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Fill in the blanks, Dear Nazir!

You might remember the last time when Mr. Drabu got a D minus for his article? That was a perfect example of ‘How Not to Write an Essay!” Keeping up with the tradition, and an emphasis that our readers in Kashmir deserve better, our resident Maashterji reviews another article below. This one, written by NDTV’s Bureau […]

Settler-colonialism: A Process of Dehumanization and Evisceration

In this piece, Palestinian scholar Abdulla Moaswes, an ally of the Kashmir freedom struggle, explains how settler-colonialism is a process of “dehumanization with an objective of evisceration,” and sheds light on how this occurred in the Palestine case. He expresses his anger in the world order that is sitting by idly and allowing this to […]

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Why Drabu deserves a D- for his latest article on Kashmir

On May 16, Haseeb Drabu, former Finance Minister of the Jammu and Kashmir government during PDP-rule (read: Pro-India Client Regime), wrote an article in Kashmir Life magazine. Mr. Drabu has also been famous for cutting a deal with the far-right Hindutva organization RSS to form a joint PDP-BJP government in 2015 until it’s life […]

In this village in Kashmir, women can’t afford to sleep.

There has been an uptick of violence in Kashmir over the past week. On Wednesday, Indian forces brutally murdered a young man for allegedly not stopping at a checkpoint, an accusation witnesses have disputed. In addition, in the district of Budgam over the past 10 days, Indian forces and Jammu and Kashmir police have […]

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A Response to Pratap Bhanu Mehta (and the Indian liberal intelligentsia)

On May 16, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, an Indian academic and former Vice Chancellor of Ashoka University, wrote an op/ed in the Indian Express entitled “The Kashmir Lockdowns.” Here, a SWK volunteer responds to this piece, a classic example of the obfuscations of the Indian liberal intelligentsia. What is it about Indian experts on Kashmir […]

India’s Top Diplomatic Moments Since August 2019

Since India decided to fully annex occupied Kashmir and impose a crippling siege, it’s been making some…interesting…diplomatic choices. Who knew how ‘incredible’ India truly was! Here’s some of India’s top diplomatic moments since August 2019! Number 1 Jaishankar Refuses to Meet Jayapal Remember when Indian Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar refused to meet with […]

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The new domicile law is India’s plan to change the demographics of Occupied Jammu and Kashmir

The March 31st Order is the latest in a slew of legislative changes taking place since the abrogation of Article 370, including the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Reorganisation Act, 2019 and the J & K Reorganisation (Adaptation of Central Laws) Order, 2020. A significant aspect of the March 31st order, which amends 138 state laws, […]

India’s slowing of the internet in Kashmir places 8 million people at risk of COVID-19

The people of Kashmir are jaded, yet simultaneously in a panic due to the COVID-19 outbreak and are left to fend for themselves yet again. An open letter to David Kaye, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression. As you are fully aware, […]

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Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Over 170 Academics from Around the World Demand India Restore High-Speed Internet, Release Kashmiri Political Prisoners

The following letter was sent from the Kashmir Scholars Consultative and Action Network (KSCAN) and Concerned Academics & Professionals from around the world to the World Health Organization, UN Special Rapporteurs, and various international health organizations. You can view the official letter here. We the undersigned would like to bring to your notice the […]

The Case of Collaborators in Kashmir: Integral to Occupation & Colonization

May 13, 2020. Srinagar, Kashmir. Since 1947, India’s occupation of Kashmir has relied on local Kashmiris to sustain their hold over Kashmir. As with other colonial contexts, India has selected Kashmiris who — lured by power and money or coerced for various reasons — have exploited their own people. In this […]

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