Ahmad Ayaz The much-awaited cabinet reshuffle in Jammu and Kashmir has taken place, with four legislators inducted into the Council of Ministers and Independent MLA Satish Sharma dropped. While the exercise may help the National Conference (NC) leadership manage competing aspirations within its ranks, the more important question is whether it will make any meaningful…
When rulers become absorbed in their own priorities while the people struggle with theirs, history does not necessarily repeat itself; it finds new ways of delivering the same warning. Peerzada Masarat Shah History is rarely a mere chronicle of the past. It is often a warning to those who govern in the present. Kashmir, whose…
Every Chair Has an Expiry Date. Authority Is Temporary; Character Is the True Legacy. Why, Then, This Haughtiness? Dr. Fiaz Maqbool Fazili After more than five decades in medicine, one question continues to trouble me.Why do some doctors, upon reaching positions of authority and prominence, gradually lose the very qualities that once made them admirable?…
24 Dissenting NC MLAs Threaten to Withdraw Support Over Cabinet Row Dr Umer Iqbal The political landscape in Jammu and Kashmir has suddenly turned volatile, casting a long shadow over the ruling National Conference (NC). A ‘secretive’, high-stakes gathering held at the Srinagar residence of Lolab legislator Qaiser Jamsheed Lone has escalated from quiet discontent…
If J&K’s governance continues to favour short-term visibility over long-term viability, the region risks losing its natural capital: water, soil, forests and the biodiversity. Anuj Kumar Verma Jammu & Kashmir, today, is witnessing a rapid environmental as well as degradation of political leadership. Aggressive development proceeds with little visible mitigation, and the consequences are beginning…
