Kashmir Unrest

Kashmir after Article 370: State's existential crisis worsens as it grapples with idea that Centre has dissolved mainstream politics

While a majority of news channels in India continue to portray a picture of Kashmir that is far from the ground reality — with some running exaggerations and blatant lies, the actual circumstances have forced Kashmiri newspapers to just four pages

'My father never thought he'd see protests and unrest inside an airport': Canadian citizen of Kashmiri origin on post-Article 370 chaos

Sanna, a Canadian citizen of Kashmiri origin, wrote on Twitter about ordeal her family underwent in getting from their home in Kashmir to the airport during the curfew that preceded the abrogation of Article 370

Pulwama backlash shows there's no safe place in India for my people: The account of a distressed Kashmiri writer

We, in Kashmir, have been living in a perilous situation where every moment of life is given like a bonus to us

Political vacuum in Jammu and Kashmir has given rise to incidents like Pulwama attack: Counter-terror expert Ajai Sahni

Dr Ajai Sahni, executive director of the Institute for Conflict Management is a counter-terrorism expert who focuses on terrorism in South Asia. He feels that only a political initiative in the Valley will help curb terrorism

Kashmir's mainstream and separatist leaders denounce Mehbooba Mufti's 'hypocrisy' in calling militants 'sons of soil'

Political experts view Mehbooba Mufti's remarks as an effort to 'reclaim lost ground' considering the protests against her government and the excesses by the forces in 2016

Pulwama civilian deaths result of free hand Satya Pal Malik gave forces in Kashmir; volatile situation may worsen

Since the day Malik assumed office in August, the casualty graph of militants, civilians and security forces alike has witnessed a sharp increase

Two militants killed in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore; internet services suspended

Two militants were killed in an encounter that started between security forces and militants at Baratkalan-Gund Mohalla of Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore on Wednesday. The search operation is currently underway.

Successive Indian governments have exacerbated the problem in Jammu and Kashmir, says historian Dr Radha Kumar

Dr Radha Kumar's definitive and insightful account of political developments in Kashmir in her recently released book Paradise At War could not have come at a more timely moment

Eid violence in Kashmir claims four lives, casts ominous shadow over forthcoming panchayat polls

Violence on the day of Eid left four people, including a Jammu and Kashmir Police inspector and a senior BJP activist, dead

Amid Jammu and Kashmir unrest, holding elections will prove a herculean task for state government

The Jammu and Kashmir governor has announced local body and panchayat polls for later this year; the Lok Sabha elections will be held next year; and the Assembly elections will have to be held if the governor dissolves the current Assembly.