Kashmir’s creative feminist insurrection
An anonymous collective of young Kashmiri women is leading an artistic rebellion that is raising its voice against India’s occupation and challenging society’s patriarchal norms.
Kashmir
A year of turmoil and traumatic loss in Kashmir
Twelve months after India moved to annex the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region, battered Kashmiris are living their worst fears of losing their land, rights and freedom.
India and China conflict intensifies
A frontier dispute between the two Asian giants turned deadly for the first time in 45 years. Observers argue the skirmish was exacerbated by Delhi’s annexation of Kashmir and Ladakh.
Modi advances settler colonial project in Kashmir
Delhi has introduced new domicile laws in Kashmir that critics say are aimed at bolstering its Hindu nationalist project to change the region’s demographics akin to Israeli settlements in Palestine.
Kashmir’s invisible LGBTQIA+ community
In the disputed region, queer people not only suffer from social exclusion, but the unresolved political conflict also makes their fight for better rights more difficult.
How Bollywood furthers India’s Hindu nationalism
The Indian film industry has not only embraced Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s nationalistic Hindu agenda, it has enabled the portrayal of Muslims as the ‘bad’ other.
Normalcy in Kashmir seems far away
Regular lockdowns of internet communication coupled with discord in Kashmir and government interference in the Indian media doesn’t augur well for the future of the state.
New Delhi and its officers in Kashmir
In carefully charting the rise and fall of politicians in Kashmir’s history from 1953 till now, we can see the influence India has had on the politics of the region.
Kashmir’s resistance anthem
Activists in the valley use slogans, chants and songs to express their bid for freedom from Indian rule, drawing thousands onto the streets to protest in the process.
Cyril Ramaphosa remains mum about Kashmir
The Modi docket is still in limbo while the question of economic bias seems to taint the South African government’s silence on the situation in Indian-occupied Kashmir.
Gilgit-Baltistan is India’s end game in Kashmir
Control of the geostrategic province in the state of Jammu and Kashmir will give India access to energy resources while limiting the reach and ambitions of Pakistan and China.
Healthcare system collapsing in Kashmir
With communication lines down, residents can’t call ambulances or schedule operations. Now doctors are warning that critical medication is running low in the beleaguered territory.
India locks down millions in push for forceful integration of Kashmir
Kashmir’s longstanding autonomy has been revoked in a move by the Hindu nationalist government feared to be a ploy to force a change in the Muslim-majority demographics of the area.
Sport as resistance in Kashmir
Though under Indian rule, Kashmiris will almost certainly rally behind archrivals Pakistan in the World Cup clash on Sunday as a form of political defiance.
India uses torture to crush dissent in Kashmir
A report documenting more than 430 cases of torture reveals the patterns, perpetrators and targets of the Indian armed forces as government attempts to maintain control over the region.