Nyla Ali Khan

Reconceptualising a new Kashmiri order

Reconceptualising a new Kashmiri order

The foundation of Kashmiri nationalism was laid in 1931, and this nationalism recognised the heterogeneity of the nation

The turbulence and turmoil that has haunted Kashmir for the past twenty-three years holds all of us, as a people, accountable for the degeneration of our politics and society. While it is important for us to condemn, question, and seek redress for the human rights violations in Kashmir, it is also important for us to […]

 Nyla Ali Khan

Kashmir, nothing can be achieved sans infinite hope

Kashmir, nothing can be achieved sans infinite hope

Kashmiris were not born to carry out the agendas of militaries who should be fighting their own battles, for which they get the lion’s share of each country’s budget

The Kashmir conflict is driven by nationalistic and religious fervour, each side pointing to the violence and injustice of the other, each side pointing to its own suffering and sorrow. The distrust, paranoia, and neurosis permeating the relationship between a large number of people of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and the Indian Union has intensified […]