New Mirpur City: How Mangla Dam Wiped Out an Old City and Built a New One — And Why It Still Defines Kashmir’s Diaspora
In the early 1960s, the old city of Mirpur began to disappear. The Jhelum River was rising, slowly at first, then with terrifying speed....
Ranbir Penal Code: The Kashmir Law That Survived 87 Years — And Why It Still Matters
The Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) was the criminal law of Jammu and Kashmir for nearly nine decades — from 1932 until its repeal in...
The $25 Billion Question: America’s Hidden War Bill and the Human Cost of the Iran Conflict
In a nondescript hearing room on Capitol Hill, a Pentagon official named Jules Hurst did something that rarely happens in the fog of war....
High Court Quashes PSA Detention of Doda MLA: Mehraj Malik Walks Free After Seven Months
Doda, Indian Administered Kashmir: The narrow lanes of Kahra village in Doda district have not seen drums and firecrackers for a long time. For...
Shabir Shah Back in Kashmir Custody: Seven Years Later, An Old Case Haunts a Kashmiri Leader
The last time Shabir Shah saw the soil of the Kashmir valley as a free man, dial-up internet was still a novelty and the Line...
Five New Districts in Ladakh: A Historic Shift or a Promise Left Unfinished?
A cold wind was whipping through the narrow lanes of Drass—the second coldest inhabited place on earth—when Mohammad Hussain, a middle-aged hotelier, heard the...
