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A poster carried by a protester at Jantar Mantar calls for "Complete Regime Change, Nothing less" in Delhi during Cockroach Janta Party sit-in in July 2026.

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The Anger Beneath the Surface

01 Aug 2026

6 min read

India's Gen Z protests are not just about fixing a broken education system but a voice against the overall crisis of accountability

At Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, youths are against the corrupt education system on Friday, 24 July 2026.

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Gen Z Laughing Through Dissent

31 Jul 2026

4 min read

Map of Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan.

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Forgotten Stakeholder: Kashmir’s Voice in Indus Waters Treaty

Dr Mubeen Ahmed Shah

30 Jul 2026

4 min read

Rescue workers from Army, NDRF and SDRF looking for survivors after cloudburst at village Chashoti of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir on August 16, 2025.

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J&K’s Panchayati Institutions Need an Ecological Mandate

Farooq Ahmad Bakloo

29 Jul 2026

7 min read

Kashmir has stood as subcontinent's most damning moral indictment for more than 70 years. Image is representational.

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The Day Pakistan Lost Kashmir

28 Jul 2026

4 min read

A truck buried under debris in Ramban flash floods in April 2026, a town located on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Jammu and Kashmir.

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Human Interventions that Trigger Flash Floods

Sadaket Ali Malik

27 Jul 2026

3 min read

Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez and journalist-researcher Irfan Mehraj.

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From Tihar to Open-Air Prison: Unfinished Freedom of Khurram and Irfan

Altaf Hussain Wani

27 Jul 2026

4 min read

Opinion

Gen Z implosion at Jantar Mantar , New Delhi became a mass movement for the young Indians against NEET paper leaks seeking on education reforms.

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South Asia’s Implosion: Gen Z Cockroaches and the End of Obedience

25 Jul 2026

4 min read

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In Conversation: PaJK Crisis and Kashmir in India-Pakistan Tangle

Anuradha Bhasin

25 Jul 2026

1 min read

At Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, youths are against the corrupt education system on Friday, 24 July 2026.

A Generation that Makes Us Pained, Angry and Proud

Anuradha Bhasin

24 Jul 2026

7 min read

As protests and negotiations still ongoing in Delhi as protesters of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) continue their sit-in at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday, as the agitation over alleged irregularities in competitive examinations entered its second month.

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Paper Leaks, Anger that they Trigger are products of a Society in Disarray

22 Jul 2026

4 min read

Opinion

Jantar Mantar is packed again with students and other protestors in New Delhi on Tuesday, 21 July 2026.

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A Protest That Awakens The People

Shahruk Ahmed Mazumdar

21 Jul 2026

3 min read

Border disputes involving India against Pakistan and China have created complex geopolitical dynamics in South Asia. Image is representational.

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South Asia's Geopolitical Perfect Storm

20 Jul 2026

7 min read

A file photo of the Martyrs' Day after the killing of 22 persons on July 13, 1931 in Kashmir.

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July 13: History, Memory, and the Azan Narrative

19 Jul 2026

7 min read

School children in a classroom in a village in Bandipora, Kashmir.

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Kashmir Diary 2: World’s Future in this Room

15 Jul 2026

6 min read

Opinion

A file photo of Amarnath shrine in Himalayas.

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Amarnath Yatra: Ecological Questions Kashmir Can No Longer Postpone

Dr Mubeen Ahmed Shah

15 Jul 2026

5 min read

Jaswant Singh and Jalil Andrabi, two human rights activists from Punjab and Kashmir.

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'Satluj' Rekindles Memories of Jaswant Singh Khalra and Jalil Andrabi

Altaf Hussain Wani

15 Jul 2026

5 min read

A poster of the movie 'Satluj'.

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On 'Satluj' and Memory as Resistance

Khushdeep Kaur Malhotra

14 Jul 2026

3 min read

A poster of bollywood movie 'Chauhaan'.

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‘Chauhaan’ Teaser and the Darkening of Bollywood’s Kashmir Lens

13 Jul 2026

5 min read

Opinion

Martyrs Graveyard in Srinagar.

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13 July 1931: The Culmination of Kashmir's Trilogy of Sacrifice

13 Jul 2026

6 min read

A view of Global Kashmir Diaspora members felicitating Prof Neerja Mattoo on the sidelines of a conclave in Srinagar, Kashmir, in June 2026.

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KP Conclave: A Good Beginning but Hard Work Awaits

Mohammad Yasir Bhat

11 Jul 2026

3 min read

Kashmiris detained under various laws have been lodged in jails outside Jammu and Kashmir without any trial making it difficult for the families to visit them for economical reasons. Image is representational.

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Beyond Prison Walls: Kashmir and Rise of Carceral State

Dr Mubeen Ahmed Shah

10 Jul 2026

5 min read

The new weapon in socio-political warfare on social media. Image is representational.

