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Whose mandate counts in Pakistan-administered Kashmir?
The controversy over refugee seats in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir raises a fundamental question of democratic representation: should governments in ...
Infrastructure Outpaces Care in GMC Anantnag
With focus on tertiary care, secondary care is being neglected and public grievances are growing, necessitating an overhaul
However Kashmiris May Excel, They Remain Outliers in Indian Cricket
The case of Auqib Nabi will not leave a great hurt should the selectors fail to right a wrong and proudly foreground this extraordinary bowler from our beloved ...
Kashmir’s Food Crisis: A Silent Public Health Warning
Excessive pesticide use in orchards is leading to rising cancers in Kashmir
N-Bomb gave Pakistan Security but Made its Military Ultra-Powerful
Reforms within the army will not only make it more credible and efficient, it will help reduce Pakistan’s accumulating economic debt
Ladakh Exposes Kashmir Contradiction
As New Delhi considers constitutional safeguards for Ladakh to protect land, identity and jobs, difficult questions are resurfacing in Kashmir
The Knife’s True Edge: Lessons from Eid al-Adha for Global Peace
The festival’s essence of sacrifice can be a guiding principle for powers to relinquish ego and maximalist demands
Pearls For All: Words of Wisdom and Introspection
Nighat Hafiz’s ‘String of Pearls’ is a richly curated treasury of quotations – from the complexities of society to the corridors of power, democracy, and leader...
The People vs. the System: PaJK's Democratic Uprising
JAAC – a grassroots democratic movement is challenging misgovernance and political exclusion
Kashmir’s Hydropower Paradox: Resource-Rich Region to Energy-Dependent Economy
Political parties in Jammu & Kashmir are finally admitting what ordinary Kashmiris have known for decades: the region’s vast hydropower wealth has enriched othe...
The Choking Hills of Chenab Valley
How Illegal Industrial Units are Threatening Doda's Fragile Ecosystem
RSS and the Peace Paradox
The openness for dialogue by the Hindu nationalists is not insignificant provided India and Pakistan can use this as an opportunity to build a constructive spac...
The Poisoned Promise: Why 1947’s Partition Has Become a Catastrophe for Muslims
Almost eight decades on, both the ‘secular’ India and ‘Islamic’ Pakistan are captive to a mythology of their own founding and have let the Muslims down
Kashmir: Ultimate Oasis for South Asia
At a time when South Asia remains trapped in hardened borders, militarization, and geopolitical rivalry, Kashmir’s geography and civilizational legacy offer a d...
An Education System Designed to Perpetuate Inequality
When bureaucrats and policymakers prefer private schools for their children, a deep crisis of trust, credibility and accountability in government schools is exp...
Memory Without Monopolies: Language, Loss, and Kashmir
What Kashmir requires is the moral courage to see suffering without monopolising it, to question language without muting grief, and to seek truth without conver...
Farhang-e-Asif[iya]: The Lyrics of a Sialkoti Khawaja
The digital misadventures of the Minister of Gaffes
Kashmir’s Grand Wazwan was Saved by Wazas from Gurez
Will a feast that evolved over the years, and was perfected during displacement and migration, withstand the modern-day challenges of health concerns and politi...
Beyond Profits: Can J&K Bank Reclaim Its Developmental Role?
As Jammu & Kashmir searches for economic stability and long-term growth, J&K Bank faces a larger test than quarterly profits, whether to remain merely a commerc...
How to Smuggle Climate Into Blockbusters—A Screenwriters’ Huddle in Mumbai
Cinema can no longer ignore climate. Screenwriters must stealthily smuggle heat, rain, floods and eco-anxiety into stories that make it personal, urgent and en...