Opinion

Opinion

India has slipped down on Democracy Index ranking in the world.

What Does Democracy Mean in a World of Conflicts and Authoritarian Regimes?

Mohammad Yasir Bhat

01 Oct 2026

4 min read

The essence of true democracy can be achieved only through informed citizenry that seeks accountability of its governments

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

Comment Articles

Why Wait 40 Years to Own Power? Part-II

Dr Mubeen Ahmed Shah

29 Sep 2026

9 min read

A map of Jammu and Kashmir with Line Of Control border Pakistan and China. The image is representational.

Comment Articles

Political Narratives That Run Ahead of Reality

Sheikh Younis Amin

29 Sep 2026

5 min read

A file photo of Baglihar Dam across Chenab River near Chanderkote in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir in India.

Comment Articles

Kashmir’s Rivers and Price of Non-Ownership Part-I

Dr Mubeen Ahmed Shah

28 Sep 2026

7 min read

Questions raised over Jammu and Kashmir's reservation policy in recruitments in civil services. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

When Reservation Becomes Regional Exclusion

Nisar Ahmed Thakur

28 Sep 2026

8 min read

The site where the major snow-avalanche triggered massive floods in Nepal. Being born in Himalayas should not be a death sentence. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

Who Really Bears Responsibility for Environmental Destruction?

Dr Akshay Kumar

27 Sep 2026

4 min read

There are no signs that Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, will be released any time soon. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

CAGE, Imran Khan, Kashmir and Muslim Leadership’s Crisis of Conscience

25 Sep 2026

5 min read

Opinion

Luxury furniture of walnut wood carving from Kashmir. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

From Kashmiri Craft to Kashmir Brand Part-II

Dr Mubeen Ahmed Shah

22 Sep 2026

8 min read

Painting (1908) by John Singer Sargent of women in Kashmir shawls. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

Beyond ₹2,000 Crore: Can Kashmir Reclaim Global Luxury Market? Part-I

Dr Mubeen Ahmed Shah

21 Sep 2026

7 min read

Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad Addressing a rally in Kulgam, South Kashmir, in 1954. The image is representational.

Comment Articles

Stranger in my own home : Bakshi Ghulam Muhammad’s politics and Kashmirs social decline

21 Sep 2026

5 min read

Showkat Nawaz Mir, who spearheaded the Joint Awami Action Committee agitation in Pakistan administered Jammu & Kashmir.

Comment Articles

The Unyielding Spirit of Showkat Nawaz Mir

20 Sep 2026

5 min read

Opinion

Houthis alleged attack on Jeddah with drones and missiles has been reported in recent days.

Comment Articles

The Kaaba Is Not the House of Saud

20 Sep 2026

4 min read

Private Equity in businesses in India. Image if representational.

Comment Articles

Is Your Business Ready for Private Equity?

Tassaduq Hussain

20 Sep 2026

5 min read

Dr Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.

Comment Articles

A Footnote of Regret for a Full Front Page of Fiction is Not Enough

Anuradha Bhasin

19 Sep 2026

7 min read

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

Comment Articles

J&K's Power Tariff Hike is A Crisis of Governance, Not Just Generation

Abdul Rashid Khan

19 Sep 2026

5 min read

Opinion

One child and two diagnosis is a discrepancy that can steal child's future. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

One Child, Two Diagnoses: A Discrepancy Can Steal a Future

18 Sep 2026

3 min read

Swatantra Bhardwaj, an assaulter of students and protestors at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi during Cockroach Janta Party protests in July 2026. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

How Swatantra is Bhardwaj of his caste identity?

17 Sep 2026

4 min read

DJs in public festivals have become a nuisance for the people. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

Is the Transformation of Public Festivals into Public Nuisance Our Destiny?

16 Sep 2026

12 min read

Jammu and Kashmir industrialisation and policy being propagated year after year has remained static despite claims of investments by central government. No policy has been formulated in view of the losses suffered by entrepreneurs due to conflict since 1990s. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

Turning Savings into Investment: Kashmir’s Economic Challenge

Dr Mubeen Ahmed Shah

16 Sep 2026

6 min read

Opinion

People continuing a protest demonstration in Rawalakot, Pakistan administered Jammu & Kashmir on Wednesday 05 August 2026.

Comment Articles

100 Days of Defiance in Rawalakot: The Kashmiri Spirit Pakistan Cannot Kill

15 Sep 2026

5 min read

Satya Niketan PG Hostel building collapse in New Delhi.

Comment Articles

Rubble on Screen, Accountability Off Screen

Dr Akshay Kumar

15 Sep 2026

7 min read

A file photo of Jamaat-e-Islami office in Kashmir.

