Waiting For Justice
People heard the killer preside over the mourning but would talk in whispers till the judiciary took over. Papa Kishtwari, the erstwhile villain who...
Resurgent Militancy?
An ambush in city outskirts killed eight soldiers on the eve of Prime Minister’s visit. It was continuation of serious assaults on security set...
“So, the main conflict, I would say, is here [Kashmir] – the demand for...
Kashmir is mired in a series of overlapping conflicts, rather than being a single issue to be solved. In an exclusive interview with Syed...
Kunan Victims Recount “The Ordeal”
At a seminar in Srinagar, various victims from Kunan spoke publicly of their ordeal and threw questions to the society, reports Bilal Handoo
"Our children...
The Forgotten Spies
Lured by a promising future and thrill to serve his country, a young taxi-driver from Jammu sneaked into Pakistan to snoop for Indian forces....
The Killing Entrepreneur
As counter-insurgency became the main priority of the government, it created its own stars. In the Chenab Valley, far away from Srinagar and Jammu,...
Reforming Reactionaries!
In the din of ‘rehabilitation policies’, one vital process aimed at reforming the reactionary youth is an underreported effort. Bilal Handoo reports the success...
Prison Dairies
Former inmates who served in various jails across Jammu and Kashmir, and the lawyers who visited them, reveal an awful tale of official apathy...
The Kot Bhalwal Keepsaker
As India and Pakistan debate security in jails after the murder of Sarabjit Singh and Sanaullah Ranjay, Shams Irfan meets some of the families...
The Karakoram Trade
With Chinese troops ‘occupying’ a part of eastern Ladakh for more than a fortnight now, it is the ‘unofficial’ trade between people at the...
A New Security Regime
Sixty six years after her independence, India is shifting from its federal structure by using a ‘security route’ to encroach upon the autonomy enjoyed...
A New Stone Age
As sections of youth try to standardize stone pelting as the new mode of communication, law enforcing agencies slide in the old era to...
Dangerous Tactics
Introduced in the summer of 2010 as a ‘non-lethal’ crowd control measure, pepper gas and chilly grenades were touted to restrain protests without causing...
‘Non-lethal’ Weapons
The much-touted claims of dealing with protests by using ‘non-lethal’ weapons are falling flat in the face with the number of protestors who have...
Back to Basics
Ignoring the spate of curfews and strikes, an apparent repercussion of Afzal Guru’s hanging, the Fidayeen attack in Bemina is being used to blunt...
