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“Hike in reservations from 52 percent to 70 percent post-2019 coupled with high unemployment, and drug abuse brewing resentment and creating an ethno-religious divide” Nayeema Ahmad Mahjoor* If you want to destroy a nation, then you should wall off its youth so much that they lose their thinking capacity and understanding and run out of their endurance level. All this is happening to a majority…

“The voting patterns of the Pir Panjal region, scheduled to go to polls on Wednesday are expected to reflect community loyalties rather than political ideologies, making electoral outcomes difficult to predict” Latief U Zaman Deva* The Pir Panjal region of Jammu and Kashmir is nestled against the mighty Pir Panjal Mountain range, which geographically separates it from the Kashmir Valley. The…

“If Paharis believe it was a matter of right, then they should not feel obliged to favour the BJP which first stripped J&K of its identity, dignity and rights” Danyal Khan* The long-standing demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status by the Pahari community in Jammu and Kashmir was finally granted through an act of the Indian Parliament. While this move by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is…

“Kashmiris no longer look forward to a miracle of sudden change in which people will be exalted and show capacities for wise self-government of which their previous conduct had given ground for no suspicion.” Professor Rattan Lal Hangloo* Today, probably no other place on the globe confronts so many complex and ambivalent forms of politics as Kashmir does. India claims the region as an integral…

“Tulail Valley, nestled in the Himalayas, is home to the Dard people, whose unique culture is shaped by their rich ethnic lineage, linguistic preservation, isolation, and their resilience” Dr Suheel Rasool Mir* Nestled in the heart of the Himalayas, the Tulail Valley is home to a culture so distinct, that it feels like stepping into another world. The Dard people of this region have cultivated a…

“Given that almost 90% of the population in this constituency is Koshur, the influence of other ethnic groups on election results will be minimal. This is because there is a widespread popular inclination among people of all ethnic backgrounds to use their voting rights as a means to express their disapproval of the revocation of Article 370, regardless of their specific ethnic identity.” Latief…

“A historical look at the electoral patterns of the Baramulla-Kupwara constituency shows that the NC lost much of its influence after decades of dominance after 1989” Latief U Zaman Deva* The political landscape of Jammu and Kashmir, which hangs in the balance in the 18th Lok Sabha elections, reveals the intricate dance of politics in this diverse constituency. Ideological divides and identity…