Hilal Mir

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.

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.

Why militants have widened attacks in Kashmir

Recent violence targeted outsiders from mainland India entering the disputed Kashmir, a significant shift triggered by India's decision to reduce the semi-autonomous region into a New Delhi-ruled territory.

India's torture methods: new claims emerge from disputed Kashmir

In video recorded interviews, the victims allege that the Indian army subjected them to immense physical pain and psychological pressure.

Palestine or Shangri-La: Which way will Kashmir drift?

Even if the disputed region were to become a Shangri-La, it would be a Shangri-La manufactured by India with sheer military force and money.

India turns the screws on Kashmiris

By cutting off communication networks and pouring troops into the restive Muslim-majority state, India is preparing Kashmiris for an unprecedented escalation.

How a Hindu pilgrimage became militarised in disputed Kashmir

The Indian government has come under criticism for taking advantage of a spiritual journey to meet political ends.

"Don't cry" is the word Kashmiri women hear after losing man after man

Kashmir conflict has repeatedly turned devastating for some women, who first lost their militant husbands and then their sons to the same political cause

India's Modi will continue to use Kashmir as fodder for Hindu nationalism

Although the country's far-right has always derived its strength from dehumanising Kashmir's right to self-determination, the "secular" parties oversaw worse atrocities against the Kashmiri people when they were in power.

SPOs: The dark underbelly of India's security system in Kashmir

Emulating the role of a private contractor, the Indian government has recruited a 30,000-strong force in India-administered Kashmir, using them as a tool to suppress the Kashmiri freedom struggle and pitting them against their own community.

Essay: Kashmir's everlasting insurgency

In the Kashmir Valley rebellion has become a way of life. What are the forces that inspire a near thirty year insurgency?

No, the Kashmir conflict is not experiencing an ideological shift

Recent reports in the western and Indian press claim that Kashmir's freedom movement is coming under the influence of "radical Islam". This narrative is out of step with reality, and ignores the founding principles of Kashmir's indigenous struggle.