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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
International Disability Day: A Long Wait For The Rights They Deserve
Meaningful inclusion is not a one-day commitment but needs continuous work, robust law enforcement, and infrastructure that everyone can access
Outsiders Within: With or Without Article 370
Post-2019, citizenship is the site of struggle between belonging and documentation in Jammu
Vaishno Devi: The Syncretic Tradition, the Row over Medical Seats and Weaponization of Religion
As polarized narratives bury the deeply embedded centuries-old tradition of amity, a Hindu man renews hope by gifting his land to a Muslim whose house was demol...
Raid on 'Kashmir Times': When Memory Becomes Punishment
The recent raid is not just an assault on a newspaper and its legacy but an attempt to erase a living record of Jammu and Kashmir’s turbulent history
Nellie Report After 40 Years: How Assam Massacre Shaped Kashmir’s Politics in the 80s
Tewary Commission Report, buried for four decades and tabled in 2025, details a massacre in Assam that impacted 1980s politics in Jammu and Kashmir and led to r...
Water Bankruptcy: NITI Aayog’s Report on Water Budgeting Exposes Deficit Crisis, Flags Groundwater Overexploitation
A scientific assessment in 18 aspirational blocks shows water deficit as high as 94% in Namchi block of Sikkim followed by Gangiri block (60%) in UP and Baldeog...
Virtual Autism: J&K Needs More Rehabilitation Therapists
Linked to excessive screen time during childhood, Virtual Autism is an increasing threat that can be combated with more therapists, especially to fill gaps in r...
Virtual Autism: J&K Needs More Rehabilitation Therapists
Published on: 25 Nov 2025, 12:30 amCopiedFollow UsThe prevalence of autism has been steadily rising over the past several years in Jammu and Kashmir. Alongside ...
‘We Differ; Therefore We Are Indian’
How the young from the Northeast navigate a daily reality of imposed food cultures, some with silence, some with a question.
My Days with Radio Kashmir: How Shaharbeen Was Born
My experience with BBC’s Sairbeen seeded an idea, Ashraf Sahil’s passion, dedication and support helped it flower.
Why The Kashmir Times Raid Matters: Memory, Journalism And The Long Arc Of Strategic Dissent
The compilation of op-eds by Ali Ahmed published in the Kashmir Times chronicles how ideology crept into military decision-making, how counter-insurgency became...
The California Connection in Kashmir’s Architecture: Of Bauhaus Movement & Joseph Stein
How a San Francisco architect's modernist buildings in Kashmir during the 1960s-80s became an unlikely training ground, shaping the region's architectural lands...
How Water Scarcity is Forging a New Era of Conflict
From the parched plains of Tehran to the contested glaciers of the Himalayas, a region on the hydrological brink.
Empowerment, Not Collective Punishment: Path to Build Trust in Kashmir
Red Fort blast must be investigated and punished, but lasting peace will only come when the response rejects collective blame, restores trust, and replaces susp...
Prison as a microcosm of UP’s caged and unjust society
Book Review: A review of Seema Azad’s Unsilenced: The Jail Diary of an Activist, translated by Shailza Sharma and published by Speaking Tiger.
The Wound That Finally Speaks: Review of the film 'Baramulla'
A film that unravels layers and pain, gradually and relentlessly seeping into the soul, just the way the Valley itself has bled for thirty-five years.
Delhi Red Fort Blast: The Unnamed Source Epidemic
Truth and justice are subverted in the mad scramble for scoops and breaking news based on unverified titbits.
Hidden Web: How Organized Crime Thrives in Kashmir
As the world marks the International Day against Transnational Organised Crime, the silence over Jammu and Kashmir reveals a darker truth.
The Wound That Still Bleeds
Why Kashmir’s tragedy continues to haunt both Pandits and Muslims alike