Comment Articles

Jamaat-e-Islami, JDF and beyond: Reimagining Islamist politics in changing times

14 Sep 2026

7 min read

Chinar trees during autumn in Dal Lake, Srinagar, Kashmir. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

Our ‘Bleak House’: Notes on the degradation of Kashmir’s Society

14 Sep 2026

4 min read

Opinion

Traffic jam in the Main Chowk of Rajouri town in Jammu and Kashmir.

Comment Articles

Rajouri Has No Footpath for Its People

Farooq Ahmad Bakloo

12 Sep 2026

9 min read

Indian President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan with US President John F. Kennedy in the Oval Office, 1963.

Comment Articles

Question Mark on a Legacy

10 Sep 2026

4 min read

US President Donald Trump ‘s statements about Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal can sow global chaos.

Comment Articles

Trump can Still Redeem America. Here’s why and How

08 Sep 2026

6 min read

Jammu and Kashmir National Conference leaders and workers holding a counter protest seeking restoration of statehood to J&K in Srinagar on September 02, 2026.

Comment Articles

J&K’s political paradox: The Battle between Demanding Power and Pinning Blame

08 Sep 2026

3 min read

Opinion

What is the definition of 'Dimaghi Naxal'? Is it haunting the rulers in India? Image is representational.

Comment Articles

Reading Albert Camus amid ‘Dimaghi Naxals’

06 Sep 2026

6 min read

One-room Middle School in village Shirote, a remote area of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir.

Comment Articles

On Teacher’s Day, Let’s Go beyond the Numbers and a Reality they Mask

Sadaket Ali Malik

05 Sep 2026

6 min read

The number of protesters sit-in at Rawalakot has not decreased on Thursday, 23 July 2026, since the beginning of the movement launched by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in Pakistan administered Jammu and Kashmir.

Comment Articles

Islamabad’s Mahmoud Abbas: Pakistan’s Politics of Pacification in West Kashmir

03 Sep 2026

4 min read

Rights movement in Kashmir. Reform not revolution for Pakistan administered Jammu and Kashmir.

Comment Articles

Rights Movement in PaJK at Crossroads: Reform or Revolution

01 Sep 2026

6 min read

Opinion

Being born in Himalayas should not be a death sentence. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

Himalayas Have Been Warning Us for Years

Iftikhar Gilani

31 Aug 2026

8 min read

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

Comment Articles

Kashmir’s Rivers Should Power Its People Part-II

Dr Mubeen Ahmed Shah

31 Aug 2026

6 min read

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

Comment Articles

Kashmir’s Power Paradox: Fix Losses before Raising Tariff Part-I

Dr Mubeen Ahmed Shah

30 Aug 2026

5 min read

Neha Singh Rathore and Rahul Gandhi at Pune event on August 22, 2026

Let’s Dissolve the People if They’ve Lost Confidence in Their ‘Leader’

Anuradha Bhasin

28 Aug 2026

3 min read

Opinion

The number of protesters sit-in at Rawalakot has not decreased on Thursday, 23 July 2026, since the beginning of the movement launched by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in Pakistan administered Jammu and Kashmir.

Comment Articles

PaJK's Movement at Crossroads: Rise, Impact and Future of JAAC – Part-III

26 Aug 2026

7 min read

The number of protesters sit-in at Rawalakot has not decreased on Thursday, 23 July 2026, since the beginning of the movement launched by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in Pakistan administered Jammu and Kashmir.

Comment Articles

PaJK's Movement at Crossroads: Rise, Impact and Future of JAAC - Part-II

25 Aug 2026

7 min read

The number of protesters sit-in at Rawalakot has not decreased on Thursday, 23 July 2026, since the beginning of the movement launched by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in Pakistan administered Jammu and Kashmir.

Comment Articles

PaJK's Movement at Crossroads: Rise, Impact and Future of JAAC - Part-I

24 Aug 2026

8 min read

Protests against alleged sexual harassment case in Sopore in April 2026. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

Jammu & Kashmir's Unfinished Reckoning with Sexual Violence

24 Aug 2026

5 min read

Opinion

Tourists enjoying autumn, that sets in September and lasts till November end also known as Golden Season when colour of flora turns gold, in Srinagar, Kashmir on Monday, November 13, 2023. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

Kashmir Must Move From Tourist Footfall to Lasting Value

Dr Mubeen Ahmed Shah

23 Aug 2026

7 min read

Stop rape culture. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

Chatroo Rape: The Sacred Trust Betrayed

Sadaket Ali Malik

23 Aug 2026

5 min read

The front cover of the book, "The China Dream - Great Power Thinking & Strategic Posture in the Post-American Era' by Col Liu Mingfu.

Comment Articles

The China Dream: Liu Mingfu’s Vision of a Peaceful Chinese Century and Post-American World Order

22 Aug 2026

8 min read

Where have our schools gone? A decade of closure of schools and a generation at risk in India.

Comment Articles

Finally, we’re talking about what ails our schools

Anuradha Bhasin

20 Aug 2026

4 min read

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