Kashmir Life
Will the Revival of Darbar Move Deliver on Public Expectations?
by Ghulam Quadir Jeelani
The revival of the 154-year-old Darbar Move restores Jammu and Kashmir’s administrative tradition and economic links, but raises questions about public...
Can Europe’s Youth Revolt Reshape the Political Future?
by Asad Mirza
Young Europeans are protesting over housing, education, jobs and political exclusion. Joined by older allies, their movement challenges governments and exposes a...
Briefing November 1-7, 2026
FARIDABAD
The Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested Kashmiri Pandit activist Rakesh Handoo, alias Bunty, from Faridabad (Haryana) in connection with the circulation of threatening...
Why Has the JKPSC Been Left Without a Chairman for Months?
by Dr Farooq A Lone
The prolonged vacancy at the JKPSC threatens institutional continuity and recruitment efficiency. The Government must ensure timely appointments, use constitutional...
Can Kashmir Trout Become More Than a Premium Niche Product?
by Dr Hakim Mudasir Maqsood
Kashmir has the natural resources and institutional foundation to expand trout farming. But profitability, affordable access, processing, cold-chain infrastructure and reliable...
Degrees Lose Meaning
Youth in Kashmir see few government jobs ahead. Rising costs and shrinking returns are draining their belief in higher education.
Jammu and Kashmir has built...
Rumer Godden’s Kashmir
British writer Rumer Godden sought peace in Kashmir after divorce. One of her books about her stay in Kashmir records her independence, loneliness, cultural...
What Is the Ultimate Purpose of Knowledge and Wisdom?
by Shabeer Ahmad Lone
Knowledge expands capabilities, but wisdom must guide choice ethically. True progress requires aligning intellect with conscience, justice, and compassion to counter...
Is Kashmir Distributing Scarce Opportunities Instead of Creating More?
by Dr Inayat Ullah Wani
Kashmir’s reservation debate reflects a deeper crisis of scarce jobs, changing educational aspirations and limited private-sector growth, demanding evidence-based affirmative...
Zehanpora: Kashmir’s Forgotten Gateway
On a crumbling cliff above the Jhelum in peripheral Baramulla, a team of young archaeologists, mostly women, is uncovering what may be a 2,000-year-old...
Are Kashmir’s Apple Orchards Turning Villages into Steel Enclosures?
by Syed Suhail Yaqoob
Kashmir’s apple boom has boosted farm incomes but transformed village landscapes, replacing open fields, tall trees and biodiversity with fenced, high-density orchards,...
Kashmir’s Sufiyana Mousiqi
The search for history and practices related to Sufiyana Mousiqi reveals a troubling gap between Kashmir’s rich cultural inheritance and the institutions meant to...
Did Queen Didda Mint Coins in Her Own Name?
by Iqbal Ahmad
From Roman empresses to a Kashmiri queen, women rulers have rarely issued coins in their own names. Queen Didda left a distinctive...
Is Jammu and Kashmir Undermining Its Own Urban Planning Goals?
by Iftikhar Hakim
The government promises decongestion, resilient cities and GIS-based Master Plans, but building-rule amendments and Ease of Doing Business provisions raise concerns over...
Can Netanyahu Hold on to Power as Israel Votes Amid War and Regional Uncertainty?
by Asad Mirza
Israel’s election tests Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership amid war, accountability demands and coalition uncertainty, with the outcome carrying significant implications for Gaza, Iran,...
