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A beeline for the ballots in Kashmir
Jun 20, 2024

A beeline for the ballots in Kashmir

The high voter turnout in Kashmir Valley prompts the question: Does this indicate a return to normalcy, or is a more complex reality unfolding?

Kashmir: Is this the new normal?
May 03, 2022

Kashmir: Is this the new normal?

Despite the official narrative of a peaceful Jammu and Kashmir, the ground realities depict a rather different story.

Kashmir needs an infrastructure update for economic revival
Apr 23, 2022

Kashmir needs an infrastructure update for economic revival

Enhancing the tourism infrastructure would help create employment opportunities and aid the economic reconstruction of the Valley.

Shipping, shopping, and saffron: India-UAE strategic partnership on display in J&K
Jan 24, 2022

Shipping, shopping, and saffron: India-UAE strategic partnership on display in J&K

Closer ties between India-UAE will provide a fillip to Jammu and Kashmir’s economy

Crowdsourcing violence: Decoding online propaganda of new militant groups in Kashmir
Jan 19, 2022

Crowdsourcing violence: Decoding online propaganda of new militant groups in Kashmir

As new militant groups use digital militancy to garner support, the Indian government should implement effective counter narratives to control false p

Positioning The Resistance Front (TRF) in Kashmir’s militancy landscape
Dec 15, 2021

Positioning The Resistance Front (TRF) in Kashmir’s militancy landscape

TRF attempts to paint a secularised image to secure more recruits and resources. It is yet to be seen whether this strategy will help it gain momentum

Introducing Kashmir to the New Geopolitical and Regional Realities
Oct 20, 2021

Introducing Kashmir to the New Geopolitical and Regional Realities

Militants, most probably backed by the Pakistani state, are trying to entrap India in a three-front war

Moderate voter turnout rekindles hope in Jammu and Kashmir
Dec 21, 2020

Moderate voter turnout rekindles hope in Jammu and Kashmir

That the turnout is despite the sweeping constitutional changes and the harshest lockdown that Kashmir has ever witnessed in its troubled history is s

Jammu & Kashmir: An election of insecurities
Nov 23, 2020

Jammu & Kashmir: An election of insecurities

The upbeat mood that is usually witnessed during the election process is missing on the ground.

Article 370: Ushering in the new normal
Aug 10, 2020

Article 370: Ushering in the new normal

Even those who had built their careers around the old institutional framework seems to have adjusted to the ‘new normal’ where the real stakeholde

J&K one year later: Not quite a success (Part II)
Aug 06, 2020

J&K one year later: Not quite a success (Part II)

The first part of this article examined the security and political in J&K, one year after August 5th. This, second part, looks the development sce

J&K one year later: Not quite a success (Part I)
Aug 05, 2020

J&K one year later: Not quite a success (Part I)

A two-part review of a year post the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu & Kashmir. The first part looks at the security and politi

What is the Democratic Party’s vision for India?
May 21, 2020

What is the Democratic Party’s vision for India?

Democrats in the US Congress are increasingly willing to call India out on human rights issues.

Internet restrictions to detention of politicians: 5 August continues in Kashmir
May 04, 2020

Internet restrictions to detention of politicians: 5 August continues in Kashmir

Months after 5 August has been a total waste — recruitments for government jobs continue to be on hold, investments from outside have not come and b

COVID-19 — Kashmiris welcome ‘transformed’ administrative response for containment
Mar 26, 2020

COVID-19 — Kashmiris welcome ‘transformed’ administrative response for containment

New Delhi must consolidate the positive mood in the Valley to regain the trust of the people after abrogation of Article 370.

New Delhi’s recent Kashmir policy has hurt its international reputation but not its real position
Mar 02, 2020

New Delhi’s recent Kashmir policy has hurt its international reputation but not its real position

Externally, New Delhi has inconsistently wavered between attempting to influence the international debate on Kashmir and treating it as a purely domes

After Article 370: New Delhi should not repeat historical blunders
Feb 15, 2020

After Article 370: New Delhi should not repeat historical blunders

Kashmir urgently needs political manoeuvring to start a new political process for democracy, through the will of the people, to triumph.

