Kashmir Life
Kashmir’s First Pilgrim
Abd al-Karīm ibn Khwāja ʿĀqibat Maḥmūd al-Kashmīrī was waiting in Delhi for a visa to Makkah when Nadir Shah's invasion of 1739 swept him...
Could Drug Resistance Reverse the Life-Extending Trend Created by Antibiotics?
by Manica Balasegaram
Antibiotics added 23 years to human life expectancy, but rising antimicrobial resistance, weak drug development, and poor access to treatment could sharply...
How Did Kashmiri Pilgrims Undertake the Hajj Journey in Earlier Times?
by Khalid Bashir Ahmad
A detailed historical account of Kashmiri Hajj pilgrims, documenting difficult journeys, sea voyages, pilgrim traditions, travel regulations, and changing Hajj practices...
Briefing May 24-30, 2026
TRAL
Hundreds of Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus in Tral’s Midora village joined the last rites of 90-year-old Kashmiri Pandit woman Jigri, who had continued living...
Is Beijing Replacing Washington as the Centre of Global Power Politics?
by Alexander Korolev
China used back-to-back visits by Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to project itself as global diplomacy’s emerging strategic centre.
It’s been quite a...
Is Cancer More a Social Crisis Than a Medical Condition?
by Dr Akhter Hussain Bhat and Aayat Bashir
Poverty, inequality, stigma, environment, and policy shape cancer risk, treatment access, survival rates, and global health disparities
Cancer,...
Dr Karan Singh: A Statesman Scholar
A biography that transcends political narrative, capturing Dr Karan Singh's rare synthesis of statecraft, philosophical depth, spiritual seeking, and civilisational consciousness across independent India's...
What Happens When Sycophantic AI Chatbots Start Telling Us Only What We Want to...
by Dr Nawab John Dar
Research shows that overly agreeable AI can raise confidence, reduce accountability, and make users more likely to trust the wrong...
Kashmir Gen Next: Noise over Direction
A generation armed with more information than ever still finds itself adrift, not from indifference, but from the weight of everything at once, writes...
What Do Greek, Indian, and Islamic Traditions Teach Us About the Tragic Mind?
by Ahfadul Mujtaba
An exploration of how Greek, Indian, and Islamic traditions understand suffering, tragedy, ego, and moral struggle, offering different pathways toward wisdom, humility,...
When a Daughter Leaves Home, Does Distance Begin to Breathe Through Silence
by Quaseen Jahan
A deeply emotional reflection on daughters leaving home after marriage, exploring distance, guilt, loneliness, and the enduring bond between a single father...
Are “Foreign-Returned” Labels a Measure of Merit or Mere Pretence?
by Dr Qudsia Gani
Foreign exposure alone does not confer superiority; integrity, capability, and self-awareness matter far more than borrowed sophistication.
People go abroad to gain...
Will Trump and Tehran Push the Strait of Hormuz Toward Conflict?
by Asad Mirza
Rising US-Iran tensions over the Strait of Hormuz have revived fears of conflict, even as diplomacy, nuclear negotiations and maritime security proposals...
Is Social Media Turning Grief and Allegation Into Public Spectacle?
by Suhail Gaznavi
An examination of how social media erodes privacy, fuels digital trials, violates child protection laws, and turns grief, allegations, and human suffering...
Why Does Jammu and Kashmir Need a Climate Council?
by Sri Varshith Kumar Reddy E
As glaciers retreat, floods intensify, and governance fragments, Jammu and Kashmir must move from emergency response to institutional resolve,...
