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From August 2026 Edition
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Economics of Inflation Crusade
By Dr Mehraj Ud Din Shah
Wed Jul 29 2026
Inflation is swiftly unfolding macroeconomic fallout across the various sectors, wiping out income, savings, investment, demand, and employment, thereby giving a rude shock to the countries. The existing Inflationary phenomenon is intensively destabilizing the budget plans and regular consumption patterns of the majority of consumers across the globe, including in India.
From August 2026 Edition
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The Other Kashmir
By Sohail Bhat
Wed Jul 29 2026
Every conflict has two histories. One is recorded in military maps, diplomatic exchanges and official communiqués. The other unfolds in the everyday lives of ordinary people, where politics is experienced through schools, hospitals, employment, courts and the responsiveness of public institutions.
From August 2026 Edition
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The Invisible Border
By Bashir Assad
Wed Jul 29 2026
How the Line of Control Is Being Redefined by Infrastructure, Technology and Economics
From July 2026 Edition
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Economics of Global Tariff War
By Dr Mehraj Ud Din Shah
Sat Jul 04 2026
A significant tariff war was looming around the globe in late 2025 and early 2026. Its headwinds were sure to slip many nations into economic stagnation, including the US.
From July 2026 Edition
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The Unheard Kashmir — Governance, Dependency and the Crisis of Representation in Pakistan Administered Kashmir
By Bashir Assad
Sat Jul 04 2026
For nearly eight decades, the Himalayan region of Kashmir has occupied a unique place in international politics. It has generated wars, shaped national identities, influenced military doctrines, and drawn the sustained attention of diplomats, scholars, and policymakers across the world.
From June 2026 Edition
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Kashmir tourism and the Architecture of Reassurance
By Bashir Assad
Mon Jun 08 2026
Every summer, Kashmir begins preparing itself for observation. Roads are repaired with unusual urgency, flowerbeds appear along major boulevards, security visibility becomes more calibrated, and tourism statistics start acquiring political significance beyond economics. Hotels reopen after long winters, houseboats are repainted, taxi operators negotiate seasonal expectations, and social media fills with carefully framed images of lakes, mountains, tulip gardens, saffron fields, cafés, and snow-covered meadows.
From June 2026 Edition
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Beyond Surveillance: Reimagining Madrasas and Religious Seminaries in Jammu and Kashmir
By Yawar Yousef
Sun Jun 07 2026
The debate surrounding madrasas and religious seminaries in Jammu and Kashmir has remained trapped within a narrow and repetitive framework for far too long. Public discourse oscillates between suspicion and defensiveness, between securitized scrutiny on one side and emotional religious rhetoric on the other
From May 2026 Edition
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Reimagining Tourism Beyond Gondola
By Waseem Hassan
Mon May 04 2026
For decades, the idea of tourism in Kashmir has been inseparable from a familiar visual vocabulary. The image of the gondola ride at Gulmarg Gondola, the houseboats resting quietly on Dal Lake and the lush green gardens of Pahalgam have long defined the region’s tourist imagination.
From May 2026 Edition
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Kashmir at crossroads after West Asian conflict
By Mareaya Fayaz
Mon May 04 2026
The escalating conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran has caused repercussions that extend well beyond the immediate battlefield. While the world’s headlines are dominated by the geopolitical concerns, areas like Jammu and Kashmir are discreetly preparing for economic repercussions.
From May 2026 Edition
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How Internal Dissent is Eroding NC’s Credibility?
By Mian Tufail
Fri May 01 2026
In a functioning democracy, three pillars legitimacy, authority and accountability are expected to operate in synchrony. Legitimacy, derived from the ballot, empowers a government with moral and political authority. Authority, in turn, enables governance.
From May 2026 Edition
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TRANSITION FROM SECURITY GRID TO GOVERNANCE GRID
By Bashir Assad
Fri May 01 2026
For much of the past three decades, the experience of the state in Kashmir has been defined by its visibility in security terms. Checkpoints, patrols and the pervasive architecture of surveillance constituted not merely an administrative arrangement but a lived reality that shaped how governance itself was perceived.
From April 2026 Edition
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THE POLITICS OF NORMALCY
By Yawar Yousef
Fri Apr 03 2026
On a quiet evening, along the banks of the Jhelum river, the rhythm of life in Srinagar appears almost ordinary. Shops close at their usual hour. Families walk along the boulevard. Traffic moves through the intersections around Lal Chowk with the familiar impatience of any bustling city.
From April 2026 Edition
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THE PAUSE IN JAMMU & KASHMIR’S DEMOCRATIC EXPERIMENT
By Waseem Assad
Fri Apr 03 2026
As the term of Jammu and Kashmir’s District Development Councils quietly came to an end last month, the moment passed without spectacle but not without consequence. For the first time in recent years, the Jammu & Kashmir stands bereft of its entire three-tier Panchayati Raj structure.
From April 2026 Edition
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WEST ASIA’S WAR AND A QUIET REASSESSMENT OF PAKISTAN IN KASHMIR
By Bashir Assad
Fri Apr 03 2026
The ongoing war involving Iran, Israel and the United States has stirred strong reactions across large parts of the Muslim world. From North Africa to South Asia, demonstrations, online campaigns and intense political discussions have emerged as communities react emotionally to the conflict and its wider implications.
From March 2026 Edition
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PAKISTAN’S VANISHING DEMOCRATIC SPACE ECHOES OF ZIA IN ASIM MUNIR’S ERA
By Bashir Assad
Tue Mar 17 2026
Watching General Asim Munir steadily undermine Pakistan’s political system, consistently shrinking the space for elected leadership and leaving almost no room for civilian voices in domestic governance or diplomatic decision-making, I chose to write on the legacy of General Zia-ul-Haq.
From February 2026 Edition
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THE CONSTITUTION AS CONTINUUM
By Mian Tufail
Wed Feb 25 2026
The debate over Article 370 has been dominated by legal arguments and political slogans. This article examines constitutional history, local politics and the exhaustion of conflict in Kashmir; it explains why the manner of constitutional change matters as much as the change itself and what the future depends on.
From February 2026 Edition
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“THE MOTHER OF ALL DEALS” DECODING EU-INDIA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
By Dr. Mareaya Fayaz
Wed Feb 25 2026
Concluded after nearly two decades of uneven negotiations, the agreement reflects the European Union’s pursuit of open strategic autonomy and India’s calibrated move from defensive protectionism towards global integration. KC analyses how the EU–India FTA strengthens India’s strategic positioning.