Opinion

Opinion

Kashmiri language alphabets and consonants in Perso-Arabic script.

Comment Articles

Language is the Core of Being Kashmiri

18 hours ago

3 min read

Beyond a mode of communication, Koshur is the bearer of culture, history, stories, wit and humour

A file photo of Pakistan Army formation.

Comment Articles

Pakistan's Descent: The Military's Grip and the Fracturing of a Nation

19 hours ago

5 min read

Front and back cover of the book, "Myani Wachik Kotar", Collection of Kashmir Short Stories by Bashir Aarif.

Comment Articles

The Pigeons of my Sanctum, Short Story Collection of Bashir Aarif

Mushtaque B Barq

21 hours ago

6 min read

Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad thrusting Goshtaba into Nikita Khrushchev's mouth in Srinagar during the latter's visit to Srinagar in December 1955.

Comment Articles

Diplomacy On A Diet: Are Delhi’s State Banquets Leaving Leaders Hungry?

Iftikhar Gilani

22 Feb 2026

7 min read

50th anniversary African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 25 May 2013.

Comment Articles

The African Chessboard: A New Scramble for Allegiance

21 Feb 2026

6 min read

Pakistan faces rising separatist insurgency in Balochistan. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

Lands of Tears: Kashmir's Past and Balochistan's Present

20 Feb 2026

6 min read

A file photo of newspapers at a news in Jammu and Kashmir. Image is representational.

Ghost Newspapers That Exist for Government Advertising

Anuradha Bhasin

19 Feb 2026

6 min read

Opinion

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

Comment Articles

Prisoners, Power, and Moral Consistency

18 Feb 2026

4 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.

Comment Articles

Water Must Flow, Diplomacy Must Prevail

Altaf Hussain Wani

17 Feb 2026

3 min read

Explained why Prime Minister Narendra Modi's name appears in the Epstein files Vantage with Palki Sharma on Firstpost. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

A Peddler of an Immoral World, Epstein was Also its Product

Anuradha Bhasin

16 Feb 2026

3 min read

Front and back cover of the book, "I, Witness: India from Nehru to Narendra Modi" by Shahid Siddiqui.

Comment Articles

Memoir That Mirrors A Republic, But Blurs Its Edges

Iftikhar Gilani

15 Feb 2026

12 min read

Opinion

Kashmiri handicrafts and art objects made by Kashmir artisans in Jammu and Kashmir. The image representational.

Comment Articles

Branding Kashmir: From Raw Heritage to Global Value

15 Feb 2026

5 min read

A view of the rain-fed Nallagandala Lake, which is rain-fed urban water body, in Hyderabad.

Comment Articles

Misunderstood, Misinterpreted and Misguided Urban Lake Governance and Management in Hyderabad

Dr Mansee Bal Bhargava

15 Feb 2026

24 min read

The language movement was the only apolitical uprising in Dhaka, Bangladesh, that saw to create its identity and then a country.

Comment Articles

Tariq Rahman’s Legacy: Liberation and Language in His Veins

14 Feb 2026

6 min read

Pilgrims offer prayers at the shrine of Reshimool Saeb (Baba Hyder Reshi) in Anantnag, south Kashmir, expressing gratitude for recent winter snowfall and supplicating Almighty for more precipitation in the coming season.

Comment Articles

The Drying Basin: Late Snow is Pushing Kashmir to the Brink

13 Feb 2026

10 min read

Opinion

Dreams, thoughts in Kashmir. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

Dreams and Belonging in 'Khwaban Khayalan Manz'

12 Feb 2026

3 min read

Indian Union Budget 2026. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

For the Common Indian, Budget 2026 Postpones the Future

Syed Aqib Hussain

12 Feb 2026

3 min read

Fully grown apples on a tree in an orchard with new varieties of high-density apple trees in Baramulla district of Kashmir.

Comment Articles

Trade Deal That Could Undercut Kashmir’s Orchards

Mehr un Nisa Rehman

11 Feb 2026

4 min read

Apple laden trees in Hakura Budasgam, Anantnag in Kashmir valley during harvest season in October.

Comment Articles

Kashmir’s Apple Economy at Crossroads

11 Feb 2026

5 min read

Opinion

European Union. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

The New European Constellation Amid Geopolitical Fragmentation and Strategic Realignment

10 Feb 2026

9 min read

Bihar is India’s most flood-prone state and 76% of the population in north Bihar lives under the recurring threat of floods.

