Kashmir: Towards A Free Media?
After the protracted silence of the media in Jammu and Kashmir, the Omar Abdullah-led government is keen to restore freedom so that institutions can...
Kashmir: The Resolution Ruses
The Jammu and Kashmir’s dwarfed Assembly's inaugural session was a pandemonium that consumed most of the brief 5-day session and exhibited a clear divide...
Kashmir: Half State’s Hybrid Governance
With a landslide mandate, the Omar Abdullah government’s cold start had no confrontation at its core. However, the ‘hybrid governance’ frequently puts the Civil...
Kashmir: Half State, Full Tension
With a landslide mandate, Omar Abdullah's government took over with a 5-member cabinet amid an ocean of issues and Himalayas of expectations. As the...
Kashmir’s New PSA Debate
Two generations later, the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) has pledged to do away with the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act it...
Kashmir Polls: A Curtain Raiser
As Jammu and Kashmir is racing to elect 90 members to the assembly that has lost its authority and sting in the last five...
Kashmir: Election Finally
Though the assembly in Jammu and Kashmir has compromised its status and strength, it is expected to have visitors finally by October 2024 as...
An Election! When?
by Faiqa Masoodi
The deadline set by the Supreme Court for the elections in Jammu and Kashmir may not happen by September. However, if the...
Electing A Rubber Stamp?
As the Ministry of Home Affairs reiterated the provisions outlined in Jammu and Kashmir's post-2019 reorganisation, the political class expressed their anger and frustration...
Kashmir: A Thirsty Village
Four members of a 9-member family in a north Kashmir village died in a road accident while they were driving with 1200 litres of...
India’s New Criminal Justice System
As the BJP government rolled out the new criminal justice system by changing the 163-year-old colonial era set-up, the opposition sees the state extending...
Another Modi Visit
Within days after his swearing-in as the Prime Minister for the record third consecutive term, Narendra Modi had an overnight stay in Srinagar where...
Gandbal’s Grief
As a boat capsized in the middle of Jhelum, swollen by incessant rains for many days, drowning six, the tragedy exposed many narratives in...
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...