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A Flawed Start for a Vital Institution in Kashmir

A Flawed Start for a Vital Institution in Kashmir

The Jammu and Kashmir government’s long-awaited decision to constitute a Child Rights Commission should have been a landmark in social governance....

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Should Kashmir Ban Private Practice for Government Doctors?

Should Kashmir Ban Private Practice for Government Doctors?

By Dr. Fiaz Maqbool Fazili The question keeps returning to Kashmir’s public debate with the persistence of a recurring fever: should doctors in...

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Is Gold Shaping a New World Order?

By Syed Duha and Saifullah Bashir The post-1945 financial order was built on the belief that global systems were apolitical: the money, markets,...

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Can Classrooms Save Kashmir’s Kitchens?

Can Classrooms Save Kashmir’s Kitchens?

By Shafat Ahmad Khan The recent seizure of over 13,000 kilograms of contaminated meat in Jammu and Kashmir has left people shocked and worried....

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The Wounds Beneath the White Coats of Kashmir

The Wounds Beneath the White Coats of Kashmir

By Dr Umer Ahmad Ganaie This year, Kashmir has seen doctors take to social media to voice what was once unspoken: their exhaustion, anxiety, and...

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Kashmir’s Information Department Finally Says Enough

Kashmir’s Information Department Finally Says Enough

By Kaisar Mir  In Srinagar, it’s now common to find someone standing in the middle of a crowd, phone in hand, talking breathlessly into the...

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All Eyes on Budgam: Can PDP Break NC’s Long Hold?

All Eyes on Budgam: Can PDP Break NC’s Long Hold?

By  Raqif Makhdoomi The streets of Budgam are alive again. From the narrow lanes of Charar to the open fields near Humhama, a familiar chorus rises...

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The Price of Respect in Today’s Kashmir

The Price of Respect in Today’s Kashmir

By  Aaqyb Ashraf There was a time when Kashmir was called Peer Vear, the land of saints. People believed goodness was part of the air here, flowing...

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Kashmir Sees Light at the End of the Tunnel

Kashmir Sees Light at the End of the Tunnel

By Peerzada Mohsin Shafi For years, the Singhpora-Vailoo Tunnel has lived more in conversations than in construction.  People spoke of it at tea...

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