INDIA
How new US tariffs will hit Kashmir’s famed Pashmina shawls
Weavers, traders and exporters of Kashmiri Pashmina shawls weigh in on how the new US tariffs impact the already beleaguered industry, and whether this is a leg-up for Pashmina shawls from Pakistan which are being tariffed at a much lower rate in the US.
POLITICS
Why people of J&K feel Indus Waters Treaty shortchanged them
J&K has always been cut up about IWT as the UT has not been to exploit the full potential of its natural resource. In addition, it is believed that the limited use of the UT’s water resources has helped India’s lower riparian states at its own expense. There’s now hope that the situation will change with the Treaty being held in abeyance
BUSINESS
In Kashmir, ACs are selling like hot cakes
Blame it on climate change as demand for cooling products soar
BUSINESS
Kashmir fruit traders fear another year of losses, this time from Amarnath Yatra curbs
The administration has now issued an advisory to facilitate the movement of trucks carrying fruits out of the Valley to other states while ensuring safe movement of pilgrims
BUSINESS
A year after ceasefire: How the truce between India and Pakistan is changing life along LoC
People living in villages near the Line of Control have resumed normal life and the government now plans to push tourism in the forward areas to boost the local economy.
HEALTH-AND-FITNESS
Kashmir's roads to nowhere: When snow brings an avalanche of troubles
Already suffering from poor connectivity, people in rural and border areas of Kashmir face even more hardship and health emergencies when heavy snowfall limits access further
BUSINESS
Iranian apples in Afghan 'clothing' make Kashmiri growers see red
A glut in Iran has seen apples from that country flooding Indian markets through the Wagah border with Pakistan, with the produce being labelled as Afghan apples to take advantage of the zero-duty SAFTA pact
BUSINESS
Nida Ramzan Lone bakes the ‘essence of Kashmir’ into her cookies
To live a childhood dream, this post-graduate in IT retrained herself and found a unique ingredient to stand out in the market
BUSINESS
Zarka Tanzeel is living her dream, of being a job provider
She had always wanted to be her own boss and, for that, she learnt how to make detergents and set up her factory.
BUSINESS
Kashmir’s brave women: They are building businesses from scratch, wanting to be employers and not ‘the employed’
This is a three-part series on women entrepreneurs, working in a difficult environment, but making a success of their venture by availing government schemes and taking help from every quarter.
POLITICS
With delimitation, BJP wants to pit Jammu against Kashmir, and Kashmir against Jammu: Gupkar alliance’s Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami
The alliance of opposition parties believes that the exercise will deepen communal divisions in the region.
POLITICS
Dotted with security bunkers and frisking points, Kashmir has ‘returned to the nineties’
Locals, political observers and opposition parties say that increased presence of security forces is disrupting lives and fuelling resentment
INDIA
Kashmir Killings: Exodus of non-local workers may hurt local economy
Migrant workers have a foothold in almost every sector in Kashmir — from apple orchards to industrial units and online women-run businesses. The departure of such workers will only hamper the recovery that was expected with the pandemic abating
POLITICS
Hundreds of guest workers leave Kashmir in fear, slam government
The valley has been seeing a spate of killings, first of people from minority communities and now of labourers
POLITICS
Civilians are soft targets, extremely hard to defend: Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Hooda on Kashmir killings
They point to a change in strategy of militants, but fear of Afghan soldiers flooding Kashmir are overblown
POLITICS
For J&K’s public-transport operators, the pandemic has proved the last straw
Private owners of public vehicles have seen business dwindle to nearly nothing over past two years
TRENDS
Death of a policeman: A Kashmiri tragedy
For decades, militants have targeted Kashmir's policemen in tit-for-tat killings. How do these killings affect families and the community at large? When will they end? Some questions through the eyes of slain rookie cop Arshid Ashraf Mir’s family.
TRENDS
Lt Gen. (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain: ‘We should enhance our contacts with the Islamic world, especially the Middle East’
"Tactically, it is also good to remain engaged with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan besides also consulting our smaller neighbours within South Asia." - Lt. Gen (Retd) Hasnain
POLITICS
‘We are sitting ducks’: Anger, fear in Kashmir after ‘targeted killing’ of BJP leaders
At least 20 BJP workers have been killed since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. Most BJP leaders in the Kashmir Valley have been designated as ‘protected persons’ and are kept in safe houses and hotels.
POLITICS
Taliban won’t get involved in Kashmir: AS Dulat
What matters is what is acceptable to New Delhi and Kashmir, which ultimately Pakistan will have to accept, says the old spymaster AS Dulat in an exclusive interview; dialogue is the only way forward, he says
