Tick Talk
Delhi’s new interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma’s frequent Kashmir visits have not moved even a notch beyond what the local unionists in government and opposition normally...
Dismissed Pelters
Hiding stick to pave way for the carrot, the government recently announced an amnesty for the first time stone pelters. But there are various...
An ‘Outsider’ Account
Within a year after her retirement, IAS officer Sonali Kumar came out with a book that seemingly attempts strengthening a narrative that has a...
Once Again
In the midst of Doval doctrine, BJP identified the “right moment” to engage with Kashmir politically. As Dineshwar Sharma, a man from the security...
Half A Year Later
by Khursheed Wani
It is for the first time in 21 years since the governance in J&K was returned to ‘elected representatives’ after six years...
Singh and the Sangh
The apparent semblance of a normal Kashmir led Rajnath Singh, the Home Minister, and Dr Manmohan Singh, the former Prime Minister, visit Kashmir. Notwithstanding...
Withered in hope
Individuals have been carrying out menial jobs at literal peanuts for decades on the hope that one day their services will be formally regularised...
Raid Round
In the midst of a fierce debate on Article 35A, NIA investigations into hawala funding emerged a much larger development in Kashmir, reports Tasavur...
Scheming Locally
Most of the central sponsored schemes devised by Delhi face serious challenges in Kashmir at the implementation level. So the officials at ground zero...
Taxing Texts
After a stressful and rigorous debate within and outside the state assembly, J&K finally joined the GST regime. With constitutional debate over, the real...
Kashmir: In Formation
The ‘writer’-abundant ruling party wants to take its image-making department to new heights as a model so it appointed ten directors in less than...
Slipping Control
Stake-holding in Kashmir is diluting fast as everybody is facing its own bit of challenge: the militants, the separatists and the government. So where...
Misplaced Priorities
Between the restive Kashmir streets and the reactive UN appendages lies the government of J&K. But its actions indicate, the coalition, seemingly in denial...
Framed?
When Jammu Chamber issued threats to UNHCR registered Rohangya refugees, they had misread some information that pertained to a juice seller. Syed Junaid Hashmi...
Discordant Tones
Two years after the BJP and PDP entered into polar alliance, nothing much has moved on the Kashmir front. After 2016 unrest and recent...