Comment Articles

The Hidden Cost of Floods and The Brutal Math of Poverty in Bihar

09 Feb 2026

9 min read

Kashmir’s Crimson Pride – Mother-daughter tradition of collecting saffron together from a field in Pampore, Kashmir.

Comment Articles

From Saffron to Cement: Kashmir's Deadly Wasteland

09 Feb 2026

5 min read

A molecule of acetic acid (vinegar) the author designed.

Comment Articles

Building Blocks of Science

07 Feb 2026

5 min read

Opinion

Islamabad suicide attack revives fears of cross-border extremism, straining Pakistan's security amid volatile regional fault lines. Deadliest in Pakistan's capital city since 2008 Marriott blast.

Comment Articles

Islamabad Bombing: Repeating a Bloodstained Script of a Fatal Failure

07 Feb 2026

5 min read

An overview of Neolithic site at Burzahom near Srinagar, Kashmir.

Comment Articles

Kashmir’s Historicity: Anantnag’s Evolution Beyond Myths and Counter-narratives

Latief U Zaman Deva

06 Feb 2026

6 min read

Apple orchards standing on land marked for the railway project, facing an uncertain future as development encroaches on generations of hard work. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

After Some Hiccups, High-Density Apple Orchards are Finally Delivering in Kashmir

06 Feb 2026

3 min read

A file photo of Pakistan security force personnel deployed in a Pakistani city. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

‘Nazuk Morh’: Pakistan's unending strategic bend

06 Feb 2026

6 min read

Opinion

Facsimile of front and back cover of the book, "Horror Saga-A Lyrical Ballad Written From Jail" by Ehtesham Siddiqui.

Comment Articles

A Prison Diary in Lyrics

Mushtaq Ul Haq Ahmad Sikander

03 Feb 2026

9 min read

Pakistan faces rising separatist insurgency in Balochistan.

Comment Articles

The Baloch Conundrum

02 Feb 2026

5 min read

Legal blindspot within Indian startup law. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

The Legal Blindspot within Indian Startup Law

Tassaduq Hussain

02 Feb 2026

5 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.

Comment Articles

Industrialisation in Kashmir: Reality Budgets Ignore

31 Jan 2026

4 min read

Opinion

One form of mythical Chinese lung dragon. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

The Dragon's Shadow in South Asia and the Reconfiguration of Global Order

29 Jan 2026

7 min read

Indian banking system of deposits and advances. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

Why India’s Next Banking Crisis Won’t Start With Bad Loans

26 Jan 2026

6 min read

BJP’s Shah Nawaz Hussain adjusting Atal Behari Vajpayee’s Karakuli cap at an Iftar Party.

Comment Articles

Vajpayee: The ‘Moderator’ or Facilitator of Extremism’

Shahruk Ahmed Mazumdar

26 Jan 2026

3 min read

Humans face future public health challenges, yet there is hope in potential medical breakthroughs, according to Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty. Image is representational.

The Madness of Being

26 Jan 2026

3 min read

Opinion

How AI is impacting real life? Image representational.

Comment Articles

Book Review: The Wave Upon Us

26 Jan 2026

6 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

Keep Jammu and Kashmir Whole, Not Carved Up

Altaf Hussain Wani

24 Jan 2026

3 min read

A representational image of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway Project.

Comment Articles

Kashmir: From Historic Crossroads to Single, Fragile Lifeline

23 Jan 2026

4 min read

Newborns lie swaddled in hazardous nylon thermal wraps in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at GMC Anantnag, Jammu & Kashmir, receiving care with safety at the hospital's neonatal unit.

Comment Articles

How Infants Are Being Poisoned by the Clothes They Wear

23 Jan 2026

9 min read

Opinion

Dr Muhammad Manzoor Alam

Comment Articles

Dr Manzoor Alam: A Life Devoted to Building Ideas, Institutions

Iftikhar Gilani

21 Jan 2026

7 min read

J&K Map with two Union Territories. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

Perils of J&K’s Fragmentation: A Roadmap for Unity

Latief U Zaman Deva

19 Jan 2026

7 min read

There is a staggering lack of gender-disaggregated data in epidemiology. Without this data, health interventions cannot be effectively targeted. Image is representational.

Comment Articles

Beyond 'Smaller Men': The Dangerous Medical Gap Putting Women’s Lives at Risk

18 Jan 2026

7 min read

Pro-government demonstrators in Tehran, Iran on January 14, 2026.

Comment Articles

Must Iran live in refeudalised era?

17 Jan 2026

5 min read

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