Opinion

Opinion

High voltage electricity towers in Jammu and Kashmir. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

Kashmir’s Power Crisis: Deficit By Design, Not Destiny

24 Apr 2026

4 min read

As demand rises, the real challenge lies not only in generating more power but in fixing losses and reclaiming control over local resources

A first-of-its-kind Co-operative Store of FPOs has been set up in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, north Indian Himalayan state.

Comment Articles

Growing An Ecosystem For Smallholder Farmers in India

24 Apr 2026

6 min read

Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the fate of Bengal voters, who were deleted from the electoral rolls, remains uncertain. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

Amid SIR row, ‘Ram Rajya’ versus ‘Bengali-ness’, Bengal’s reckoning

24 Apr 2026

5 min read

Apples, gucchi and saffron crops grown in Kashmir.

Comment Articles

The Silent Collapse of Shopian’s Farmers

Shabir Ahmad Ganaie

23 Apr 2026

3 min read

Fractured Inner Self. Image is representational.

Confessions of a Fractured Inner Self

20 Apr 2026

4 min read

UGC Equity Regulations 2026: UGC Guidelines for Redefining Equality in Higher Education.

Comment Articles

Fairness Should be the Principle in Education, Not Uniformity

Farooq Ahmad Bakloo

20 Apr 2026

5 min read

Dr Anil Kumar Gupta, IIT Roorkee spoke to Nidhi Jamwal on climate change, industrial safety, adaptation, and localised forecasting.

‘Climate Change is Putting Industrial Safety Under Threat; Industries Need to Adapt’

16 Apr 2026

7 min read

Opinion

Pakistani security personnel stand guard outside the Jinnah Convention Centre, where international media have gathered to cover talks between US and Iranian officials, taking place in the nearby Serena Hotel, on April 11, 2026 in Islamabad.

Comment Articles

The Islamabad Accord: A Fragile but Real Moment for Asia

15 Apr 2026

6 min read

Apples, gucchi and saffron crops grown in Kashmir.

Comment Articles

Can Kashmir Build Global Brand On Its Own Terms?

15 Apr 2026

4 min read

Proper school toilets lead to improved education. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

A Fundamental Right but Rajouri’s Schools have No Toilets, Soaps or Pads

Farooq Ahmad Bakloo

12 Apr 2026

4 min read

Map of Jammu and Kashmir showing the disputed areas under control of Pakistan and China in 2004, prepared by University of Texas for the purpose of study.

Comment Articles

Kashmir, the Panopticon, and the Republic’s Unfinished Promise

11 Apr 2026

5 min read

Opinion

Historic Jamia Masjid Trehgam Kupwara, widely known for religious heritage of both Muslims and Hindus, this area significantly show sign of brotherhood, this place shares a piece of land having temple and mosque at same place in Kashmir.

Comment Articles

Iran in Kashmiri Imagination: From Sufi Verse to Folk Memory

Firdous Ahmad Lone

11 Apr 2026

4 min read

Action for children with autism must begin with acceptance and go beyond awareness.

Comment Articles

Early Intervention & Inclusion for Special Needs Children in J&K a Distant Dream

11 Apr 2026

4 min read

The new draft electoral rolls have 72.4 million names - 6.5 million fewer than before in Bihar, eastern state of India. The image is representational.

Comment Articles

India: Vanishing Voters in the Electoral Rolls

Altaf Hussain Wani

10 Apr 2026

4 min read

A night view of hilly Doda town in Chenab Valley in 2024.

Comment Articles

Paharis of Chenab Valley Meet the Lokur Committee Criteria

Sadaket Ali Malik

09 Apr 2026

4 min read

Opinion

Public transport needs to be made efficient to reduce the number of vehicles on the roads and flyovers in Srinagar. A representational image of government owned JKRTC bus.

Comment Articles

Flyovers Won't Fix Srinagar's Traffic, Better Public Transport Will

Haris Mashooq Zia

09 Apr 2026

3 min read

Donald Trump and Iran showdown.

Comment Articles

When War Reshapes Order: Power, Conflict and a Fragmenting World

Syed Aqib Hussain

08 Apr 2026

5 min read

Photo/FIDH

Comment Articles

Illusion of Protection: Kashmir’s Land Debate Misses Real Question

06 Apr 2026

5 min read

The body of Raashid Ahmad Mughal, who was allegedly killed in an encounter in Ganderbal as claimed by the Indian Army in Jammu and Kashmir. Some parts of the body have been blurred.

Comment Articles

When Impunity Becomes Norm

Altaf Hussain Wani

07 Apr 2026

3 min read

Opinion

Hindu Pilgrims go over the Ganga river in the 2001 Kumbh-Mela.

Comment Articles

Recasting the Kumbh Mela: Expansion, Sacred Geography, and Kashmir’s Distinct Tradition

06 Apr 2026

5 min read

Pakistan's mediator claims in West Asian conflict raise credibility concerns, says a report.

Comment Articles

Pakistan's High-Wire Act: The Unlikely Mediator in the Iran War

03 Apr 2026

7 min read

A view of the meeting of the Joint Awami Action Committee of Pakistan administered Jammu and Kashmir during negotiations.

