Six years after the abrogation of Article 370, official statistics tell a story more complicated than either its critics or its defenders admit. This article draws on data and analysis originally published in The Hindu’s data journalism report, “Did reducing Jammu and Kashmir to a UT and abrogating its special status make a difference?” by Sambavi Parthasarathy, Pon Vasanth B.A., […]

This article examines the intensifying political violence, enforced disappearances, and structural repression in Balochistan through a literary-political lens. Drawing on Baloch oral tradition, collective memory, and recent patterns of militarisation, it argues that the crisis in Balochistan has entered a new phase marked by expanded coercion, gendered violence, propaganda campaigns, and economic paralysis. The essay situates these developments within a […]

Key Takeaways:U.S. Ambassador to India and Special Envoy Sergio Gor said in Kashmir that “Kashmir is an important part of India,” departing from the traditional U.S. description of the territory as disputed between India and Pakistan and prompting a formal protest from Islamabad.The visit and remarks appear driven largely by commercial interest—tourism, horticulture, and investment—as Kashmir’s tourist economy recovers from […]

Informed sources have provided Amu with new details about how Hasib Panjshiri, a National Resistance Front commander, was killed. According to the sources, Panjshiri was traveling with seven other NRF members in two Toyota Hilux vehicles from Panjshir toward Andarab in Baghlan province. Four people were traveling in each vehicle, and the group was heading to Andarab for a planned […]

On the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power, Afghanistan has become a “graveyard of human rights.” The guns have largely fallen silent, but a humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding—and the Western community, driven by geopolitical expediency, is complicit. Five years ago, on August 15, 2021, the world watched in horror as Taliban fighters entered Kabul unopposed. Those images are […]