Kashmir Life
Saving Kashmir’s Apple Cart
Jammu and Kashmir’s apple industry sustains millions but suffers heavy post-harvest losses due to inadequate storage and processing, making infrastructure expansion, technology adoption and...
Why Does Capital Spending in Jammu and Kashmir Fail to Deliver Even Development?
by Ruqaya Akhter
Despite large capital allocations, delayed releases, administrative bottlenecks, and execution challenges, preventing full spending in incomplete projects and uneven infrastructure development across...
Briefing February 8-14, 2026
DELHI
For months, residents across south Kashmir lived with quiet dread as proposed railway lines through Shopian and Pahalgam threatened to cut through orchards that...
Between Platforms: When Silence Becomes a Travel Document, What Does the Journey Really Demand?
by Junaid Rashid Lone
A Kashmiri traveller’s routine journey turns cautious amid heightened security, revealing how silence, self-restraint, and invisibility become unwritten requirements for safe...
Kashmir: The Pheran Economy
The pheran can drive Kashmir’s cultural economy if the government, designers, and society collaborate effectively.
The Kashmiri pheran is more than a garment; it is...
Will the US-India Trade Deal Hurt Kashmir’s Apples and Handicrafts?
by Nasir Hamid Khan
New US-India trade terms slash import duties on apples and raise carpet export tariffs, raising fears of market losses, farmer distress,...
What Lies Beyond the Edge of Sanity?
by Hajra Bano
The idea of ending my life became a constant, frightening companion. Sharp objects seemed inviting, and I considered slitting my wrists or...
How Have Recurring Avalanches Shaped Kashmir’s History?
by Firdous Ahmad
Avalanches have repeatedly reshaped Kashmir’s history, destroying settlements, armies, and livelihoods, emerging as silent natural forces that influence geography, memory, and survival.
Nestled...
How Should the Next Generation Navigate Life in the Age of AI?
by Stéphanie Thomson
AI dominated Davos discussions, with leaders urging youth to avoid shortcuts, build learning agility, master AI tools responsibly, and adopt safeguards to...
Kashmir’s Smoke Free Village
Sheikhgund village in Kashmir’s down south transformed itself into a smoke-free community through collective action, local leadership and national recognition, showing how grassroots resolve...
Why Is the Sheer Accident of Birth Significant in Human Life?
by Dr Farooq A. Lone
Birth largely determines one’s starting conditions in life, shaping opportunity and constraint, yet effort, awareness, and fair policies can help...
Are We Living Now, or Merely Waiting for “Later”?
by Ishfaq Gani Mir
Postponing happiness for a promised future drains meaning from daily life; fulfilment emerges through attentiveness, presence, and the quiet choice to...
Can India Become the World’s Third-Largest Economy?
by Pooja Chhabria
At Davos, leaders backed India’s rise to the third-largest economy by 2028, but stressed jobs, incomes, skills, and productivity as keys to...
Is Gurez Valley the Crown of India’s Modern Snow Cricket?
by Dr Suheel Rasool Mir
Gurez Valley’s rich sporting heritage blends traditional games and modern cricket, with innovative snow cricket fostering unity, resilience, and hope...
Briefing February 1-7, 2026
SRINAGAR
Eminent Kashmiri scholar, poet, and linguist Prof Shafi Shauq has been awarded the Padma Shri 2026 for his outstanding contribution to education and literature,...
