Srinagar, April 28 -- When Faizan Mir made his first trade, he felt like he had found a secret door. It was 2020, deep into the pandemic lockdown. The world outside his home in Anantnag, Kashmir, had ... Read More
Srinagar, April 28 -- Kashmir's stunning landscapes and rich culture are well-known worldwide, but the region's economic potential has often been overshadowed by its reliance on tourism. While tourism... Read More
Srinagar, April 28 -- But today, we must ask ourselves: Are we depending too much on one fragile pillar? Every time political instability or tension arises, tourism collapses first. Empty hotels, idl... Read More
Srinagar, April 26 -- Kashmiris know how to talk. And not just in whispered conversations over tea, but right into the microphones of those very serious, very loud TV reporters who thought they had th... Read More
Srinagar, April 26 -- Until the afternoon of 22 April, Pahalgam's meadows buzzed with the laughter of tourists. By evening, they were stained with blood. Gunmen, faces hidden and motives unclear, fir... Read More
Srinagar, April 26 -- It took a horrific tragedy - the attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 people - for Delhi to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty, one of the world's most celebrated but deeply unequal wa... Read More
Srinagar, April 26 -- Donald Trump's latest gaffe about Kashmir would almost be funny if the stakes weren't so bloody. Speaking aboard Air Force One, Trump claimed India and Pakistan have been fighti... Read More
Srinagar, April 25 -- In Kashmir, libraries stand as unassuming heroes. These aren't just places to borrow books. They're sanctuaries of ideas, bridges over divides, and engines of change in a region ... Read More
Srinagar, April 25 -- Sohail Rauf's novel Blasphear begins with a chilling scene. A Hindu college teacher named Mohan is lynched by a mob after being falsely accused of blasphemy. His only crime was e... Read More
Srinagar, April 25 -- For years, I have wondered why Kashmir, often hailed as the "Switzerland of Asia," has failed to live up to that moniker in terms of civic responsibility, public hygiene, and env... Read More