Kashmir's Chinar Leaves Could Become a Village Business

Srinagar, Oct. 1 -- The leaves begin falling before anyone has finished clearing the first pile. Around a village park in Kashmir, Chinar leaves spread over paths and lawns in shades of red, gold and... Read More

Land-to-the-Tiller Was Only Half of Kashmir's Economic Story

Srinagar, Sept. 17 -- Kashmir needs a more honest account of how its economy was built. Land reform changed who owned the soil, but handicrafts transformed how Kashmir earned its name in the world. ... Read More

The Myth of Kashmir's One Pajama

Srinagar, Sept. 11 -- A weaver in Srinagar's old city can still turn raw pashm into a shawl fine enough to pull through a ring, a skill passed down since the workshops Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin encouraged... Read More

The Factory Gate Is Kashmir's Next Economic Test

Srinagar, Sept. 2 -- Kashmir has spent years asking how to bring investment into the region. That question has begun to produce an answer. Factories are opening, local entrepreneurs are starting ente... Read More

Kashmir Has the Rivers. Why Is It Still Buying Power?

Srinagar, Aug. 25 -- Jammu and Kashmir sits on one of the richest hydropower reserves in India: an estimated 18,000 megawatts of gross potential, with 14,867 megawatts formally identified for developm... Read More

Kashmir Grows the World's Best, But It Earns the World's Least

Srinagar, Aug. 17 -- A number by itself tells you little. Say that Kashmir grew 21.10 lakh tonnes of apples this season and the figure sounds impressive until you place it beside Himachal Pradesh, wh... Read More

Shrinkflation in Kashmir: Why Your 10-Rupee Girda Is Getting Smaller

Srinagar, Aug. 14 -- The girda no longer seems enough to get Rukhsana Bhat's family through breakfast. Around the table in her downtown Srinagar home, she has started hearing the same request: a litt... Read More

Kashmir's Billion-Dollar Budget Hides a Bigger Problem

Srinagar, Aug. 5 -- Jammu and Kashmir's budget for 2026-27 lands at roughly Rs.1,13,767 crore, a sum large enough to fund highways, hospitals and welfare rolls throughout two regions still recovering ... Read More

Can Kashmir's Corner Shops Survive the Blinkit Era?

Srinagar, July 18 -- Ghulam Nabi Wani unlocks his grocery shop in Koker Bazar every morning at seven, just as his father did and his grandfather before him. His shelves are stocked with rice, cooking... Read More

Why Kashmir's Shopkeepers Are Losing Customers Without Knowing It

Srinagar, July 9 -- On a July afternoon in Lal Chowk, two electronics shopkeepers sell the same machine, purchased from the same supplier at a wholesale price of one lakh rupees. By closing time, the... Read More