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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.

Why Is Violence Against Women Escalating in Kashmir?

by Abdul Rouf Naik Enhancing women’s safety through the provision of additional shelters, counselling centres, and helplines would significantly aid survivors. Community awareness initiatives must...

Is China Profiting from War While Preaching Peace?

by Dr Aabid Nazir By treating a warzone as a testing lab, China demonstrates a troubling disregard for human life, reducing people to mere collateral...

Is the AI Boom Quietly Devouring Earth’s Resources?

by Dr Azhar Yousuf  Given that AI systems rely heavily on electricity and vast natural resources, from both cost and environmental perspectives, there is little...

Why Do We Take Our Mothers for Granted?

by Hurmat Altaf On the eve of Mother’s Day, the true essence of our gestures lies not in material offerings but in small acts of...

Can Kashmir’s Youth Break Free?

by Dr Aabid Nazir By confronting the roots of overthinking and addiction, a transformation becomes possible, turning silent suffering into narratives of defiance and victory....

Nurses Day: A Celebration or a Symbolic Compromise?

by Jozia Farooq Mir Nurses are not invisible, nor are they inferior. They are the backbone of healthcare. They are not merely hands that dress...

Is Academic Success Going Viral for the Wrong Reasons?

by Er Umair Ul Umar This post-examination period is among the most critical and formative stages in a student's life. It demands clarity, decisive thinking,...

Is Shrinkflation Quietly Reshaping What Indian Consumers Get for Their Money?

by Sumaya Jan and Sameer Hussain Gull … if a pack of biscuits is reduced from 200 grams to 180 grams while its price remains...

Is the World Reconsidering Its Stance on the Taliban?

by Asad Mirza Since 2021, following a two-decade hiatus, Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have once again seized power, emerging as pariahs shunned by the international community....

What If Sisyphus Was Kashmiri?

by Mariya Qadri The folktale leaves this unanswered, yet perhaps in that very ambiguity lies its truth: a tale suspended between despair and the possibility...

Is a Grade Worth a Life?

by Syed Zeeshan Jaipuri This crisis will not be resolved through reactive measures after suicides occur. It demands a cultural reconstruction of how Kashmir defines...

Is Normalcy the Only Future Being Imagined for Kashmir?

by Ajaz Ashraf History shows that lasting peace in the Valley is possible only when the political rights and aspirations of Kashmiris are acknowledged...

Does Urdu Still Belong in India?

by Asad Mirza Recent years have witnessed a push from certain state governments to replace Urdu terms with those drawn from Hindi or the respective...

Have We Lost the Soul of Srinagar’s Shehr-e-Khaas?

by Syed Majid Gilani Once a symbol of unity, warmth, and collective morality, Srinagar’s Shehr-e-Khaas now stands quieter and more fragmented. This poignant reflection mourns...

What Happened to the Promised Tunnels?

by Peerzada Mohsin Shafi To assert, nearly a decade on, that these projects hold no tangible benefit is to undermine the very principles of long-term...