Hilal Mir

Hilal Mir is a journalist based in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-administered Kashmir. He was formerly with India's leading newspaper, the Hindustan Times.

Articles from author

Geelani leaves a legacy of unflinching commitment to the Kashmir cause

Until his last breath, he refused to compromise on the 72-year-old UN-sanctioned plebiscite, which was never held in Kashmir. And for that, he spent the last decade under house arrest.

7 MIN READ

Geelani leaves a legacy of unflinching commitment to the Kashmir cause

The everlasting appeal of Kashmir’s vegetarian saints

Thousands of Kashmiris abstain from meat in deference to the legacy of three Sufi mystics during their death anniversaries in the Valley.

8 MIN READ

The everlasting appeal of Kashmir’s vegetarian saints

Post-annexation, Kashmir is beyond recognition

With no elected leadership at the helm in disputed Kashmir, New Delhi has unilaterally passed a slew of laws to alter the majority-Muslim demography of the region.

11 MIN READ

Post-annexation, Kashmir is beyond recognition

A sleepy Kashmiri village and the men killed by Indian Forces

A community of nomads were barely touched by the decades of Kashmir conflict, but it all changed this Spring.

16 MIN READ

A sleepy Kashmiri village and the men killed by Indian Forces

When a Kashmiri journalist went to former torture centre for an ‘exclusive’

India has tightened the chokehold on Kashmiri journalists by deploying methods such as questioning at counterinsurgency centres, arbitrary arrests and invoking of anti-terror law.

12 MIN READ

When a Kashmiri journalist went to former torture centre for an ‘exclusive’

Amid Covid-19, India secretly buries Kashmiri rebels

Kashmiris skip obligatory prayers in mosques but hundreds attend funerals of insurgents.

11 MIN READ

Amid Covid-19, India secretly buries Kashmiri rebels

‘World prays for coronavirus vaccine, Kashmir demands high-speed internet’

The internet curbs imposed by New Delhi on disputed Kashmir is making it impossible for tens of thousands of people to work from home and combat the coronavirus threat.

6 MIN READ

‘World prays for coronavirus vaccine, Kashmir demands high-speed internet’

In India, pogroms are planned to reinforce militant Hindu nationalism

The Hindu right wing reaps political dividends from the strategy of pre-planned 'rioting' against Muslims with state-assured impunity.

10 MIN READ

In India, pogroms are planned to reinforce militant Hindu nationalism

Kashmiris suffer further as ICRC stops humanitarian work

The International Committee of the Red Cross hasn’t been able to work in India-held Kashmir since it was stripped of its political autonomy on August 5, foreign aid workers are not being issued visas and Kashmiris are being left without support.

7 MIN READ

Kashmiris suffer further as ICRC stops humanitarian work

How India silenced Kashmir's leading newspaper columnists

Before embarking on the mission of nullifying the semi-autonomous status of the disputed region, India arm-twisted its local press, forcing publishers to gag their leading opinion writers and columnists.

9 MIN READ

How India silenced Kashmir's leading newspaper columnists