The Darbar Move Circus: Why Not Make Jammu a Permanent Administrative Centre?

Srinagar, Nov. 2 -- Instead of shifting the administration between Jammu and Srinagar twice a year, why not maintain fully functional administrative establishments in both cities throughout the year? ... Read More

Do We Really Need IAS Officers?

Srinagar, Oct. 19 -- When senior IAS officer Kumar Rajeev Ranjan allegedly abused and threatened JKAS officer Beenish Wani, the controversy raised questions far beyond professional misconduct - especi... Read More

IAS/JKAS Transfers: But Where Are their Report Cards?

Srinagar, Oct. 12 -- The October 7 bureaucratic reshuffle, involving 49 IAS and JKAS officers, has once again set the administrative carousel spinning. Deputy Commissioners have been shifted, departme... Read More

5 Things BJP Could Have Done Differently in Kashmir

Srinagar, Oct. 5 -- The BJP has dominated Indian politics for more than a decade. It has transformed its electoral presence in several regions where it once had little organisational strength. Yet Kas... Read More

NC's Power of Being Powerless

Srinagar, Sept. 28 -- There is something rather unusual about governance in Jammu and Kashmir today. We have a Chief Minister. We have a Council of Ministers. We have departments headed by ministers.... Read More

This is How BJP Can Rule J&K Without Any Seats in Kashmir!

Srinagar, Sept. 21 -- BJP won 29 Assembly seats in Jammu in 2024 and not a single one in Kashmir. Yet that does not mean it cannot one day lead a government in Jammu and Kashmir. That sounds contradi... Read More

Could Aga Ruhullah Be Delhi's Man to Break NC?

Srinagar, Sept. 14 -- Something unusual is happening inside the National Conference. Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi is no longer behaving like a mildly disgruntled parliamentarian who occasionally disagrees ... Read More

Kashmiri Pandits Gave BJP Their Trust; What Did They Get in Return?

Srinagar, Sept. 7 -- There is perhaps no political party in India that has spoken about the suffering of Kashmiri Pandits as consistently, emotionally and emphatically as the Bharatiya Janata Party. F... Read More

Kashmiris Want Kashmir Discussed; Its Leaders Discuss Themselves!

Srinagar, Aug. 31 -- There is something almost insulting about the political conversation in Kashmir today. People want Kashmir discussed. Its politicians are discussing themselves. Who said what abo... Read More

How Much BJP is a Kashmir Having Tiranga in Its Hands?

Srinagar, Aug. 24 -- There was a time when carrying the Tiranga openly in large parts of Kashmir could invite a stare, a threat, perhaps worse. Today, the same Valley produces kilometre-long Tiranga p... Read More

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