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Are Kashmir Schools Facing an Attendance Crisis?

Are Kashmir Schools Facing an Attendance Crisis?

By Bashir Ahmad Dar Low attendance in schools often looks like a simple case of missing students. A teacher marks the register, counts the empty...

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A Cold Desert Strained by Heat and History

A Cold Desert Strained by Heat and History

By Mehak Fayaz and Naveed Ahmad Ladakh today stands at the meeting point of India’s most complex challenges.  The region faces melting glaciers,...

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Hope, Hype, and the Hard Truth About Kashmir’s Startup Culture

Hope, Hype, and the Hard Truth About Kashmir’s Startup Culture

By  Fiza Masoodi At a recent entrepreneurship event in Srinagar, a senior government official made a comment that silenced the room for a few...

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How Fewer Births Reshape Kashmir’s Future

How Fewer Births Reshape Kashmir’s Future

By Falak Aslam Looking at today’s numbers for Kashmir, it’s hard to connect them to the stories older generations tell.  Families that once filled...

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What a Saudi Setback Taught Me About Success

What a Saudi Setback Taught Me About Success

By Khair Ull Nissa Shah It was early morning in Saudi. The city was just waking up, but my phone was already buzzing with news: one of our largest...

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BGSBU’s Crisis Is a Warning for Higher Education in Kashmir

BGSBU’s Crisis Is a Warning for Higher Education in Kashmir

By Sheikh Umar Ahmad When Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University opened in 2002, it changed what the Pir Panjal region imagined for itself.  Families...

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Omar Abdullah’s Budgam Gamble Backfires

By Dr. Ashraf Zainabi Budgam has always seemed predictable in politics. For nearly fifty years, it stood as a loyal friend of the National...

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Budgam Breakthrough Signals New Chapter in Kashmir

Budgam Breakthrough Signals New Chapter in Kashmir

I grew up hearing that Budgam never strayed far from the National Conference.  The seat carried the memory of old leaders, family ties and a sense...

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Why Kashmir’s Schools Must Change

Why Kashmir’s Schools Must Change

By Inshallah Azhar Last week, I found myself in a packed hall at the University of Kashmir, attending a film festival organized by the Media...

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How NC Lost it’s Traditional Seat

How NC Lost it’s Traditional Seat

By  Raqif Makhdoomi I woke up at 8:30 in the morning and reached for my phone before my eyes had even adjusted to the light. My thumb opened X out...

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