India has been exemplary to a fault against Pakistan in Indus Water Treaty

Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) completed 60 years of successful operations two days ago on September 19. Except minor hiccups regarding run of river (RoR) hydropower projects,...

September 11, 1964: When this man nearly had Article 370 scrapped

It was on August 6, 2019, during the tenure of present Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla that Article 370 was restated and Artcle 35-A was scrapped. At least 55 years earlier,...

Sher-e-Kashmir affix loses lustre as Sheikh Abdullah’s anniversary goes unnoticed

What are SKIMS, SKUAST and SKPA? Oh, Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology and Sher-e-Kashmir...

Omar Abdullah agrees to vacate his accommodation in Srinagar

Omar Abdullah, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, has said he would vacate his government accommodation in Srinagar before the end of October.

Haji Pir Pass: How India won it in War—and gave it away on table!

In October 1965, people from Poonch started travelling to Uri, Baramulla and to Srinagar via Haji Pir Pass on a regular basis after troops of 1 Para of the Indian army...

Just a toehold for Abdullah and others; but a fodder for hostile voices

A couple of days ago, leaders of six political parties issued a statement in Srinagar reiterating their commitment to Gupkar Declaration of August 4, 2019. The initiative...

Delimitation: How unfair it is for Kashmir to equate with Jammu on number of seats

One word `delimitation’ that figured in PM Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech has created a buzz here in Jammu & Kashmir. In the days to come, it...