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Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Elections: A New Dawn?
After a gap of ten years, elections for Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Legislative Assembly were finally held from September 18 to October 1, 2024. While the National Conference (NC) and its alliance partners won a total of 49 seats,…
بی جے پی کے زیرِقیادت گلگت بلتستان پر بھارتی بیان بازی
بھارتیہ جنتا پارٹی (بی جے پی) کے زیرِ قیادت بھارتی حکومت اور میڈیا نے گلگت بلتستان (جی بی) سے متعلق بحث و مباحثہ میں نمایاں اضافہ کیا ہے، جو متنازعہ سابقہ ریاست جموں و کشمیر (جے اینڈ کے) کے شمال…
Jammu & Kashmir’s Changing Electoral Dynamics in 2024
Elections for India’s 18th Lok Sabha concluded smoothly on June 1, 2024. In Indian-administered Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), polling was held in five phases from April 19 to May 25 for the five constituencies of the region amid tight security…
India’s Rhetoric on Gilgit Baltistan under the BJP
Under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Indian government and media have noticeably increased discussions of Gilgit Baltistan (GB), a territory in the northwestern part of the disputed erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). While the question of Kashmir's…
Cross-LoC Trade: Reviving Economic Prosperity and Social Harmony
At a recent press conference, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar discussed “seriously examining” the question of resuming trade with India, highlighting the eagerness of the struggling Pakistani business community. His statement also sparked optimism among the Indian business community. This…
Don’t Expect Any Breakthroughs in India-Pakistan Relations
February 2024 marked the 5th and 3rd anniversaries of the Pulwama-Balakot Crisis and the Indo-Pak ceasefire agreement on the Line of Control (LoC), respectively. While the Crisis brought the two nuclear-armed neighbors perilously close to a catastrophe, the ceasefire agreement…