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India's Silent Crisis: The Missing Children
“As India approaches Children’s Day, there is a need to draw attention to the alarming crisis of missing children across the nation, where over 174 children dis...
Doyen of English Journalism in Jammu & Kashmir
“In a six-decade-long career in active journalism, Ved Bhasin was not only a publisher and editor of the first English daily of Jammu, he is also credited with ...
Forgotten in an Indian Cell: Trials and Tribulations of 3 Uyghur Siblings
“The eleven-year confinement of Uyghurs in criminal cells violates UN detention standards and fundamental human rights, while their treatment defies internation...
Why I started Kashmir Times?
While launching The Kashmir Times, I had declared that journalism for me is neither a profession nor business but a holy mission to fight against tyranny, arbit...
Tribute to Ved Bhasin: A Heartfelt Remembrance
“As we honour his legacy today, let us remember Ved Bhasin not just as a journalist but as a beacon of hope for countless individuals, who continue to fight for...
How will ongoing destruction in the Middle East impact us?
The ongoing targeted bombardments and killings by the Israeli forces in the Middle East are spreading out. The targeted countries and civilian populations survi...
The Smell of Winter And Its Hand-Knitted Love
Smells have a way of triggering memories. This connection is perhaps forged in childhood and stays with us. Whether it is the smell of a dal tadka wafting out ...
God-Willed Justice?
There are a very few legal scholars or advocates who have perceptively looked at the dynamics of India’s judiciary and cautioned us about the dangers that can c...
Appeal to not celebrate Diwali in deference to 18,000 Palestinian children killed
Last year, 6-year old Madiha was a guest during Diwali at our home in Lucknow. Listening to the sound of fire crackers bursting outside she remarked, ‘It appear...
Between Memory and Masonry: Kashmir’s Sustainable Architectural Legacy
“Beyond the Bund, it was a medieval town…it was a town, damp or dusty, of smells: of bodies and picturesque costumes discolored and acrid with grime… a town of ...
Future of Cancer Treatment: Microfluidics at the Forefront
Microfluidics is a revolutionary technology in cancer treatment, offering a level of precision and control that was previously unimaginable. Cancer treatment ha...
Echoes of Silence: Women’s Bodies As Sites of War
The latest report, presented to the UN General Assembly by Dr Alice Jill Edwards the UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading tre...
The West has lost the Plot: What can and should replace it?
Centuries of Western dominance – ideational, ideological, economic, and political- might be coming to an end. The reference is not to banalities like the inaugu...
Shocking reports of arson, and violence against Muslims in Baharaich
One news report after another brings along details of the communally surcharged situation in Uttar Pradesh. Alarming situation! Shocking reports of the situatio...
Middle East: A crisis is looming
The Middle East is experiencing unparalleled turmoil. The region remains a war zone as ballistic missiles and rockets wreak damage, with the possibility of an e...
Lost Homes, Living Hopes: Kashmiri Pandits’ Legacy of Resilience
The year 1990 denotes a turning point in the history of Kashmiri Pandits, who were caught unaware amidst the tumultuous times in a changing geopolitical world w...
China Backs Down After 4 Years To Let India Patrol Its Own Territory In Ladakh
India and China have reached a historic agreement on border patrolling along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). It amounts to China backing down after four years...
Why Won’t Haryana’s Results Repeat in Maharashtra-Jharkhand?
The assembly elections in Maharashtra with 248 seats and the tribal-majority state of Jharkhand with 81 seats are taking place at a time when the surprising res...
Kashmir Killings: Beyond The Blame Game
Mysterious killings of seven non-local labourers including a Kashmiri doctor at the hands of unknown assailants continue to grab headlines within and outside th...
FLASHBACK: When Kashmir Accord teetered on the brink?
Bits and pieces of the turbulent (1947 to 2019) history of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state reveal an intriguing pattern of vicious power play. Coincidentally,...