JK Policy Institute
We are 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.
Kashmir is one of the major saffron-producing regions and the second-largest contributor of saffron to the global market. Grown in the Karewa (highlands) soils of Kashmir, it is an important…
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Presently, there are over 7 billion humans, and 75 million more are being added each year. UN predictions say there could be an extra 2 to 4 billion of us…
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The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was founded during the collapse of the colonial system and the independence struggles of the people of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and other regions of the…
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The possibility of having no apple trees might have deprived the world of Newton’s laws of gravitation or Steve Jobs’ Apple Company. Who says the apple is just a fruit,…
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Always under the spotlight for the politics concerning this region, the vital human geography of Kashmir has never really got the kind of primacy it deserves. While a lot has been written in praise of its scenic splendour, not much focus is accorded to the elements responsible for its natural magnificence – its climate, the geography, and its interactions with the people, and vice versa.
This is perhaps why this place has not attracted the kind of scholarship it should ideally have given its geological past – of being a place desiccated from water – of an ancient lake called Sati-Sara, or having been part of the Tethys Ocean.
Even in global concerns vis-à -vis climate change, Kashmir rarely finds a mention. This is despite this region being situated within the world’s highest mountain range— the Himalayas, which are vital to the global climate, and dictate & determine the human geography & political economy of billions not only in the Indian subcontinent but the entire South Asia.
With all these observations, fears & doubts in mind, JK Policy Institute’s work is focused on SUSTAINABILITY and other matters concerning the human geography of the region.
