Early Life and Activism Yasin Malik’s journey is inseparable from the modern history of Kashmir. Born in Srinagar in 1966, Malik grew up witnessing political unrest, curfews, and the suppression of student movements. Drawn to activism early, he co-founded the Jammu...
I. Conflict, Perception, and the Power of Narrative The Kashmir dispute is one of the longest-running and most complex political conflicts of the modern era. Its roots go back to a time before the creation of India and Pakistan in 1947, when the region was made up of...
Introduction: The Silence That Enables Oppression Kashmir is often labelled a "dispute" between India and Pakistan, yet it remains alarmingly overlooked in the urgent conversations surrounding global justice. The cries of Kashmiris, trapped in one of the harshest...
Introduction The question of why India and Pakistan continue to fight over Kashmir is one that surfaces frequently in media, textbooks, and international discourse. It’s often presented as a straightforward territorial dispute born out of the 1947 Partition — a...
The Transformative Power of Art For centuries art has been used by many to resist injustice, help with healing and preserve the culture of those who are oppressed and marginalized. Whenever people cannot use ordinary pathways to protest peacefully, art transforms into...
In the wake of the recent Pahalgam attack, more people are beginning to seek out the deeper story of Kashmir, a story too often missing from the world's headlines crowded with crises, wars, and political upheaval. Kashmir remains one of the world’s longest unresolved...
Geopolitical tensions, cross-border hostilities, and an ongoing struggle for sovereignty have long marked the Kashmir conflict. Unfortunately, amidst this prolonged conflict, another aspect of its tragedy, which gets little attention, landmines, continues to occur....
The night of the 23rd of February 1991 witnessed a brutal tragedy unfolding in the two twin villages of Kunan and Poshpora in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir administered by India. What happened that night is one of darkest marks in Kashmir's history — a...
Every year, while India celebrates January 26 as their Republic day, a national holiday commemorating the adoption of the Indian Constitution, Kashmiris have designated this date as “Black Day” , a dark day that signifies their intense rejection against India's...
The Indian film industry is globally one of the largest and most significant movie-making industries, releasing about 1000 films each year. Perceived broadly with elements like romance, melodrama, and song-dance sequences, the Indian film form has been an effective...
The educational structure of Indian-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir has been contested for a long time as it is at the center of the entwinement of cultural, political, and militaristic discourse. From censorship to military-occupied restrictions for education, the...
The recent elections held in Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir have been viewed as part of India's broader strategy to perpetuate its control over the contested region. These elections, while being presented as a democratic exercise, have drawn significant scrutiny...
The arms deal between India and Israel, in which Adani Group stands as a pivotal player, is reshaping the future of Kashmir and Palestine. With far reaching impacts that go beyond politics and military strategy—this partnership has transformed the very fabric of...
Since India revoked the special status of the Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi has primarily focused on asserting its authority by increasing the installation of new technologies for monitoring and surveillance. The heightened surveillance by security and...
Kashmir has a complex and deeply troubled history characterized by oppression and geopolitical conflict. In 1846, the British sold Kashmir to the Hindu Maharaja, a transaction that laid the groundwork for future disputes. When India gained independence in 1947, the...
Kashmir is an ecological wonder. The watershed is the home of the Indus River, one of the world’s most important rivers. Kashmir is also home to the Ravi, Chenab, Jhelum, and Sutlej Rivers - rivers vital to Kashmir’s food production. The region sits at the foothills...
India goes to the polls in 2024 and the message that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his BJP want the world to know is that there is nothing wrong in Kashmir. With his heavy-handed leadership, he has “stabilized” the region, and there is a so-called booming sector of...
For decades, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has had one singular goal: To seize Jammu and Kashmir and forcibly integrate it into India and erase its unique cultural, ethnic, and religious heritage. In 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi succeeded in abrogating...
The people of Palestine have suffered extensively for the crime of simply trying to exist freely and with dignity in their homeland. The brazen Israeli settler colonialism eroded the West Bank, and blockaded the Gaza Strip which has turned it into a de-facto prison...
Contemporary journalism is a difficult, thankless, and often dangerous job. Globally, the number of journalists unlawfully killed has increased. In 2022, 67 reporters were killed – most in Russia, Ukraine, and Haiti as a result of war and unrest. The number of...
On paper, the rise of India as a global power should be a good thing. As the world’s largest, multi-ethnic democracy, it holds a unique and diverse presence in international affairs. It is a sentiment shared in the halls of power the world over. And yet, the rise of...