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...
Kashmir: Poking the Politics
At the peak of the pandemic, a set of characters took off on social media and spread faster than COVID-19. While they operated on...
Kashmir’s First Gentlemen Contest
Given the power, an elected enjoys, the elections across the world are a cut-throat race that involves everything from mudslinging to scandalising people. For...
Omar, Mehbooba: United In Loss
The just concluded Lok Sabha saw two former Chief Ministers losing an election for the first time. Babra Wani attempts an explanation
“I think it’s...
The Rasheed Rise
Even before his arrest in 2019 in a money laundering case, Engineer Rasheed, the two-time lawmaker from Langate, was gaining a lot of acceptability...
Kashmir’s Fragmented Mandate
The improved turnout in the Lok Sabha elections retained the mandate’s regional divide on Kashmir-Jammu lines, a trend not new to the region’s politics....
Kashmir: Politics, Politicians, People
In the just concluded Lok Sabha elections, Syed Shadab Ali Gillani was supposed to meet the politicians who were in the contest and accompany...
BJPs Kashmir
In the just concluded Lok Sabha 2024 elections, the ruling BJP was missing from the contest in Jammu and Kashmir but ensured Kashmir remains...
JKNC: Looming Legacy Challenges
Jammu and Kashmir’s five-time Chief Minister and the most senior politician, Dr Farooq Abdullah, skipped a Lok Sabha contest on health grounds. Is he...
Anantnag’s Contestant Mix
As usual, the contest in the challenging Anantnag-Poonch constituency is between the major parties. But there are too many others, who may not get...
‘BJP Threatened, Enticed, Swayed 20% of Our Leaders’, Mehbooba Mufti
During campaigning down south Kashmir, Syed Shadab Ali Gillani and Aiman Fayaz travelled with PDP President, Mehbooba Mufti, during campaigning in South Kashmir for...
Mehbooba’s Litmus Test
A bad governor but a street fighter, Mehbooba Mufti fought odds to build the PDP as an alternative political platform, now, a tattered party...
Mian Altaf’s Spiritual Stakes
A reluctant contestant, JKNC’s Mian Altaf Ahmad holds the dual status of being a politician and a spiritual leader of the Gujjars. In the...
Charismatic Kargil?
In anticipation of JKNC backing a Congress candidate from Leh, Kargil’s all political parties got into a huddle and found a consensus candidate. While...
The Lilliput’s In Contest
Sajid Raina offers a quick introduction to a few candidates from north Kashmir Baramulla who are in a contest but not for the victory
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