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SATIRE: Rejoice the Fall of Medical College, Cave Dwellers
Can Plato’s ‘Allegory of the Cave’ be applied to the celebrations over the shelving of a medical college at SMVDU?
From No-Tolerance for Rapes to Support for Rapists
The commutation of Sengar’s sentence and demonstrations in his support are not aberrations, they are part of a shocking pattern that is an inversion of decade-l...
The Venezuela Gambit and the Fraying of the Global Order
How the US action in Caracas can precipitate the global crisis and make the world unhinged
Book Review: Of Staged Encounters and a Deeper Rot
An exploration of an undeclared war that has profound consequences on the nation’s body politic, national psyche, and its collective moral behaviour
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan sings the requiem of the Indian Left
A couplet captures a truth that Indian Left is reluctant to confront but can it reflect and move towards renewal
Postscript: Beyond the Algorithm, Stories from India’s Invisible Frontlines
While the world chases AI data points, I spent 2025 chasing grassroots stories on climate resilience because environmental journalism cannot be outsourced to al...
Why Kashmir Apples Lose on Prices?
Freight bottlenecks and energy costs, not foreign fruit, are undermining the Valley’s core economy
MGNREGA vs. VB-G RAM G: Reform or Rollback?
Rights-based employment guarantee is being replaced with a centrally controlled, budget-capped mission that erodes workers' entitlements, increases state financ...
UN experts, force and water: a dangerous turn in South Asia
From missile strikes to suspending river treaties, actions after the Pahalgam attack raise serious questions and risk pushing a fragile region closer to catastr...
The Fading Threads: Can Kashmir’s Centuries-Old Gabba Craft Be Saved?
A popular folk art that connects people to their roots, poetry, sustainable practices, and bridges divides across boundaries, craves for more robust revival pla...
Kashmiri Farmers Caught Between Struggle and Survival
There is need to unlock agricultural potential through policy reform while blending organic practices with modern infrastructure for sustainable growth
Interview -- Rabbi Dovid Feldman: ‘State of Israel is rebellion against God’
New York-based Jewish leader says the State of Israel violates Jewish law, fuels endless bloodshed, and endangers Jews worldwide
When power goes scarce in a power-rich land
Electricity has long joined food and water as a basic need, yet in Kashmir, it disappears not just in winter, but in summer too, and blaming consumers for under...
The New Mandarins of War: How China’s Robot Army Is Reshaping Global Power
Will the automated wars of the future make conflicts more intractable, and is the world ready?
India and Israel Double Down on their ‘Strategic Partnership’
A partnership designed to strengthen state control of local populations
Why Laboratories Must Become the Heart of Science Education
Kindling curiosity and inquisitiveness about the universe, matter and complex forms of life is crucial for both science promotion and nation building
If Society Took an Exam Today, Would It Pass?
The Vaishno Devi Medical College controversy exposes the uncomfortable reality of a society that constantly produces, reproduces and reinforces vulnerabilities
The Land and the Human Loop of Compassion
How a chain of solidarity through the act of gifting land in Jammu and Kashmir is redefining humanity
Climate Crisis: Not Tokenism but Redesigning the Development Model is the Way Forward
Can a civilisation built on extraction sustain itself without eventually choking on its own breath?
How Banks in Jammu and Kashmir Keep Economy Weak
Policies of financial institutions in the region have reinforced dependency and deepened the costs of prolonged political instability