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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

Eyes sparkling like the Wullar and souls pure like Pakeezah, a rendezvous with dreamy school children in a Bandipora village

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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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

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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

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

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

Dr Mubeen Ahmed Shah

30 Jun 2026

4 min read

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

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

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

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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.

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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

Jammu and Kashmir L-G Manoj Sinha inaugurating a session of the Global Kashmiri Pandit Diaspora in Srinagar on 13 June 2026.

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Migration of Kashmiri Pandits and Story We Refuse to Tell

Dr Mubeen Ahmed Shah

18 Jun 2026

6 min read

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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 Crisis: Kashmir’s Selective Bleeding Hearts and Pakistan’s Blind Spots

Anuradha Bhasin

16 Jun 2026

5 min read

The author, Dr Aditi Parimoo with two Anands by the river side in the backdrop of snow-clad mountains, during a trip to Ladakh region.

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In the Rocky Mountains, Everyone Still Cares Where You are From

Dr Aditi Parimoo

16 Jun 2026

5 min read

Chenab River at Ramban.

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Kashmir’s Rivers and Missing Stakeholders

Dr Mubeen Ahmed Shah

15 Jun 2026

4 min read

The heat generated from military activities in the Siachen region has resulted in a rise in temperatures. This image from 2017 is representational.

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Can Tourism Become the Nuclear Deterrent in Kashmir? - II

11 Jun 2026

7 min read

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Boatmen row their boats at Dal Lake on a sunny Thursday, January 11, 2024, during Chilla-i- Kalan (Peak Winters). Image is representational.

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Can Tourism Become the Nuclear Deterrent in Kashmir? – I

11 Jun 2026

6 min read

Police firing teargas shells on protestors in Pakistan administered Jammu & Kashmir. Image is representational.

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PaJK Crisis: A State at War With its Own Citizens

11 Jun 2026

3 min read

Nearly half of the schoolchildren examined as part of a new study in Baliapur block of Dhanbad exhibited signs of dental and skeletal fluorosis.

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Brittle Bones, Stained Teeth & Low IQ— Children Bear the Burden of High Fluoride Groundwater in Villages of Dhanbad

11 Jun 2026

9 min read

Group portrait of Mughal rulers, from Babur to Aurangzeb, with the Mughal ancestor Timur seated in the middle. On the left: Shah Jahan, Akbar and Babur, with Abu Sa'id of Samarkand and Timur's son, Miran Shah. On the right: Aurangzeb, Jahangir and Humayun, and two of Timur's other offspring Umar Shaykh and Muhammad Sultan. Created c. 1707–12. The image is representational.

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When Monarchs Were More Inclusive Than Democrats

10 Jun 2026

6 min read

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Thathri Town (East to West) in 2019.

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A Warning from Thathri: Land subsidence, Cloudbursts and Illegal Mining

Sadaket Ali Malik

10 Jun 2026

6 min read

Dr Javid Iqbal

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The Healer Who Wrote: Remembering the Life and Pen of Dr Javid Iqbal

07 Jun 2026

4 min read

Shawl weavers from Kashmir. Image representational.

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Beyond Architecture of Aspiration

Dr Mubeen Ahmed Shah

05 Jun 2026

4 min read

Aerial view of Muzaffarabad, which is situated in a valley formed by the confluence of the Neelam and Jhelum rivers. Image is representational.

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One Citizen, Twelve Votes: Why PaJK Must Reform its Non-Territorial Seats

Sardar Aftab Khan

05 Jun 2026

3 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. Image is representational.

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Beyond Visible Prosperity in Kashmir

Dr Mubeen Ahmed Shah

05 Jun 2026

4 min read

An old map of the princely State of Jammu and Kashmir as it existed in 1947.

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Kashmir Is a Question of People

04 Jun 2026

8 min read

PAGD leaders at a press conference in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.

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A Child’s Rattle, Rules of Rivalry and Recipe for Unity!

Anuradha Bhasin

03 Jun 2026

4 min read

Heightened view of Muzaffarabad city, capital of Pakistan administered Jammu & Kashmir, on both river banks after the 2005 Kashmir earthquake.

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Understanding Pakistan-Administered Kashmir's Legal Identity

Sardar Aftab Khan

03 Jun 2026

4 min read

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