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Debate

On crucial subjects and happenings, we invite individuals to express their opinions with the sole motive to improve the informed opinion. People can write in agreement or can disagree as long as they avoid staying anonymous.

Is Suicidal Nihilism an Intellectual Fallacy?

by Mugees Ul Kaisar Meanings are not to be invented as Nietzsche and Camus thought, but rather, we are always already drenched in meaning. A...

Is GST Failing Kashmir’s Artisans and Traders?

by Sobiya Manzoor Pullo For the region’s artisans, fruit traders and small vendors who form the backbone of the local economy, GST compliance should not...

Can Kashmir’s Resilience Defeat the Fall?

by Mir Farheen Fayaz The situation is grim. No doubt about it. Kashmir has always rebounded. We have seen dark times before. https://youtu.be/yFG1Osfb0AA?si=uJXZBsGU3rNhQ5f7 Tourism has always been...

Why Has Jammu and Kashmir’s Political Unity Fractured?

by Tehleel Mushtaq Sathoo The unified state remains a symbol of co-existential belonging among diverse communities and cultures. This principle is vital for the state’s...

Why Are We Still Unprepared for Floods?

by Mohammad Zubair Ud Din This unplanned development actively makes Kashmir more prone to floods. The construction of buildings, both residential and official, in designated...

How Kashmir’s Cement Industry Should Turn Tax Relief into Competitive Steel?

by Irfan Iqbal By preserving local industrial capacity while maintaining tax revenue through volume growth, the policy achieves the dual goals of employment protection and...

Can India Reset Relations with China and Russia?

by Asad Mirza The recent SCO Summit in Tianjin offered India a timely chance to recalibrate its ties with China and encouraged Russia to revive...

Who Protects Women in Toronto?

by Anjali Rani I am sharing my story publicly because silence has only protected abusers and institutions. Toronto must decide whether it will continue protecting...

Can Kashmir’s Apple Industry Survive the Crisis?

by Dr Syed Suhail Yaqoob Economics suggests that industries are bound to face short-run slumps. The challenge for apple growers is not the fall in...
Field teams on high alert as water levels rise at Ram Munshi Bagh; residents urged to avoid water bodies

When the Valley Drowned in Fear Again

by Arshdeep Singh In every tear, every improvised boat, and every small act of kindness, I saw a Valley that refuses to drown, no matter...

What Happened to Kashmir’s White Poplar?

by Iqbal Ahmad The writer, after much searching, could not find a single living specimen of Dood Fraste in his locality. He appeals to...

What Does IMHANS Mean for Mental Health in Kashmir?

by Dr Insha Rauf Dr Hoch’s vision of a general hospital psychiatry unit has materialised at SMHS, in a three-storey building that houses general psychiatry...

How Did Erna Hoch Change Psychiatry In Kashmir?

by Dr Iqra Rashid Shah Her popularity with patients was such that she once suffered a bruised rib when an old shepherdess hugged her too...

When Does Entertainment Become Exploitation?

by Sheikh Ayesha Islam For parents and caregivers, the task extends beyond supervision. It calls for active mediation, co-viewing, and turning media into a teaching...

Is Nanotechnology the Future of Healing?

by Bazil Gulzar Wani The challenge is to make treatments affordable and scalable so that they are not confined to a wealthy minority. This requires...