Kashmir Life
Is White Nights a Warning Against Fantasy?
by Faizaan Bashir
A reflection on Dostoevsky's White Nights, exploring loneliness, fantasy, emotional dependence and why imagined love often ends in heartbreak.
Social media nowadays is...
Why Is Jammu and Kashmir Still Without a Site Museum?
by Iqbal Ahmad
Jammu and Kashmir's globally significant archaeological sites remain without site museums, limiting heritage conservation, research, public engagement and tourism development.
To promote the...
Is Starmer’s £300 Billion Defence Gamble a Challenge for Burnham?
by Asad Mirza
Keir Starmer announced his resignation as Labour leader on 22 June 2026 after a mutiny within his own party, but before leaving...
Is Social Media Your Greatest Strength or Your Biggest Weakness?
by Mursaleen Bashir
Social media can waste time, support healing or create extraordinary success, depending on how individuals choose to use its power
One screen. Three...
Kashmir: Doubly Marked
In Kashmir, transgender people with HIV face compounding stigma, discrimination, and isolation that silences them and blocks access to Health care, reports Bisma Farooq...
In Kashmir, Are Our Smartphones Becoming the Biggest Barrier to Healthy Living?
by Iram Habeeb
Excessive smartphone use is reshaping eating, sleep and physical activity, making healthy living increasingly difficult despite growing nutrition awareness
A few weeks ago,...
Can Srinagar Be Called a Smart City If It Floods After Minutes of Rain?
by Shaista Amin
Recurring waterlogging after brief rainfall raises serious questions about Srinagar's infrastructure, highlighting the need to prioritise resilience over beautification.
A city is not...
Peace without Resolution
Ceasefire brings relief, but unresolved Palestinian and regional disputes continue to threaten stability.
The reported end of the latest round of conflict in the Middle...
How Is the US-Iran Ceasefire Unravelling?
by Asad Mirza
The fragile US-Iran ceasefire is crumbling amid renewed attacks, Israeli actions, diplomatic contradictions, and deepening regional instability across West Asia
When US President...
Briefing June 8 – July 4, 2026
NISHAT
Srinagar karting sensation Atiqa Mir, 11, has created history by becoming the first Indian and Asian female racer selected for the Formula 1 Academy's...
Why Do So Many People with Substance Use Disorders in Kashmir Never Seek Treatment?
by Dr Imran Khan
Despite expanding treatment facilities, stigma, poverty, demographics and substance-specific factors continue to prevent many Kashmiris with addiction from seeking care.
Substance use disorder,...
Has AI Governance Reached a Turning Point?
by Michael Froman
A US ban on advanced AI models exposes regulatory gaps, national security concerns, and growing tensions between innovation, control, and global competition
This...
Pedalling Forward
An engineering student squad from Kashmir are converting bicycles, load carts, and livelihoods, one battery at a time, reports Mehreen Firdous
When Aqib Farooq Shah...
What Can a Common Kashmiri Do to Protect the Environment?
by Dr Farooq A Lone
A practical overview of Kashmir’s environmental decline and the simple, everyday actions citizens can take to protect nature.
Many among us...
Can Gurez Preserve Its Pastoral Economy and Agrarian Heritage Amid Rapid Change?
by Dr Suheel Rasool Mir
How Gurez Valley’s centuries-old farming and livestock traditions are adapting to tourism, development and a rapidly changing landscape.
Gurez Valley, popularly...
