and Restoring Electoral Fairness Are Not Contradictory Goals
Beyond Visible Prosperity in Kashmir
Why expanding wealth on the surface may be masking deeper structural weaknesses in the Valley's economy
Kashmir Is a Question of People
A framework for moving beyond closed-door deals to people's democratic agency
A Child’s Rattle, Rules of Rivalry and Recipe for Unity!
A game of ‘Who can spit out better’ is the last thing Jammu and Kashmir needs
Understanding Pakistan-Administered Kashmir's Legal Identity
A debate over constitutional status should not distract from the larger need for democratic reform, stronger institutions, and accountable governance in Pakista...
'Brothers Karamazov: Dostoyevsky takes a stroll in downtown Kashmir'
As globalization, Article 370’s abrogation and AI reshape Kashmir, the moral and spiritual conflicts of the Karamazov brothers offer a haunting parallel to its ...
Preventing a New Insurgency in Jammu & Kashmir
The existing status quo with a calm that is fragile demands strategic actions from India, Pakistan, and Kashmiri Society
Where Copper Sings From Srinagar to Gaziantep
In the narrow alleys of old Srinagar and Gaziantep, the hammering of copper is not noise but memory, music, and a civilisation refusing to go silent
How Loni Became The World’s New Air Pollution Capital
For the workers of Loni in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, every paycheck is taxed in breath