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Water Must Flow, Diplomacy Must Prevail
Indus Waters Treaty cannot be sacrificed to political retaliation in a climate-stressed South Asia
A Peddler of an Immoral World, Epstein was Also its Product
Epstein was the epicentre of a dirty and powerful nexus that drives the world; the only thing to do about it is to envision a world without this immoral and exp...
Memoir That Mirrors A Republic, But Blurs Its Edges
Book Review: Shahid Siddiqui’s book, "I, Witness: India from Nehru to Narendra Modi," is a fascinating chronicle of Delhi’s power corridors, but it is poor in r...
Branding Kashmir: From Raw Heritage to Global Value
A unified Brand Kashmir export platform should be required, with the help of diaspora investment, and young entrepreneurs
Misunderstood, Misinterpreted and Misguided Urban Lake Governance and Management in Hyderabad
The Disappearing Lakes of Hyderabad: Governance Failures and Future Challenges Need to be Taken Into Consideration to Save the Urban Water Bodies Alongwith Sust...
Tariq Rahman’s Legacy: Liberation and Language in His Veins
From 1971 movement to the present, language and culture play a pivotal role in Bengali politics; the PM seems to be aware of that
The Drying Basin: Late Snow is Pushing Kashmir to the Brink
Kashmir's water crisis demands climate justice cum compensation, shared profits from hydropower, and a reimagined Indus Waters Treaty
Dreams and Belonging in 'Khwaban Khayalan Manz'
Book Review: Asif Tariq Bhat's novel explores self-realisation and humanity's quest for compassion beyond prejudice and misplaced stereo-types
For the Common Indian, Budget 2026 Postpones the Future
High on promises and targeted schemes, it follows the decade-long pattern of leaving ordinary masses with no protection or immediate relief
Trade Deal That Could Undercut Kashmir’s Orchards
India–US tariff shifts risk turning a fragile apple economy of Kashmir into collateral damage
Kashmir’s Apple Economy at Crossroads
Global competition is coming, and without value addition and protection, the region’s core rural industry risks being outpriced in its own market
The New European Constellation Amid Geopolitical Fragmentation and Strategic Realignment
Europe is in flux as Trump's threats are reshaping a world order and compelling a continent to respond by navigating and balancing the many complexities and dil...
The Hidden Cost of Floods and The Brutal Math of Poverty in Bihar
In North Bihar, a household typically loses assets worth Rs 2 lakh in a single flood event, finds a new study. Villages in the region face up to 60 flash floods...
From Saffron to Cement: Kashmir's Deadly Wasteland
Cement factories within a 10-kilometre radius have turned the sublime saffron fields into a condemned wasteland. Farmers who once cultivated this exotic spice n...
Building Blocks of Science
How traditional khatamband and abandoned firewood supply inspired me to model DNA, atoms, and molecules
Islamabad Bombing: Repeating a Bloodstained Script of a Fatal Failure
Every tragedy is followed by the same hunt for a convenient enemy and skirting uncomfortable questions
Kashmir’s Historicity: Anantnag’s Evolution Beyond Myths and Counter-narratives
From the Kush Settlements to the Harmonious Echoes of Masjid, Temple and Gurdwara in Anantnag
After Some Hiccups, High-Density Apple Orchards are Finally Delivering in Kashmir
Threatened by rising costs, shrinking land, climate change, traditional farming needs alternatives and one of them is already yielding fruits
‘Nazuk Morh’: Pakistan's unending strategic bend
The cracks in the military establishment’s foundation are becoming harder to conceal
A Prison Diary in Lyrics
Book Review: "Horror Saga" is a rhythmic indictment of India’s anti-terror regime that frames the innocent, and feeds on the vulnerability of the imprisoned