View from Kashmir Observer: Government must lift internet curbs and let the Valley breathe again

In this day and age, internet is like oxygen or water. Once stopped, it wreaks havoc.

Kashmir Observer

· Feb 21, 2020 · 08:30 am

View from Kashmir Observer: What could happen if the lockdown in the Valley is lifted?

The prevailing sentiment in the Valley points towards a deeper alienation with New Delhi.

Kashmir Observer

· Sep 09, 2019 · 12:30 pm

Analysis: In Kashmir assembly polls, BJP could well emerge as the largest party

Political engineering could overcome demographics in the Muslim-majority state.

Kashmir Observer

· Jul 03, 2019 · 03:30 pm

View from Kashmir Observer: Barring civilians from state’s only highway shows India’s lost its way

Security forces are supposed to protect the people in the state. The priority now seems to be to protect them from the people.

Kashmir Observer

· Apr 06, 2019 · 10:19 pm

View from the Kashmir Observer: Young, urban and educated – the new breed of militants in the Valley

The government, meanwhile, remains oblivious to these signs of growing alienation.

Kashmir Observer

· Oct 26, 2018 · 08:30 pm

View from Kashmir Observer: Scholar-militant Mannan Wani marked changing face of Kashmir militancy

The Phd scholar-turned-Hizbul operative was killed in an encounter with security forces on Thursday.

Kashmir Observer

· Oct 12, 2018 · 06:30 pm

View from Kashmir Observer: Will we ever know who killed journalist Shujaat Bukhari?

The assassination has again underlined that the situation in the Valley hardly fits into the idea of a simple moral world.

Kashmir Observer

· Jun 17, 2018 · 01:30 pm

View from the Kashmir Observer: Why do people sacrifice their lives to save militants?

The social and political conditions in which this is happening are not being addressed.

Kashmir Observer

· May 08, 2018 · 09:30 pm

View from Kashmir Observer: Ray of hope in remarks by Indian army chief, his Pakistani counterpart

The statement betray a rare of acknowledgement of the ground reality in Kashmir and the need for an alternative approach.

Kashmir Observer

· Apr 19, 2018 · 10:30 pm

View from Kashmir Observer: Why isn’t India rallying around Kathua victim as it did with Nirbhaya?

The silence – and some cases, support – of politicians towards the accused and the lack of media outrage is jarring.

Kashmir Observer

· Apr 12, 2018 · 06:30 pm

View from Kashmir Observer: Biased media coverage is hurting Kashmir more than many people realise

Afraid of appearing soft on Kashmiris, the central government is adopting harsh policy measures.

Kashmir Observer

· Mar 14, 2018 · 08:30 pm

View from Kashmir Observer: India-Pakistan border violence is threatening to go out of control

As retaliatory attacks mount, the line between aggressor and defender is blurred.

Kashmir Observer

· Jan 17, 2018 · 07:30 pm