Comment Articles

Will There be Elections or a March in PaJK?

03 Apr 2026

4 min read

Ghat No. 4, Dalgate, Srinagar, May 25, 2025. With no tourists in sight, shikara operators pass time on their phones or go fishing, waiting for work that isn’t coming. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

From Skills to Survival: Rethinking Kashmir’s Economic Future

03 Apr 2026

4 min read

Opinion

When the mercury rises, the air turns lethal too.

Comment Articles

A Toxic Tango Of Rising Heat and Air Pollution

02 Apr 2026

5 min read

J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and National Conference MLA Mubarak Gul.

Comment Articles

The Chief Minister and his Nostradamus

Anuradha Bhasin

31 Mar 2026

5 min read

People unite worldwide, demanding peace and an end to escalating violence in the Iran, U.S. and Israel conflict.

Comment Articles

Blood for oil: From Gaza to Iran, the western war that is burning West Asia

31 Mar 2026

8 min read

A view of Salal Hydroelectric Power Station from Jyotipuram-Salal Road in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Comment Articles

Kashmir’s Hydropower Paradox: Power Rich, People Poor

30 Mar 2026

4 min read

Opinion

A U.S. Navy convoy in the strait in July 2016.

Comment Articles

Trump's Hormuz crisis is the Hellespont Moment

27 Mar 2026

9 min read

A series of books 'Prisoners of Geography' by Tim Marshall.

Comment Articles

Mapping Kashmir in India, Pakistan tangle

Anuradha Bhasin

26 Mar 2026

8 min read

Rescuers and residents searching through the rubble of the Minab girls' elementary school, destroyed by the United States on February 28, 2026.

Comment Articles

Turning to Lal Ded as the Doctrine of Control is Unmasked

26 Mar 2026

9 min read

Unjust access to justice for women and girls.

Comment Articles

Unjust access to justice for women and girls

26 Mar 2026

5 min read

Opinion

Chinar trees during autumn in Dal Lake, Srinagar, Kashmir.

Comment Articles

The Promise of ChinarZaar: Another Cosmetic Renewal Vanishing

Haris Mashooq Zia

25 Mar 2026

4 min read

With LPG cylinders becoming expensive and harder to access, some households in Kashmir are turning back to traditional firewood-based cooking methods using a Dambur (Firewood stove).

Comment Articles

A Distant War Reminds Us of the Thin Line Between Development and Dependence

Farooq Ahmad Bakloo

25 Mar 2026

3 min read

Mehraj Malik, Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Doda with MLAs from Kerala and Mohammad Yusuf Tarigami, CPIM MLA from Kulgam at MLA's Hostel in Srinagar on August 9, 2025.

Comment Articles

Mehraj Malik’s Incarceration and the Ghost of 1987

24 Mar 2026

4 min read

UGC Equity Regulations 2026: UGC Guidelines for Redefining Equality in Higher Education.

Comment Articles

Equity, Outrage and Judicial Pause

Syed Aqib Hussain

23 Mar 2026

4 min read

Opinion

The Kolahoi Glacier is situated in the Lidder Valley, Anantnag District of Jammu and Kashmir in the Northern Himalayas.

Comment Articles

Melting Frontlines: Kashmir’s Glaciers and Gathering Crisis

Mehr un Nisa Rehman

23 Mar 2026

5 min read

Mourners gather in front of Lal Chowk in Srinagar to express grief over the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

The Altering Map of the World

19 Mar 2026

9 min read

A view of the shop showcasing embroidered Pheran for ceremonial occasion for women in Kashmir.

Comment Articles

Vanishing Pashminas and Pherans in Delhi’s Neighbourhoods

19 Mar 2026

4 min read

Telecommunication towers in Kashmir. The image is representational.

Comment Articles

The Last-Mile Gap: Telecom Neglect Leaves Villages in Rafiabad Digitally Stranded

Muhammad Rameez Kumar

18 Mar 2026

5 min read

Opinion

A therapy session being conducted with a child by rehabilitation therapist in Kashmir. The image is representational.

Comment Articles

How Rehab Centers Are Turning Therapy Sessions into Social Media Content?

17 Mar 2026

5 min read

Delight in the Freshness of Kashmiri Trout is unique in India.

Comment Articles

Trout, Technology, and Promise of Kashmir’s Blue Economy

17 Mar 2026

4 min read

Aerial views of the Temple Mount and parts of the Old City of Jerusalem (2007).

Comment Articles

Modi’s Illusion of Global Primacy Meets Knock of Reality

Iftikhar Gilani

17 Mar 2026

6 min read

Battle of Ferozeshah. Picture of the second day. The unit in the painting may be the 62nd Regiment based on their buff facings and the buff colour of the regimental flag. The British figures in the foreground appear to members of the light company. This picture from a sketch by Major G. F. White, 31st Regiment (31st Foot).

Comment Articles

Bought and Sold: Remembering the Treaty of Amritsar, 16 March 1846

15 Mar 2026

7 min read

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