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Jammu & Kashmir Policy Institute (JKPI) is a Srinagar-based independent, non-partisan, youth-driven think-tank—committed to conversations on peace and sustainable development with a focus on economic growth in Jammu and Kashmir.

Mufti and Lone: Engagement, Risk, and the Space That Closed in Kashmir
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By Javaid Trali Over the last several months, I revisited a range of books and literature on the recent political history of Kashmir, and I also had the privilege of…

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What the BGSBU Crisis Reveals about Higher Education Governance
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Introduction Education lies at the heart of every society’s moral and intellectual progress, and universities stand as its highest temples of learning, shaping citizens, generating ideas, and nurturing hope. In…

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Testing the limits of sanity
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A physicist was once asked to define foolishness. He said, “When a person repeats the same experiment with similar inputs again and again, but expects a different outcome each time,…

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Scenario of Dairy Farming in Kashmir Valley: Challenges and Path Forward
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By Mukhtar Dar and Dr. Smruti Smita Mohapatra Introduction Jammu & Kashmir has witnessed a massive increase in dairy production for the last five years. Jammu & Kashmir has set…

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AFSPA revocation and troop withdrawal: Amit Shah signals a potential shift towards reconciliation in J&K
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While the prospect of AFSPA revocation and troop withdrawal has elicited mixed responses, with opposition parties cautiously optimistic yet sceptical about practical implementation, Amit Shah’s statements signify a potential shift…

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JKPI’s Art in Life Foundation conducts its first art workshop of the session
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‘Engaging in creative pursuits help children emotionally and mentally, and is a great way for them to combat boredom’ The Art in Life Foundation (AILF), which is a community development…

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Use of technology and astronomical calculations for moon sightings: Accepted in Saudi, Malaysia and Indonesia, why not here?
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“It’s political, it’s always been. So rather than attributing it to matters of faith, one has to look at these fights among the clerics over the moon sightings as something…

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Land Subsidence – Could we see a repeat of Joshimath in Chenab Valley?
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By Kainat Aziz & Adeela Hameed The historic town of Joshimath in Uttarakhand will be lost if an under-construction National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) project, the Tapovan-Vishnugad hydropower project, near…

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J&K could become a clean energy giant but remains a pauper when it comes to harnessing
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Smart energy measures, in the form of the installation of “smart meters” in Srinagar and Jammu, taken by the J&K Union Territory were met with resistance by the people of…

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‘Nazneen Yaar Maine…’ represents the mainstream values of Kashmiri culture
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At a time when competing communities are investing enormous energies in valorizing their culture as “civilized” and that of others as “savage”, it is pleasant to see the artistic expression…

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