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The New Weapon in Socio-Political Warfare

Farooq Ahmad Bakloo

09 Jul 2026

3 min read

Opinion

It is a wake up call for the society when the children begin to pour out hatred. Image is representational.

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It’s a Wake-up Call for Society When Children Begin to Pour Out Hatred

Sadaket Ali Malik

08 Jul 2026

2 min read

Many mourners waved Iranian flags and red banners symbolising vengeance on Monday, 6 July 2026.

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Funeral as a Chess Move

08 Jul 2026

5 min read

Kashmir diaspora members holding a rally in London on Sunday 5 July 2026 to protest against violence in Pakistan administered Jammu and Kashmir and support demands of the Joint Awami Action Committee.

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Implosion in PaJK: Pakistan’s Bullets, Bans, and Broken Promises

07 Jul 2026

4 min read

Kashmiri diaspora holding a rally in London on Sunday, 5 July 2026 to protest against the violence in Pakistan administration Jammu and Kashmir and to support the demands of the Joint Awami Action Committee.

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Weaponising the London Kashmir March

07 Jul 2026

4 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.

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Ultimate Oasis: Why Kashmir Must Choose Value Over Tourist Numbers

Dr Mubeen Ahmed Shah

06 Jul 2026

4 min read

Thought process and philosophy. Image is representational.

The Unseen Order

04 Jul 2026

2 min read

A representational image of India-Pakistan back channel diplomacy.

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Who’s Afraid of Peace?

Anuradha Bhasin

03 Jul 2026

5 min read

Border disputes involving India against Pakistan and China have created complex geopolitical dynamics in South Asia. Image is representational.

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India–Pakistan Track II must also include Afghanistan and China

02 Jul 2026

4 min read

Opinion

Officials of NIA and SIA of Jammu and Kashmir inspecting the premises of a property involved in the alleged terror funding case before attaching it in Srinagar, in the first week of November 2023. Image is representational.

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‘They May Attach My Property, But Not Conscience’

Dr Mubeen Ahmed Shah

02 Jul 2026

4 min read

1919 drawing of Kashmiri Pandit women wearing intricately decorated Pherans. Image is representational.

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History Must Diagnose, Not Merely Narrate

01 Jul 2026

4 min read

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

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Kashmir Diary: Moonlit Valley and a Dreamy Girl Who Wouldn’t Smile

30 Jun 2026

5 min read

Ranjit Sagar Dam on Ravi River, Punjab & Jammu and Kashmir, India. From J&K side, Thein, Basohli, Kathua. Ravi River water was allocated to India under Indus Water Treaty of 1960. Image is representational.

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Beyond Borders: Next South Asian Crisis Could Be Water, Not Kashmir Alone

Dr Mubeen Ahmed Shah

30 Jun 2026

4 min read

Opinion

Strait of Hormuz topographic map showing the Musandam Peninsula of Oman in the south and Iran to the north. Image is representational.

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A Polycentric World: Rules written by Old School Diplomacy

29 Jun 2026

7 min read

Front cover of the book, "White Nights and other stories" by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

White Nights: Dostoevsky's Warning Against the Seduction of Fantasy

26 Jun 2026

4 min read

A shephard boy known as Chopans of Kashmir, who contract sheep and cattle grazing of farmers from plains areas for months during summers in the mountain grazing pastures of Kashmir Valley.

Inclusion of Gaw Gujree Community in the OBC List

25 Jun 2026

1 min read

Four visions for the return of Kashmiri Pandits to Kashmir Valley. Image is representational.

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Four Visions of Return: Rebuilding Kashmir or Redrawing Divides?

Dr Mubeen Ahmed Shah

24 Jun 2026

4 min read

Opinion

A view of Global Kashmir Diaspora members felicitating Prof Neerja Mattoo on the sidelines of a conclave in Srinagar, Kashmir, in June 2026.

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Kashmiri Pandit Crisis Deserves Truth & Justice More Than a Label

23 Jun 2026

8 min read

The dancing girl of Mohenjo-daro in three views, with close-ups of face, choker and bangles, and next to a dancing girl from Jaipur around 1900. John Marshall writes of this figure: "the arms and legs . . . are adorned with armlets, bangles, and anklets. These ornaments may sometimes have been made of metal, but in all probability the majority of them were shell. The custom of wearing so many shell bracelets as almost to conceal the whole of the forearm is very common in India at the present day."

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Nude Statue and the Fig Leaf Republic

Anuradha Bhasin

20 Jun 2026

6 min read

Unrest in Pakistan administered Jammu and Kashmir and branding agitationists 'terrorists' for demanding their constitutional rights and implementation of the agreement signed in October 2025. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

Good Kashmiris, Bad Kashmiris: Pakistan’s Paranoia

19 Jun 2026

4 min read

Unrest and crisis created by the agitational programme called by the Jammu and Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee is impacting the normal lives of the civilian population in the region. Image is representational.

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PaJK Agitation and the Unfinished Business of 1947

Latief U Zaman Deva

19 Jun 2026

5 min read

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