Who We Are

Jammu & Kashmir Policy Institute (Registered as Trust) is a Srinagar-based independent, non-partisan, youth-driven institution committed to conversations on sustainable development in Jammu and Kashmir.

We believe in facilitating multi-stakeholder dialogues to bring in diverse perspectives and encourage constructive disagreements, introducing new cutting-edge creative problem-solving approaches to issues of SUSTAINABILITY and other matters concerning the human geography of the region.

JKPI is committed to utilizing evidence-based approaches to advance policy advocacy, aiming for a long-lasting, sustainable impact on the future. This humble initiative, powered by a diverse team, has worked on the ground and generated knowledge across various subjects related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. By collaborating with communities and other institutions to promote sustainability initiatives, our objective is to foster a shared commitment to sustainability.

The JKPI operates as a convening space for multi-stakeholder engagement to initiate a shared vision-building process for sustainable development in J&K. The JKPI emphasizes the need for sustainable development on a number of priority goals and economic growth. The JKPI contributes and invites contributions, and partnerships in the form of educational dialogue-oriented seminars, panel discussions, opinion briefs, research papers, policy briefs, policy analysis papers and other creative projects.

We strive to promote

  • Effective youth engagement in policy-making and decision-making processes.
  • Initiate Conversations, Deliberations, Research on Good Governance, Better Education, Healthcare, Social Justice, Human Security, Human rights and Gender Equality.
  • Awareness Generation about the critical issues and challenges in J&K.
  • Interactions between youth and policy-makers for creating a shared vision and openness on the execution of development work.
  • Partnerships and Collaborations with development agencies think tanks, youth groups, and educational institutions to generate interdisciplinary inputs on a wide range of issues.

Research Areas

  • SDG 1: Poverty Alleviation
  • SDG 3: Good Health and Wellbeing
  • SDG 4: Quality Education
  • SDG 5: Gender Equality
  • SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
  • SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
  • SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 13: Climate Action
  • SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  • SDG 17: Partnerships for Achieving these Goals

JK Policy Institute in 2023/2024

A look back at what we achieved in 2023/2024 with regard to our focus areas

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Executive Leadership

AKEEL RASHID
Executive Director

Operations Leadership

TANVEER LONE
Chief Of Operations
SUKANYA BHAN
Strategy and Digital Marketing Consultant
BURHAN MEHRAJ
PR Coordinator & Media Head
MUKHTAR DAR
Social Media Strategist & Data Officer
ULVEE MUNEER
Coordinator (Communication and Events)

Team

AMANDEEP KUMAR
Research Associate
SHRUTHI MOHAN
Research Associate
SHIVANGI SINGH
Research Associate
YASHI SINGH
Research Associate
NEHA AGGARWAL
Research Associate
Rahul Wankhede
RAHUL WANKHEDE
Research Associate
ANAMITRA BANERJEE
Research Associate
PARVAIZ YOUSUF
Research Associate

Distinguished Fellows

DANEESH MAJID
Distinguished Fellow

Visting Fellows