From Ground Zero: The stories and the people behind Kashmir’s viral videos

The military speculates they were doctored. But the lives of people linked with at least three videos are markedly affected.

Ipsita Chakravarty and Rayan Naqash

· May 06, 2017 · 09:00 am

Will the political mainstream in Kashmir be able to regain lost ground (as it has in the past)?

In Srinagar, leaders take positions of sympathy with the protests; in the districts, sarpanches turn away from electoral politics.

Ipsita Chakravarty and Rayan Naqash

· Sep 11, 2016 · 09:00 am

'They had rods and hammers': Army raid on Kashmir village last month didn’t even spare its own staff

The Army said it would investigate the raid in which a lecturer was killed. But 20 days later, residents say no one has come to gather evidence.

Ipsita Chakravarty and Rayan Naqash

· Sep 08, 2016 · 09:00 am

What makes South Kashmir fertile ground for militancy?

A stronghold of the PDP and the Jamaat-e-Islami, it is also home to remote stretches of mountain where the army has never ventured.

Ipsita Chakravarty and Rayan Naqash

· Jul 11, 2016 · 09:00 am

Valley of 'martyrs': Burhan Wani, like others before him, knew he was going to his death

In the local imagination, the new militancy in South Kashmir is about a doomed struggle against an oppressive state.

Ipsita Chakravarty and Rayan Naqash

· Jul 09, 2016 · 08:00 am

The legend of Burhan Wani: How the new militants of South Kashmir have become local heroes

Personal ties and memories are hopped up on technology, creating powerful myths around individual militants.

Ipsita Chakravarty and Rayan Naqash

· Jul 05, 2016 · 09:00 am

A matter of honour: Anantnag by-poll will test the credibility of the PDP-BJP coalition in Kashmir

Mehbooba Mufti faces the electorate for the first time since her party's controversial alliance with the saffron outfit.

Ipsita Chakravarty and Rayan Naqash

· Jun 21, 2016 · 01:30 pm