Can AI, RPA and Currency-Grade Security Finally End India’s Paper Leak Epidemic?
by Faisal Kawoosa
An AI- and RPA-driven, decentralised examination system with currency-grade security could eliminate paper leaks by removing human intervention and strengthening end-to-end exam...
Are Our Schools Listening Before Bullying Becomes Tragedy?
by Aufaq Zargar
Amaira Meena's death raises urgent questions about bullying, institutional accountability and whether schools are doing enough to protect emotionally distressed children before...
Has Modern Medicine Erased Kashmir’s Traditional Healing?
by Iqbal Ahmad
From Herbal Remedies to Modern Medicines: Reflections on Changing Health Practices in Kashmir
Nowadays, it is difficult to imagine life without medicines. Alongside...
Will the US-Saudi Nuclear Deal Reshape the Middle East’s Strategic Balance?
by Asad Mirza
Washington and Riyadh have signed a landmark civilian nuclear cooperation agreement that could eventually allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium on its...
Are We Making Kashmir’s Rivers More Vulnerable Than the Monsoon Alone Can Explain?
by Sadaket Ali Malik
Recent floods have renewed questions over whether climate change, unsustainable riverbed mining and weak environmental governance are increasing Kashmir's vulnerability.
Every monsoon,...
Can a Civilisation Remain Truly Humane Without Asking the Deepest Questions?
by Shabeer Ahmad Lone
Humanity's enduring, timeless questions about existence, meaning, and morality are essential wellsprings that shape civilisations, cultivate vital public wisdom, and sustain...
Is the Illusion of First-Class Travel Hiding Deadly Neglect?
by Haniya Iqbal
A harrowing railway journey reveals the stark, hazardous gap between premium promises and reality, exposing critical infrastructure failures and severe medical neglect...
Should Systemic Failure, Not Lack of Ambition, Blame JK’s Youth Crisis?
by Uzma Qadir Mir
The profound motivation crisis among the youth of Jammu and Kashmir stems from prolonged instability, systemic employment failures, outdated education, and...
Can Andy Burnham Succeed as Britain’s Accidental Prime Minister?
by Asad Mirza
Andy Burnham entered Downing Street on July 20, 2026, without winning a general election. He inherits a stagnant economy, a fractured Labour...
How Climatic Change Is Impacting Ladakh’s Apricot?
by Avidha Raha
Erratic precipitation is affecting a crop central to the Indian region’s economy, livelihood and culture for generations
Nusrat Rehman can’t wait to be...
Is Iran Building a Dual-Strait Strategy to Control Global Maritime Trade?
by Asad Mirza
Iran is expanding its influence across Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb through proxy groups, raising concerns over global trade, energy security, and India's...
Does Donald Trump Have Any Winning Option Left Against Iran?
by Greg Barton
Iran's leverage over the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the limits of US military power, raising fears of wider escalation, economic disruption...
Can Kashmir Become India’s Reading Capital?
by Mir Altaf
The Chinar Book Festival offers Kashmir an opportunity to build a year-round reading culture, strengthen literary traditions, promote translation, and emerge as...
Is Kashmir Ready for the Quick Commerce Revolution?
by Dr Iqra Shafi Bhat
Quick commerce promises convenience in Kashmir but challenges traditional retailers, consumer behaviour, labour conditions, and the Valley's evolving retail economy
Quick...
Are We Mistaking Drug Addiction for Drug Trafficking?
by Anzar Ul Aijaz
Understanding the distinction between drug addiction and trafficking promotes justice, compassionate treatment, public health, effective prevention, rehabilitation, and human dignity.
One of the...
