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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

3 hours ago

3 min read

Indus Waters Treaty cannot be sacrificed to political retaliation in a climate-stressed South Asia

Two military personnel patrol Lal Chowk in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, holding semi-automatic weapons in April 2025.

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Even as a Tourist, India’s Military Control in Kashmir is Hard to Miss-I

5 hours ago

7 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

23 hours ago

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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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.

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From Saffron to Cement: Kashmir's Deadly Wasteland

09 Feb 2026

5 min read

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

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Building Blocks of Science

07 Feb 2026

5 min read

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.

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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.

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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.

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

06 Feb 2026

3 min read

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

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‘Nazuk Morh’: Pakistan's unending strategic bend

06 Feb 2026

6 min read

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

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A Prison Diary in Lyrics

Mushtaq Ul Haq Ahmad Sikander

03 Feb 2026

9 min read

Pakistan faces rising separatist insurgency in Balochistan.

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The Baloch Conundrum

02 Feb 2026

5 min read

Legal blindspot within Indian startup law. Image is representational.

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The Legal Blindspot within Indian Startup Law

Tassaduq Hussain

02 Feb 2026

5 min read

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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.

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Industrialisation in Kashmir: Reality Budgets Ignore

31 Jan 2026

4 min read

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

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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.

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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.

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Vajpayee: The ‘Moderator’ or Facilitator of Extremism’

Shahruk Ahmed Mazumdar

26 Jan 2026

3 min read

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How AI is impacting real life? Image representational.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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How Infants Are Being Poisoned by the Clothes They Wear

23 Jan 2026

9 min read

Comment Articles (Opinion)

Dr Muhammad Manzoor Alam

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Must Iran live in refeudalised era?

17 Jan 2026

5 min read

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Protestors gathered in a street in Tehran, Iran on Friday, January 9, 2026.

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A Region on the Brink: South Asia Must Choose Dialogue Before Disaster

15 Jan 2026

3 min read

Proposed National Law University in Kashmir. Image is representational.

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NLU Row in J&K: Lessons from IIT Bhubaneswar

Syed Adnan Hashmi

15 Jan 2026

3 min read

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

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The Slow Poison: Kashmir's apple orchards are killing their farmers - II

15 Jan 2026

7 min read

A file photo of Pandit Bhushan Bazaz

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Bhushan Bazaz, Last Custodian of Kashmir’s Moral Dialogue

Iftikhar Gilani

14 Jan 2026

4 min read

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

Toxic Harvest: Kashmir's apple orchards are killing their farmers - I

13 Jan 2026

6 min read

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro being escorted to a detention centre in New York after his capture from Venezuelan capital Caracas.

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Maduro Capture: A Legal Cloak for a Coercive Regime Change

Syed Aqib Hussain

13 Jan 2026

3 min read

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

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When power displaces law, South Asia moves closer to the brink

Mehr un Nisa Rehman

12 Jan 2026

5 min read

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

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Water as a weapon: How Kashmir’s rivers are narrowing space for peace

10 Jan 2026

3 min read

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