Opinion
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1.7KIndustrial packages are not handouts: Why Kashmir still needs incentives
Industrial packages are foundational instruments for economic transformation, particularly in structurally disadvantaged regions like Jammu & Kashmir. Their importance extends beyond merely...
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2.1KWhat Kashmir read in 2025: Books that moved hand to hand, heart to heart
The year 2025 in Kashmir was like any other year in Kashmir: full of rumours, expectations and disappointments. What kept Kashmiris going...
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1.7KThe hidden epidemic: How overwork is damaging our brains and bodies
We wake up, reach for the phone, check emails, even before the first cup of tea. Then we start again, messages, calls,...
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2.5KKashmir’s economy is changing fast and here’s what it must do next
On a bright autumn morning in Pampore, the fragrance of harvest lingers over the fields, which for generations were the economic lifeblood...
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548In a noisy world, reading teaches us how to hear again
The world never stops. Noise everywhere. Phones buzzing. Screens flashing. People rushing. Cars honking. Messages piling up. Reading asks for something different....
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831‘If a soldier can, why can’t we’: Brigadier Tanwar on saga of discipline, duty and incredible power of storytelling
In this candid conversation, Brigadier Sushil Tanwar opens up about his journey from commanding troops to commanding narratives, the military discipline that...
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1.4KGold, shame, and silence: The cost of being a daughter
It begins in silence. A match struck somewhere deep inside a house, maybe in Haryana, maybe in Kashmir. A woman screams. Just...
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1.2KKashmir’s apple farmers are struggling and technology may be their only lifeline
The valley of Kashmir lies tucked away in India’s northernmost edge, a land ensconced between towering mountain ranges and criss-crossed by shimmering...
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1.7KWhy the Kashmiri indie scene exists more in talk than in reality
Is the Kashmiri contemporary indie scene only a myth? Or does it exist in reality? The question doesn’t imply a lack of...
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1.6KBehind the hype: The real cost of Kashmir’s private coaching centres
Across India, private coaching centres have become almost synonymous with academic ambition. Social media platforms—Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and X—are flooded with videos,...
