Observing Kashmir’s first Post-Autonomy Elections
It remains to be seen how post-election politics may play out, especially as these post-autonomy polls offer no solution for the geopolitical predicament that is Kashmir.
Interview – Navnita Chadha Behera
Navnita Behera discusses the multilayered nature of the Kashmir conflict, the key ethical issues for research in conflict zones, and her work drawing on dharmic cosmology.
Opinion – Speaking Truth to Power in Kashmir
The act of public mourning carries with it the power to unsettle and offend mainstream narratives by bringing to the fore the truth about disappearances in Kashmir.
Spectacular Violence: Pellet Guns and the Sovereign Right to Maim in Kashmir
Perspectives of violence, visuality and disability help reveal ways of seeing in Kasmir and how the blinded body serves both as a sight and site of politics.
Interview – Chitralekha Zutshi
Chitralekha Zutshi talks about the making of Kashmiri identity, the Kashmir conflict, and the significance of recent constitutional changes made by the BJP.
Opinion – The Gendered Face of Violence and Erasure in Kashmir
To think of woman soldiers stationed in Kashmir as gender liberation seeks to make invisible the violence that is central to the Indian State’s presence in and control over Kashmir.
Opinion – Pakistan’s New Approach to Gilgit-Baltistan
There is far more at stake for Islamabad in upgrading the region to provisional provincial status than merely appeasing Beijing or angering New Delhi.
From Militancy to Stone Pelting: The Vicissitudes of the Kashmiri Freedom Movement
Amidst a breakdown in relations over Kashmir, signs are pointing towards another war between Pakistan and India.
The Case of UN Involvement in Jammu and Kashmir
The Security Council limited the Kashmiri people to accession into either India or Pakistan, in fact privileging another norm: the existing sovereign state’s rights.
Fixing Ruptured Masculinities: Reflections from Kashmir
A façade of nationalism, security and religion is successfully curated under which the masculine politics dances relentlessly.
