Challenges in AJK

14th September 2021 Irtaza Muhammad The year 2021 has been a significant one in terms of politics for Azad Jammu and Kashmir due to the general elections and the consequent political transition. The...

An uncompromising leader

05th September 2021 Ershad Mahmud Denying a respectful burial and public send-off to iconic Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Gilani is another scar on the face of Indian democracy. The Kashmir Police not only...

Kashmir Premium League changes the dynamic of AJ&K

24th August 2021 Ishba Aziz Khan The Kashmir Premium League is a Twenty20 league launched in Azad Kashmir in 2021. The league ran from August 6 to August 17 with six teams taking part in the...

India’s options

22nd August 2021 Ershad Mahmud Unlike Pakistan, China, Iran and Russia; India decided to shut its embassy in Kabul and evacuate the diplomatic staff. Interestingly, the Taliban escorted the Indian...

Indo-Pak rapprochement: views from Azad Kashmir

13th August 2021 Qaiser Khan After two years of increased hostility on the Line of Control-LoC in the disputed Kashmir region, India and Pakistan reached a ‘respite’ and reiterated the 2003 ceasefire...

Challenges in AJK

11th August 2021 Dr. Waqas Ali The PTI emerged as the victorious party in the eleventh elections of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Assembly. Around 58 percent voter turnout is an indication of society’s...

Two years of lost autonomy

05th August 2021 Ershad Mahmud Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed unprecedented constitutional, political and socio-economic engineering since the nullification of Articles 370 and 35A of...

Stumbling roadblocks

03rd May 2021 Ershad Mahmud Since India and Pakistan have finally embarked on the path of reconciliation and dialogue, it is time to reflect upon and identify the major roadblocks which have the...

Resetting Kashmir priorities

01st April 2021 Ershad Mahmud It is a hard reality that the political landscape of Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir is undergoing rapid changes, unparalleled in scale and impact, since the abrogation...