JK Policy Institute
We are committed to utilizing evidence-based approaches to advance policy advocacy, aiming for a long-lasting, sustainable impact on the future. This humble initiative, powered by a diverse team, has worked on the ground and generated knowledge across various subjects related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. By collaborating with communities and other institutions to promote sustainability initiatives, our objective is to foster a shared commitment to sustainability.
Arka Chakraborty and Kasturi Guha Winters in Jammu and Kashmir are always the harshest, and yet the most beautiful in the Indian subcontinent. A 40-day-long (approximately) ‘Chillai Kalan’ (harshest…
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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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Nafisa Khatoon Introduction The National Educational Policy 2020 (NEP 2020), approved by the Union Government on 29 July 2020, was introduced to implement changes at all levels of education in…
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Arka chakraborty and Kasturi Guha For decades now, the administration has been combating violence in Jammu and Kashmir — but now “narco-terrorism” and “substance abuse” has become another challenge altogether…
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Always under the spotlight for the politics concerning this region, the vital human geography of Kashmir has never really got the kind of primacy it deserves. While a lot has been written in praise of its scenic splendour, not much focus is accorded to the elements responsible for its natural magnificence – its climate, the geography, and its interactions with the people, and vice versa.
This is perhaps why this place has not attracted the kind of scholarship it should ideally have given its geological past – of being a place desiccated from water – of an ancient lake called Sati-Sara, or having been part of the Tethys Ocean.
Even in global concerns vis-à-vis climate change, Kashmir rarely finds a mention. This is despite this region being situated within the world’s highest mountain range— the Himalayas, which are vital to the global climate, and dictate & determine the human geography & political economy of billions not only in the Indian subcontinent but the entire South Asia.
With all these observations, fears & doubts in mind, JK Policy Institute’s work is focused on SUSTAINABILITY and other matters concerning the human geography of the region.
