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Business Not at Ease

Business Not at Ease

The speed structure of the Bill takes an investment-facilitation stance but not the local ownership...

Policy Brief · Haseeb A. Drabu,an Indian economist, politician and policy expert who served as Jammu and Kashmir’s Finance Minister from 2015 to 2018. He has worked as a lawmaker, policy planner, banker and economic commentator.
Centre for Public Interest Calls for Reforms to Protect Institutional Credibility

Centre for Public Interest Calls for Reforms to Protect Institut...

CPI observes that perceived colonial or hierarchical attitudes can deepen grievances and reinforce p...

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The Hidden Face of Child Labour

The Hidden Face of Child Labour

The most effective response will therefore require accurate data, strict implementation of the law,...

Article · Tahir Majeed, previously a lawyer by profession, actively engages in public policy, research, and discourse on border tourism in the Kashmir Valley. He can be contacted on lawtahirmajeed@gmail.com
Mulaqaat: A Way of Reconnecting Kashmir

Mulaqaat: A Way of Reconnecting Kashmir

The initiative received an important push when Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha launched it during hi...

Op-Ed · Syed Suhail Yousuf
Kashmir: Two Events, Two Worlds

Kashmir: Two Events, Two Worlds

The contrasting ideas of revival, one exploring silence and the other exhorting slogans,were put for...

Op-Ed · Haseeb A. Drabu,an Indian economist, politician and policy expert who served as Jammu and Kashmir’s Finance Minister from 2015 to 2018. He has worked as a lawmaker, policy planner, banker and economic commentator.
Pakistan’s Three Fronts: PoJK, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Pakistan’s Three Fronts: PoJK, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhw...

The three fronts—PoJK, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa—therefore represent three different manife...

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The Relationship of Lal Ded and Sheikh ul Alam: One Connected Spiritual Life.

The Relationship of Lal Ded and Sheikh ul Alam: One Connected Sp...

تَس پَدمَنپوراچی لالے، تَمی گَلے اَمریَتھ چَو۔ سوا سانِن اَواتار لوالے، تِتھُی مے وَر دِتَم دِوا۔

Op-Ed · Anzar Fayaz
Dardistan                                                                 داردستان

Dardistan...

A timeless land where towering mountains guard ancient traditions, rivers echo forgotten stories, an...

Op-Ed · Tahir Majeed
Admissions May Be Recovering? But the Crisis in Jammu and Kashmir’s Colleges Is far From Over

Admissions May Be Recovering? But the Crisis in Jammu and Kashmi...

J&K's higher education faces challenges beyond admissions. Sustainable reform requires quality educa...

Op-Ed · Dr. Urooj Fatima
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