Opportunity to actualise counterterrorism cooperation between India and the US
Feb 04, 2020

Opportunity to actualise counterterrorism cooperation between India and the US

As Republicans dampen Democrats’ criticism on Kashmir by citing India’s counterterrorism imperatives, an opportunity to actualise US-India counter

Analyzing global response to the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act
Dec 26, 2019

Analyzing global response to the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act

International concern over the Citizenship Amendment Act and abrogation of Article 370 demands realignment of India’s domestic and international age

Russia’s silently returns to South Asia to balance the US, China
Oct 25, 2019

Russia’s silently returns to South Asia to balance the US, China

Right from 1947, big powers have had their geopolitical interests in South Asia.

India has a problem on Capitol Hill
Oct 24, 2019

India has a problem on Capitol Hill

The much-anticipated Congressional hearing on “Human Rights in South Asia” turned into an attack by Democratic lawmakers on India’s Kashmir poli

OIC and its views on Kashmir: India’s Achilles heel in the Islamic world?
Oct 14, 2019

OIC and its views on Kashmir: India’s Achilles heel in the Islamic world?

Influenced by Pakistan, OIC — a prominent organisation of Islamic countries — has consistently commented on the situation in Kashmir much to Indi

The unintended consequences of conflict: Erosion of cultural heritage in the Kashmir Valley
Oct 09, 2019

The unintended consequences of conflict: Erosion of cultural heritage in the Kashmir Valley

The Centre must proceed with caution as ill–timed and hasty measures can damage the efforts of integration.

Kashmir needs empathy for integration of hearts and minds, not rhetoric
Sep 21, 2019

Kashmir needs empathy for integration of hearts and minds, not rhetoric

Will politicians rise above party politics and see Kashmir as a national agenda is the key question that will decide what unfolds ahead on the ground.

Informal modern education the only hope in present Kashmir crises
Sep 21, 2019

Informal modern education the only hope in present Kashmir crises

As Kashmiris stare at an uncertain future, mohalla schools have kept the lamp of education burning for the Valley’s children.

Education Paralysis in Kashmir: Need to protect the future
Sep 20, 2019

Education Paralysis in Kashmir: Need to protect the future

Innovative and creative educational initiatives and their effective use can break the legacy of violence and mistrust in Kashmir.

Kashmir: The situation is abnormally ‘normal’
Sep 17, 2019

Kashmir: The situation is abnormally ‘normal’

The death of yet another expectation will only increase the hurt and anger.

The Kashmir gambit: Economic empowerment, political disempowerment?
Sep 16, 2019

The Kashmir gambit: Economic empowerment, political disempowerment?

If India wants to show the world Kashmir is back to normal, the downed shutters, empty schoolyards and unpicked fruit will make sure it hears a differ

India and Russia share an evergreen relationship of trust and confidence
Sep 14, 2019

India and Russia share an evergreen relationship of trust and confidence

Indian envoy to Russia, Ambassador D. Bala Venkatesh Varma, discusses Indo-Russia ties and the recently concluded Modi-Putin Summit in Vladivostok. Th

Rumblings in the Northeast
Sep 12, 2019

Rumblings in the Northeast

It is vital that the Naga leadership fully comprehend the situation and look towards the issues they wish to safeguard under the provisions of Article

Assessing Modi government’s decisions
Sep 10, 2019

Assessing Modi government’s decisions

Prime Minister Narendra Modi must be assessed by the success or failure of his major decisions that have been taken since he assumed power in May 2014

Pakistan's quick U-turn on its trade ban on pharmaceutical products with India
Sep 07, 2019

Pakistan's quick U-turn on its trade ban on pharmaceutical products with India

Pakistan’s knee-jerk decision to suspend all trade relations with India could have only created a barrier of access to medicines for the Pakistani p

Kashmir: Easing the course of change
Aug 27, 2019

Kashmir: Easing the course of change

It is high time that the Centre opens up lines of communication with the people of Kashmir.

Government of India’s narrative trap on Kashmir
Aug 27, 2019

Government of India’s narrative trap on Kashmir

Today, there is barely any Kashmiri voice of dissent on TV screens and in newsprint. Any dissent or outpour of anger is either shut down, belittled or