Kashmir Life
Can a Civilisation Remain Truly Humane Without Asking the Deepest Questions?
by Shabeer Ahmad Lone
Humanity's enduring, timeless questions about existence, meaning, and morality are essential wellsprings that shape civilisations, cultivate vital public wisdom, and sustain...
Is the Illusion of First-Class Travel Hiding Deadly Neglect?
by Haniya Iqbal
A harrowing railway journey reveals the stark, hazardous gap between premium promises and reality, exposing critical infrastructure failures and severe medical neglect...
Should Systemic Failure, Not Lack of Ambition, Blame JK’s Youth Crisis?
by Uzma Qadir Mir
The profound motivation crisis among the youth of Jammu and Kashmir stems from prolonged instability, systemic employment failures, outdated education, and...
Can Andy Burnham Succeed as Britain’s Accidental Prime Minister?
by Asad Mirza
Andy Burnham entered Downing Street on July 20, 2026, without winning a general election. He inherits a stagnant economy, a fractured Labour...
Briefing July 19-25, 2026
KUPWARA
From the border district of Kupwara to the frontiers of molecular science, PhD scholar Zainab Amin has earned the NMRS Young Scientist–Jharna Rani Samal...
How Climatic Change Is Impacting Ladakh’s Apricot?
by Avidha Raha
Erratic precipitation is affecting a crop central to the Indian region’s economy, livelihood and culture for generations
Nusrat Rehman can’t wait to be...
Is Iran Building a Dual-Strait Strategy to Control Global Maritime Trade?
by Asad Mirza
Iran is expanding its influence across Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb through proxy groups, raising concerns over global trade, energy security, and India's...
Jammu Kashmir Statehood
Kashmir's civil society has endorsed the National Conference's demand for the restoration of full statehood soon.
Jammu and Kashmir continues to live under an unusual...
Does Donald Trump Have Any Winning Option Left Against Iran?
by Greg Barton
Iran's leverage over the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the limits of US military power, raising fears of wider escalation, economic disruption...
Can Kashmir Become India’s Reading Capital?
by Mir Altaf
The Chinar Book Festival offers Kashmir an opportunity to build a year-round reading culture, strengthen literary traditions, promote translation, and emerge as...
Is Kashmir Ready for the Quick Commerce Revolution?
by Dr Iqra Shafi Bhat
Quick commerce promises convenience in Kashmir but challenges traditional retailers, consumer behaviour, labour conditions, and the Valley's evolving retail economy
Quick...
Are We Mistaking Drug Addiction for Drug Trafficking?
by Anzar Ul Aijaz
Understanding the distinction between drug addiction and trafficking promotes justice, compassionate treatment, public health, effective prevention, rehabilitation, and human dignity.
One of the...
Is Kashmir’s Unprecedented Heat Wave a Wake-Up Call on Climate Change?
by Munazah Fayaz
Kashmir's unprecedented heat wave signals accelerating climate change, threatening water resources, agriculture, tourism, biodiversity, public health, and the Valley's future
Kashmir has always...
How Srinagar’s Building Bylaws Penalise Small Property Owners?
by Faisal Kawoosa
AI simulations expose hidden inequities in Srinagar's new building bylaws, demonstrating why predictive policy testing should precede implementation.
As a data analyst, my...
How Did the Mughals Shape the Tradition of Calligraphy in Kashmir?
by Iqbal Ahmad
Mughal patronage fostered Kashmir's calligraphic excellence, leaving a lasting legacy in manuscripts, coins, inscriptions, and celebrated master calligraphers
The skill of decorative writing...
