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What Do My 36 Years of Exile Actually Mean in the Life of an Independent Nation?

Srinagar, Aug. 15 -- Thirty-six years. For a human being, it is almost half a lifetime. For a child, it is enough time to be born, go to school, graduate, marry and become the parent of another scho... और पढ़ें


An Open Letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Srinagar, Aug. 10 -- Dear Prime Minister, India is preparing to celebrate another Independence Day. The Tricolour will rise. The anthem will play. Speeches will invoke sacrifice, sovereignty, freedo... और पढ़ें


Why are the Police in Kashmir Guarding People Who No Longer Matter?

Srinagar, Aug. 3 -- In most places, an armed policeman walking beside someone indicates danger. In Kashmir, he can also indicate status. A politician may lose an election, surrender his office, disapp... और पढ़ें


Why Aren't IAS Officers Held Accountable for Failed Projects?

Srinagar, July 27 -- In India, when a public project succeeds, an officer's name is prominently displayed. There are press conferences, social-media posts, glowing profiles, awards, appreciation lette... और पढ़ें


How Omar Abdullah is Doing a Kejriwal on Himself!

Srinagar, July 20 -- There is something impressive about a chief minister who wins an election and then spends the remainder of his term explaining why winning it was practically useless. Omar Abdulla... और पढ़ें


Is a Third Route to Amarnath Cave Shrine Possible?

Srinagar, July 13 -- The proposal to develop a third route to the Shri Amarnathji cave from Minamarg, near Drass, should be seen as an important infrastructure and pilgrimage-management idea. It opens... और पढ़ें


The Book Nobody Read

Srinagar, July 6 -- A controversial book entered the libraries of government schools in Jammu and Kashmir, passed through an expert committee, survived official scrutiny, crossed several bureaucratic ... और पढ़ें


How J&K Politicians' Blame Game Halts the UT's Progress

Srinagar, June 29 -- For decades, Jammu & Kashmir has witnessed governments come and go, alliances emerge and collapse, slogans change, and manifestos get rewritten. Yet one political tradition has re... और पढ़ें


Has Jantar Mantar Outlived Its Utility?

Srinagar, June 22 -- For decades, Jantar Mantar occupied a special place in India's democratic imagination. It was where voices from distant corners of the country converged to seek justice, recogniti... और पढ़ें


The Myth of Kashmiri Pandit Return and Rehabilitation

Srinagar, June 15 -- For over three decades, the promise of Kashmiri Pandit return has occupied a special place in the political vocabulary of Jammu & Kashmir. Every few months, a conference is organi... और पढ़ें