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Government needs to rethink the whole surrender and rehabilitation policies in J&K
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There are enough instances to establish the fact that the benefits of the surrender and rehabilitation policies were neither effectively worked out nor delivered to the ones who needed them…

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What are water resources of J&K for, if not to fulfil the domestic power needs?
What are water resources of J&K for, if not to fulfil the domestic power needs?
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Leave aside supplying power to industries, J&K is not even able to take care of its domestic power needs.  Javaid Trali Jammu and Kashmir has abundant water resources. Statistically, this…

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J&K DDC election results
J&K’s DDC election results could be anything but “yes/no referendum on abrogation of Article 370”
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The available data on the DDC election results has so much to offer that trying to make sense of it remains as intriguing as ever. Javaid Trali Soon after the…

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Slow internet speed represents a severe impediment to online education in J&K
Slow internet speed represents a severe impediment to online education in J&K
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Due to the continued restrictions on the high-speed internet in Jammu and Kashmir, online teaching and learning in the Union Territory – in the age of COVID-19 – has become…

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Pass the buck — Kashmiris have seen this game for long. Mehbooba, Abdullahs must change tack
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This article was originally published by ThePrint on December 09, 2020. JAVAID TRALI Jammu and Kashmir has the infamous distinction of being one of those very few places where ‘politics…

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Reflection: Contextualizing the Silence of Women in Kashmir
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Disclaimer: This is a personal reflection article and does not claim to be based on targeted primary data collection on the topic. My reflections stem from the conversations and stories…

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DDC elections
Every election in Kashmir is a binary choice. So is DDC elections.
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Identifying and analyzing the electoral competition in a place like Jammu and Kashmir is not as simple as it seems. It is hardly simple, but it is a lot more…

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The decision of PAGD to contest elections is transferring politics in J&K out of the Intensive Care
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The presence of mainstream political groups comprising PAGD at the centre-stage help spark much-needed credibility in the mind of the public with regard to politics of this place The decision…

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Once again, Kashmir is drawn into a realm of, identity-driven, fear and suspicion
Once again, Kashmir is drawn into a realm of, identity-driven, fear and suspicion
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The Government of India has been successful in allaying the fears and doubts, related to land and cultural identities, of other communities and regions in the country; so, there is…

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Raiders in Kashmir
GUEST COLUMN: ‘Narrative warfare’ and the ‘real narrative’ presented by ‘Raiders in Kashmir’
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Dr. Suneem Khan We’ve forayed into a stage of modern discourse that can be described as “narrative warfare,” where the bulk of a person’s social behaviours are meant to defend…

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Dr. Farooq Abdullah: The Peter Pan of Indian politics
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Despite now being classed as an octogenarian politician, Dr. Farooq shows no sign of political maturity Javaid Trali Politics, according to Webster, is “the science and art of government”. Though…

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Some known facts about the “unknown gunmen” in Kashmir
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Ironically, even when the identity of the killers and their motivations are known and clear, a deliberate attempt is being made to create ambivalence around their identity by calling them…

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