Kashmir

A Reluctant Soldier

Majid Maqbool

The young CRPF trooper the author met has not made his peace with his job. He is an Indian soldier, but he wants you to remember that he is a Kashmiri first

Wrong Again on Kashmir

Rahul Pandita

The Centre’s interlocutors lack what is needed for useful talks

“Grant Autonomy to Valley”

Open

The government’s eight-point initiative on Kashmir is not enough. The idea of autonomy is finding resonance even at the extremes of the Indian political spectrum.

Touch and Go

Basharat Peer

India is losing Kashmir. This much is clear

Behind the Curve

Hartosh Singh Bal

Can this PM summon another ‘nuclear’ moment, or will the chaos in Kashmir continue to spiral out of control?

Losing the Idea of India

Hartosh Singh Bal

Sometimes alienation can be addressed the usual way. Sometimes not. In this rather special case, maybe it’s time to begin all over again: by listening

The New Stone Age

Rahul Pandita

The politics of stone pelting in Kashmir Valley. Why it happens. How it can be stopped.

Call of the Dal

arindam

Beyond the ‘tourist Dal’ is a secret Dal, full of farmers, families, fishermen - all living off the lake.

The Hidden Dal

Ninad D. Sheth

Under the mesmerising beauty that is this lake in the heart of Kashmir, there is much that can unsettle you. You just have to dip a little under the serenity of the surface.