Kashmir’s Fragmented Mandate
The improved turnout in the Lok Sabha elections retained the mandate’s regional divide on Kashmir-Jammu lines, a trend not new to the region’s politics....
Kashmir: Politics, Politicians, People
In the just concluded Lok Sabha elections, Syed Shadab Ali Gillani was supposed to meet the politicians who were in the contest and accompany...
Mehbooba’s Litmus Test
A bad governor but a street fighter, Mehbooba Mufti fought odds to build the PDP as an alternative political platform, now, a tattered party...
Mian Altaf’s Spiritual Stakes
A reluctant contestant, JKNC’s Mian Altaf Ahmad holds the dual status of being a politician and a spiritual leader of the Gujjars. In the...
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...
Pir Panchal: Challenging Areas, Interesting Politics
Polling was supposed to stamp the Mughal Road to reach the Jhelum Valley through the newly created trans-Pir Panchal constituency. In stage one, the...
BJP’s Shadow Survival In Kashmir?
Ruling Jammu and Kashmir remotely since 2018 and resorting to a series of interventions, in the last five years, that changed the erstwhile state...
Dissimulating the Pain?
The voter is seemingly angry and frustrated in Jammu, the erstwhile Nagpur of right-wing. Will this lead to a change in the region’s political...
Udhampur: A Rajput Fight
Of the dozen-odd candidates in the fray for the Udhampur LS seat, the contest is between Congress and BJP, represented by Rajputs, Lal Singh...
LS Polls: Allies and Alliances
Only two of the six Lok Sabha berths in erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state will have a black-and-white contest between BJP and Congress. The...
Lost Childhood
In Kashmir’s digital divide, childhood is emerging most vulnerable life space. The potential detachment from traditional enriching elements, the rise of sedentary lifestyles among...
Jammu Kashmir’s Post-2019 Reservation System
After massive changes in the reservation system in Jammu and Kashmir, the open meir basket has squeezed to an all-time low. For a place...
Not In Race
As the government in Jammu and Kashmir has started recruiting its staff, the selection lists exhibit a skewed regional balance. Syed Shadab Ali Gilani...
PAGD: An Obituary
Started as an almost stillborn initiative in the wake of haze in August 2019, with an avowed objective to fight for Jammu and Kashmir’s...
