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A War of Choice
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (415+ words) A World in Crisis The ongoing confrontation with Iran, driven by Donald Trump's policies and closely aligned with Benjamin Netanyahu's long-standing strategic posture, is increasingly viewed not as a necessity but as a war of choice. And like many such…...
The Quiet Creation of Academic Dalits in J&K
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (866+ words) The Quiet Creation of Academic Dalits in J&K'Greater Kashmir The Quiet Creation of Academic Dalits in J&K Scholars who are essential to teaching and learning but are denied status, security and dignity In the lecture halls and seminar…...
Escape Route? As JKBOSE tightens grip, Kashmir’s private schools shift to CBSE
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (398+ words) Srinagar, Mar 24: A growing number of private schools across Kashmir are shifting their affiliation from the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), as the government tightens enforcement of prescribed curriculum…...
Circular Kashmir: From Ecological Stress to Governance Opportunity
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (775+ words) Circularity in Kashmir is not a sustainability slogan. It is a governance necessity. These are not environmental embellishments. They are climate adaptation tools. For Indian corporates operating in or sourcing from the region, circularity must move into the risk register....
Jammu celebrates Eid with prayers for global peace
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (409+ words) Jammu, March 21: Amid tight security arrangements, Eid al-Fitr was celebrated with religious fervour and traditional gaiety across the Jammu region on Monday, with a large number of Muslims gathering at various eidgahs and mosques to offer prayers for peace and…...
The economic side
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (942+ words) The economic side'Greater Kashmir Festivals as powerful economic drivers in India India, the land of holidays and festivals. With numerous religious, cultural, and national celebrations throughout the year these holidays and festivals are not only part of social life but…...
The joy that isn’t there
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (778+ words) The joy that isn't there'Greater Kashmir The joy that isn't there The festive spirit that typically would mark the end of Ramadhan is largely replaced by grief and sorrow Albert Einstein, a great German Physicist and Nobel Prize winner said…...
The psychology and social pressure behind eid spending
4+ day, 17+ min ago (659+ words) What an economist might notice while walking through an Eid bazaar A few nights before Eid, something remarkable happens to our cities. But if an economist were to walk quietly through one of these Eid markets, observing rather than shopping,…...
Culture Compatible Expression
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (615+ words) Culture Compatible Expression'Greater Kashmir A celebration that symbolized shared cultural belonging and collective spiritual consciousness India's civilizational ethos has long been shaped by its extraordinary diversity of faiths, cultures, festivals, and artistic traditions. Among the many spiritual streams that contributed…...
Faith, ethnicity and culture
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (1494+ words) Faith, ethnicity and culture'Greater Kashmir Faith, ethnicity and culture A perpetual dilemma of identity crisis among Muslims in South Asia The death of the supreme Iranian Shia religious leader Ayatollah Khamnie in a devastating air strike by the US-Israel joint…...