Articles
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Virtual Custody: Kashmir’s GPS Ankle Monitors Are Haunting Homes
When Sameer* came home on bail last year, his family celebrated for three days. The women of the household stayed busy in the kitchen.…
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India’s Independence Day and Kashmir’s Unfinished Promise
India is celebrating its 80th Independence Day on August 15, 2026 commemorating its independence from British colonial rule. We extend our warm greetings to the…
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Why India has no moral or political right to celebrate Independence Day in IIOJK
August 15, celebrated by India as Independence Day, carries an entirely different meaning in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, where Kashmiris observe it…
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Why India’s Independence Day Is a Black Day in Kashmir
As India celebrates its 79th Independence Day on August 15, the date carries a profoundly different meaning in Kashmir. For the people of Indian…
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A Conversation at the United Nations: Listening, Learning and Remembering Kashmir
United Nations conferences are important not only because they bring together diplomats, international dignitaries and subject-matter experts, but also because they create opportunities for people…
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The Architecture of Coercion: Independence Day as Collective Punishment in Kashmir
Every August 15th, the streets of Srinagar and the wider landscape of Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir undergo a ritualistic transformation. The city is not merely…
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India’s Military Vision 2047: Ambition, Overreach and the Kashmir Factor
Mushtaq Hussain For nearly eight decades, the Kashmir dispute has remained one of South Asia’s most persistent sources of instability. The dispute has its roots…
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Kashmir’s Broken Promise: 78 Years After the UNCIP Resolution
Seventy-eight years after the United Nations called for the future of Jammu and Kashmir to be determined according to the will of its people, the…
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IIOJK: A Promise of Normalcy, A Reality of Repression
“Normalcy” was presented as the promise that would follow the removal of Indian illegally occupied Jammu & Kashmir’s special status. Instead, the revocation of…
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From Apple Orchards to Apple Stores: Corporate Integration as the New Face of Control in Kashmir
In the orchards of Sopore and the saffron fields of Pampore, a quieter transformation is underway in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).…