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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).

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

12 hours ago

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The sale of Kashmir turned land into a commodity and people into subjects; nearly two centuries on, generations pay the price

Kashmiri separatist leadewr Shabir Ahmad Shah.

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Justice Delayed in Kashmir: Where Pace of Courts Tests Rule of Law

15 Mar 2026

4 min read

The front and back cover of the book, "Biography of Abdul Ahad Azad - Kashmiri Poet".

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The River and the Revolution: Abdul Ahad Azad and Readings for Present Iran

14 Mar 2026

8 min read

A view of Vidhan Soudha, the legislature Complex on Cubbon Road in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Dreams, Dilemmas, and the Discontent of Distance: A Travelogue from Bengaluru

Mushtaq Ul Haq Ahmad Sikander

10 Mar 2026

9 min read

The willingness of Indian workers to sign up to work in a conflict zone such as Israel is testimony to their acute financial distress.

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How False Flag Operations Shape Israel's Strategy in Ongoing Conflicts

09 Mar 2026

3 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.

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When Gulf Tremors Shake Kashmir’s Fragile Economy

07 Mar 2026

4 min read

A vessel sails off the Galle coast after a submarine attack on the Iranian military ship, Iris Dena, off Sri Lanka, in Galle, Sri Lanka, March 4, 2026.

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Operation Epic Fury: Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing but Destruction

Anuradha Bhasin

06 Mar 2026

6 min read

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Afghan families arrive from Pakistan with their belongings to Spin Boldak border crossing, in Kandahar province in November 2023.

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Renewed Crackdown on Afghan Refugees amid Vicious Slurs is Shameful, not Bravado

06 Mar 2026

8 min read

Donald Trump and Iran showdown.

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Decapitation vs Dialogue: Killing Leaders Promises Neither Peace nor Security

Iftikhar Gilani

05 Mar 2026

4 min read

India’s recent tariff reforms can be seen as both an economic necessity and a political maneuver.

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Tariffs as a Strategic Pressure Challenge India’s Sovereignty

Syed Aqib Hussain

05 Mar 2026

3 min read

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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‘Operation Epic Fury’ and the World It May Destroy

03 Mar 2026

8 min read

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Khamenei meeting Assembly of Experts members.

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Khamenei’s Killing and the West's Architecture of Chaos

03 Mar 2026

5 min read

Pashmina goats in Changthang in Ladakh region of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir.

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Fibre Empires and Artisan Erasure: Who Owns Pashmina?

03 Mar 2026

4 min read

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Ali Larijani, and Sadiq Larijani in 2011.

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Khamenei’s Assassination: A Dangerous Escalation in West Asia

Syed Aqib Hussain

02 Mar 2026

4 min read

Kashmiri children in a makeshift school. Image is representational.

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Half the Children in J&K at Risk Due to High Triglycerides Levels

Farooq Ahmad Bakloo

02 Mar 2026

4 min read

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Khamenei’s Killing and Kashmir: Lessons for Quest for Justice

02 Mar 2026

3 min read

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi seated with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during the joint press statement in Tehran on May 23, 2016.

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How Iran Quietly Saved India from UN Sanctions in 1994 — And Got Nothing in Return

Iftikhar Gilani

16 Jun 2025

4 min read

This image grab taken from Iranian state television broadcasted on February 28, 2026, show what it says is the site of deadly US and Israeli strikes that hit a girls' elementary school in Minab

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Attack on Iran, Wreckage of Diplomacy and Nuclear Regime Without Guardrails

Anuradha Bhasin

28 Feb 2026

5 min read

In Chintan's recent survey, nearly 70% of respondent children reported feeling distress, fear, or worry due to poor air quality.

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Children Under Siege: A Crisis of Childhood Due To Air Pollution

27 Feb 2026

6 min read

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On first Friday of Ramadan, thousands of devotees offer prayers at Jama Masjid, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir on March 15, 2024.

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Ramadan’s Message of Community, Sharing in a Divided, Unequal World

27 Feb 2026

7 min read

Ensemble of Government buildings on Rajpath in New Delhi, India.

Erasing Lutyens: The Man Who Built for Eternity, Not Himself

Anuradha Bhasin

26 Feb 2026

5 min read

Afghanistan's Defence Ministry says it will deliver an appropriate and calculated response to the Pakistani strikes that took place on February 22, 2026.

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Pakistan's Airstrikes on Afghanistan: A Desperate Gambit by a Rent-Seeking Military

25 Feb 2026

7 min read

Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan, who is under detention.

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Dignity in Detention, Accountability in Politics

24 Feb 2026

4 min read

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Kashmiri language alphabets and consonants in Perso-Arabic script.

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Language is the Core of Being Kashmiri

23 Feb 2026

3 min read

A file photo of Pakistan Army formation.

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

23 Feb 2026

5 min read

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

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

Mushtaque B Barq

23 Feb 2026

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.

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

Iftikhar Gilani

22 Feb 2026

7 min read

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

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The African Chessboard: A New Scramble for Allegiance

21 Feb 2026

6 min read

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

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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

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

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Prisoners, Power, and Moral Consistency

18 Feb 2026

4 min read

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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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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.

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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.

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Memoir That Mirrors A Republic, But Blurs Its Edges

Iftikhar Gilani

15 Feb 2026

12 min read

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

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Branding Kashmir: From Raw Heritage to Global Value

15 Feb 2026

5 min read

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

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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.

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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.

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

13 Feb 2026

10 min read

Dreams, thoughts in Kashmir. Image is representational.

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Dreams and Belonging in 'Khwaban Khayalan Manz'

12 Feb 2026

3 min read

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Indian Union Budget 2026. Image is representational.

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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.

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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.

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Kashmir’s Apple Economy at Crossroads

11 Feb 2026

5 min read

European Union. Image is representational.

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The New European Constellation Amid Geopolitical Fragmentation and Strategic Realignment

10 Feb 2026

9 min read

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