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India, Canada and ‘Khalistan Movement’: Tracing The Global Footprints-I
This three-part series, based on historic events, public narratives, and Indian intelligence accounts, offers a detailed account of the complex Khalistan Moveme...
How India Can Navigate Afghanistan Under Taliban
Indian support in education and healthcare, could help the Taliban shun its shortsightedness regarding women rights.
The Roar and the Bleat: Kashmir’s Sher-Bakra Dichotomy Through History
How nicknames became political weapons, social satire, and symbols of power in Kashmir’s turbulent past.
Has Cricket Diplomacy Finally Run Out of Overs?
Once a bridge between India and Pakistan, cricket is now a casualty of hardened nationalism and political point-scoring.
The New Axis: How a Saudi-Pakistan Pact is Redrawing the Map for the Globe
A defense deal between Riyadh and Islamabad signals an important shift in power as well as alliances across the world, much to India’s discomfort, left to recko...
Hazratbal Shrine: Between Faith and Politics
How the sacred Hazratbal Shrine in Kashmir is becoming increasingly politicised by the BJP government, while ironically calling for depoliticisation.
Kashmir’s Economic Revival: Justice Before Prosperity
Repeated cycles of disruptions and politically induced blockades to tourism and economy show that the problem is not just economic, it is deeply political.
Ladakh on Boil: Cold Desert Caught Between History, Identity and Unrest
Historian late Abdul Ghani Sheikh mentions in his works that until a century ago, Turkish was a common second language in Ladakh.
Kashmir’s Climate Crisis: A Man-Made Tragedy
Reckless development and policy paralysis are fuelling the Himalayan meltdown, calls for urgent changes, otherwise next monsoon will bring even greater devastat...
Apples aren’t Just Wasted; this is an Existential Threat to Kashmir’s Horticulture Industry
The catastrophic crisis requires a multi-pronged approach with urgent compensation, revival of village-level cooperatives for value addition, and genuine inclus...
The Great Apple Rot: The Multi-Crore Highway Crisis
Highway blockades, transport delays, and poor infrastructure are pushing growers into a deep economic crisis; stop-gap arrangements and rail cargos are insuffic...
Abdul Ghani Bhat: An Academic in the Tempest of Kashmir’s Politics
A teacher turned reluctant politician, who believed in dialogue amid a landscape of guns, became a leader who was both respected and doubted.
Shouldn’t the protection of the real mother be beefed up?
While passionate street protests are mobilized to defend symbolic "Gau Mata", the actual mothers who raised these very protesters languish in neglect at home, r...
Reclaiming clarity: PaJK, Gilgit-Baltistan and the unfinished constitutional journey
Pakistan-administered Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan have lived for 77 years as part of Pakistan socially, politically, and emotionally—yet without consti...
Prof Ghani Bhat: A Dreamer for Peace and an Interpreter of my Dreams
From politics to the personal, he was a guide and mentor, his wisdom, commitment to dialogue, and his lack of malice and venom, and his simplicity were all too ...
Prof Ghani Bhat: The Accidental Politician
OBITUARY: An intellectual who wandered into politics, Prof Bhat was also an outspoken critic of the APHC, which he once headed.
When Silence Speaks Louder Than Words: Kashmiri Voices and the Gatekeepers of Liberal Media
These reflections come from my own journey as a Kashmiri writer navigating both the noise and the silence of Indian media. They are not meant to wound, but to r...
Israel’s Strike on Qatar: How a Single Attack Redefined Global Alliances and Exposed the Fragility of American Hegemony
Middle East Tensions Escalate as Israel's Bold Move Challenges U.S. Influence in Persian Gulf and Middle Eastern Countries
Sonam Wangchuk Being Targetted For Raising Peoples' Genuine Demands
Unity in Diversity: Ladakh's Movement for Constitutional Safeguards Under Schedule IV of Indian Constitution Gains Momentum.
Human Neglect, Lopsided Policies Behind a Natural Disaster
How illegal Mining, Vanishing Forests, and Poor Planning Fueled J&K’s Recent Floods.