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<loc>https://kashmirtimes.com/news/himalayas-at-tipping-point-millions-at-risk-report</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Figure 1. Glacial area lost since the end of the Little Ice Age. Source: Systemiq analysis, “Prosperous and Resilient Himalayas,” September 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Figure 2. Estimated adjusted return per rupee invested, by transition. Source: Systemiq analysis, “Prosperous and Resilient Himalayas,” September 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Figure 3. Investment intensity (gross fixed capital formation as % of GDP) and the public sector's share of that investment. Source: Systemiq analysis, “Prosperous and Resilient Himalayas,” September 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-09-21/32plet7n/Being_born_in_Himalayas_should_not_be_a_death_sentence_everestroday.com</image:loc>
<image:caption><![CDATA[ The site where the major snow-avalanche triggered massive floods in Nepal. Being born in Himalayas should not be a death sentence. Image is representational.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-09-21T13:30:33.763Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://kashmirtimes.com/opinion/comment-articles/beyond-2000-crore-can-kashmir-reclaim-global-luxury-market-part-i</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Painting (1908) by John Singer Sargent of women in Kashmir shawls. Image is representational.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-09-21T12:46:37.791Z</lastmod>
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<loc>https://kashmirtimes.com/opinion/comment-articles/bakshi-ghulam-muhammads-politics-and-the-kashmirs-social-decline</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad Addressing a rally in Kulgam, South Kashmir, in 1954. The image is representational.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-09-21T11:58:54.779Z</lastmod>
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