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The Himalayan Deluge: A Shared Crisis that Demands Coordinated Action
India and Pakistan must move beyond the blame game, insulate conflict from climate adaptation and work unitedly to present the Himalayas from being washed away.
When Police Comes Visiting Bookshops!
How saffron forces weaponise ignorance and stigmatise intellectauls.
Seven Days in Kashmir — A Non-Kashmiri’s Witness Account After the May 2025 War
The Unheard Voices of Kashmir: A Non-Kashmiri's Eye-Opening Experience
NCERT: History as Tool for Promoting Divisive Hate
The presentation in the Class 8 textbook is very selective, hiding the fact that Muslims were part of Hindu kings’ armies or Hindus were with Muslim kings.
Citizens as Infants? Judiciary ‘Schools’ People in Patriotism
Could it be argued that Bombay HC's highly debatable decision on a peaceful rally against Gaza genocide is an attempt not to inconvenience the ruling dispensati...
India and Pakistan: Weight of History
Silences along the LoC, the crossings at Kartarpur, and the quiet exchange of hydrological data are fragile filaments on which any future settlement must rest, ...
Cloudbursts in the Himalayas: Kishtwar Tragedy a Grim Warning
When the mountains roar with sudden floods, lives and landscapes hang in fragile balance.
‘Cloudbursts’ Alone Not Responsible For The Mayhem In The Himalayan States
There is enough and more scientific evidence explaining the alarmingly frequent extreme weather events. Yet successive governments have done little to build cli...
A vision for a future without borders, where all exiles can be home
As the 1947 Partition anniversary nears, an Indian-Bengali writer reflects on a performance by Karachi-born, California-based Sehba Sarwar, blending past, prese...
Freedom at Midnight — Or a Day Earlier?
How ego, astrology and a midnight compromise shaped India and Pakistan’s Independence dates
Banning Truth: War on Kashmir’s Memory
Banning these books is an act of desperation, betraying a state’s fear of an informed citizenry, yet history will endure in hidden manuscripts, digital archives...
Promised, Then Forgotten: J&K’s Chenab Valley’s Struggle for Development and Recognition
Despite decades of political promises, the districts of Doda, Kishtwar, and Ramban continue to grapple with underdevelopment and marginalisation — reigniting de...
When Books Become Threat: Who Fears Kashmir’s Written Word?
The banning of 25 acclaimed titles in Jammu & Kashmir is not about security — it’s about controlling memory, silencing scholarship, and shrinking democratic spa...
Obituary: An Enigma Called Satya Pal Malik
Jammu and Kashmir's former governor leaves behind a complex legacy as a reluctant whistleblower who exposed the BJP's abuse of power only after participating in...
No space to breathe: Shrinking press freedom in Jammu & Kashmir
A Free Speech Collective commentary on the state of the media, on the 6th anniversary of the abrogation of Art 370.
Flashback: Silence Amid Echoes of Fear in August 2019
On August 5, 2019, as a siege was laid in Jammu and Kashmir, the government was busy selling the narrative of ‘normalcy’ in a land where internet, communicatio...
Gender equality and human rights is the only pathway towards sustainable development where no one is left behind
Rising anti-rights & anti-gender pushes threaten gender equality and SDGs
July 13, 1931: BJP’s Myth of Conspiracy
The Hindu right wing’s contentions that the rebellion was a British backed conspiracy to take control of Gilgit and ease out the monarch falls flat as evidence ...
India’s Secular Soul Under Siege: Why Does it Matter
As opposed to Hindu nationalism that regards plurality as an anathema, India’s constitutionally guaranteed secularism is the fundamental basis of equality and l...
Kashmiri Language Crisis: Centuries of Rich Heritage Facing Extinction
One of the most widely spoken languages in the region has a rich and complex past, highlighting its fascinating evolution, but faces challenges as decades of of...