JK Policy Institute

Advocating for sustainability
Negotiating Survival and Stability Dualities of Street Vending
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Introduction This study shows that informal markets usually have two kinds of vendors: some are more organised and stable, while others are scattered and insecure. The less secure vendors often…

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From My Grandfather’s Radio and Rahim Bab’s Shop to Sankarshan Thakur’s Writings
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News and people who make it fascinate me since childhood. My courtship with the world of news is filled with both positive and negative experiences that I hold close to…

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The Magam–Surankot Highway as a Case Study in Himalayan Infrastructure Development
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Introduction Kashmir is primarily connected to Jammu through NH-44, commonly referred to as the Srinagar–Jammu highway, which serves as the region’s economic and logistical lifeline. The movement of goods and…

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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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Expanding Disaster Institutions in Kashmir
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Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is touted as one of the most potentially hazardous regions in the world. The location is in the young and tectonically active Himalayas, which means it…

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Wake-Up Calls from the Himalayas and Hindu Kush: Cloudbursts and Flash Floods
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The Himalayas and Hindu Kush are not only geographical barriers. They are living ecosystems, water towers of Asia, and cultural landscapes that support nearly two billion people downstream. But in…

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Food Adulteration as Cultural and Public Health Violence in Kashmir
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Introduction The discovery of 1,200 kilograms of decomposed meat in a Zakura storage facility on July 31 is not an isolated act of negligence but a manifestation of structural decay…

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Policy Roadmap for Setting Up a National Law University in Kashmir
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Introduction  On March 7, 2025, the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, made a landmark announcement: the Union Territory would finally establish its own National Law University (NLU).…

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Reflection on lost years and new hope
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“You just can’t have enough of it” — the story of Kashmir is complex, multilayered, and deeply emotional. Yet, in many ways, it is also startlingly simple. At its core…

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Trump’s Commercial Foreign Diplomacy: Lessons for India
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Abstract This paper examines Donald Trump’s stance on foreign diplomacy, specifically his policy of utilising commercial and financial incentives to resolve conflicts and attract non-allied regimes toward the United States.…

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Unemployment in India’s Evolving Economy: A Case Study of Jammu & Kashmir
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India is transforming and transitioning at a rapid pace in areas such as infrastructure, digitalisation, and the service sector. However, despite this remarkable scale of growth, job creation has not…

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Vanishing Glaciers of J&K
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Jammu and Kashmir is renowned for its spectacular glacial cover, which serves as a critical source of water for the region. The Jammu Region, Kashmir Valley and Ladakh alone are…

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