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Lok Sabha MP from Baramulla Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, addresses a press conference at the Press Club of India, in New Delhi, on September 11. Rashid’s unconventional approach could disrupt many political equations in the Assembly election.

Is Engineer Rashid’s release a game-changer in the Kashmir election?

Although Rashid might disrupt political equations, observers say a parliamentary election victory is no guarantee of success in the Assembly election.
Zaid Bin Shabir
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah speaks to media after he was freed from detention as the administration revoked the PSA against him, in Srinagar on March 24, 2020.

Kashmir’s Public Safety Act: Former defenders National Conference and PDP now seek its repeal

Both parties pledge to abolish the controversial law in their election manifestos. But new political realities may make it impossible.
Zaid Bin Shabir
LG Manoj Sinha and Prime Minister Narendra Modi during public rally in Srinagar, March 7, 2024.

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor gets more power, and it doesn’t bode well for democracy

New rules grant LG control over key appointments and services, prompting local leaders to question the value of upcoming Assembly elections.
Zaid Bin Shabir
A security personnel stands guard at the site where an encounter took place between security forces and militants, in Rajouri in September 2023.

Why has militancy shifted from Kashmir to Jammu?

One reason could be that the security clampdown in the Valley is pushing militants into fresh terrain.
Zaid Bin Shabir
On the final day of Sonam Wangchuk’s 21-day hunger strike in Leh on March 26.

Why the lotus wilted in Ladakh

The victory of the independent candidate Mohmad Haneefa Jan signals that voters have united over statehood and Sixth Schedule demands.
Zaid Bin Shabir
BJP party flags are seen ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kashmir on March 7, in Srinagar on March 05, 2024. Some voters say that the dissolving of the PAGD alliance will help BJP “more than anyone” in Kashmir today.

Collapse of NC-PDP front PAGD could benefit BJP

Fall of Gupkar alliance has triggered a showdown between NC and PDP, while disillusioned voters say the power struggle is against Kashmir’s interests.
Zaid Bin Shabir
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