A protein powder is not purchased for its container and a calcium tablet is not bought for its packaging. Consumers pay for what is written on the label. When tests...

For years, Kashmir has measured progress through roads built, tourists received, businesses opened and investments announced. Yet one consequence of conflict continues to exist beyond official reports and economic indicators....

A toolkit can replace worn-out equipment and a training programme can pass knowledge from one generation to another. But neither can answer the question confronting Kashmir's handicrafts sector: can traditional...

Cabinet reshuffles are often presented as symbols of renewal and in practice, they are acknowledgements that governments must adjust course before public confidence begins to fade. Jammu and Kashmir's cabinet...

A village cannot move forward when its residents are preparing to leave. For decades, families living along the border have carried two realities at once. One was the routine of...

Factories do not shut down in a day, rather their decline begins long before machines fall silent. It starts when investment is postponed, when credit becomes difficult to access, when...

Garbage pile at the edge of a city is often treated as the end of a process and in reality, it is evidence of where the process failed. Every heap...

When a child is abandoned, abused, trafficked, homeless or accused before the law, the State cannot afford a vacuum. For that child, protection is not an abstract promise written into...

The revision of stipends for medical and dental interns in Jammu and Kashmir is more than a financial measure; it is the culmination of a prolonged confrontation between young professionals...

Rail-linked storage facilities are being introduced in Kashmir to change the way produce is moved to markets. For years, orchardists and saffron growers have faced losses due to poor preservation...