Masood Hussain
Associated with the Srinagar dateline since 1987, Masood Hussain has served a number of media organisations in the last more than three decades. He served Kashmir Times for around a decade and joined The Economic Times which he left in 2015 after 17 years. He is currently the Editor of Kashmir Life.
Kashmir: Tense Power Corridors
About to be 10 weeks in government, Omar Abdullah is facing a diverse set of issues that will consume its own time to settle....
Kashmir: Half State’s Hybrid Governance
With a landslide mandate, the Omar Abdullah government’s cold start had no confrontation at its core. However, the ‘hybrid governance’ frequently puts the Civil...
Devender Singh Rana (1965-2024)
Devender Singh Rana emerged as a heavy-weight Dogra voice in Kashmir politics who shifted from JKNC to BJP while retaining his power base, Nagrota....
Kashmir: Half State, Full Tension
With a landslide mandate, Omar Abdullah's government took over with a 5-member cabinet amid an ocean of issues and Himalayas of expectations. As the...
Kashmir: An Amazing Verdict
In 2024’s free and fair election to a skirted assembly, the electors in Jammu and Kashmir gave a landslide mandate to JKNC. It brought...
Kashmir Elections: An Assessment
As Jammu and Kashmir is polling for the first phase next week, Masood Hussain writes about the state and status of the political situation...
Kashmir Polls: A Curtain Raiser
As Jammu and Kashmir is racing to elect 90 members to the assembly that has lost its authority and sting in the last five...
Kashmir: Parched and Scorched
Adverse weather conditions have started impacting almost everything in Kashmir: health, energy, vegetables, fruits, rice, water supply and education. As an outcome of climate...
Sitharaman’s Sixth Kashmir Budget
The fiscal management of Jammu and Kashmir is no better under Union’s watch with a surge in debt amidst massive revenue shortfall leaving a...
SKIMS: New Manager, Old Problems
As a capable researcher and a well-meaning doctor takes over the reins of SKIMS leadership, Masood Hussain reports that Dr Ashraf Ganai is facing...
How al-Fatah Was Dismantled?
Before retiring from service during the tumultuous 1990s, IPS officer Ali M Watali played a pivotal role in supervising the arrest of numerous militants...
Why Is World Bank Neutral Expert Flying to Jammu and Kashmir For 11 Days?
by Masood Hussain
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government is busy in preparations to host a huge delegation of the World Bank-appointed Neutral Expert, Michel...
The Muzaffarabad Unrest
Four people including three civilians and a cop were killed in a series of violent incidents on the other side of the Line of...
A Cliffhanger Contest
In North Kashmir, 22 candidates are vying for 1.7 million votes and the contest is between Omar Abdullah and Sajad Lone. But the two...
The Srinagar Contest
With 24 candidates in the fray, the triangular contest is bipolar inside. Though pinching each other for one or the other thing, JKNC and...
