Kashmir

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‘Bulldozer politics’: Modi’s demolition drive fuels Muslims’ fears in Kashmir
Violence and censorship rife among citizens and the media, as push to reclaim state land belies Indian government’s claims of peace in disputed region

Aakash Hassan in Srinagar and Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

19, Mar, 2023 @5:00 AM

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Kashmir letters cast doubt on claims Nehru blundered by agreeing ceasefire
Exclusive: papers kept classified for decades reveal India’s first PM acted on advice from most senior general

Anisha Dutta

08, Mar, 2023 @5:00 AM

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India trying to prevent declassification of ‘sensitive’ 1947 Kashmir papers
Government documents fear letters about special status known as Bucher papers could affect foreign relations

Anisha Dutta

14, Feb, 2023 @5:00 AM

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The Kashmir Files: Israeli director sparks outrage in India over ‘vulgar movie’ remarks
Nadav Lapid, chair of the International film festival India, spoke out over inclusion of work that critics say is anti-Muslim propaganda

Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

29, Nov, 2022 @2:10 PM

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India criticised over arbitrary travel bans after photojournalist blocked from Pulitzer trip
Sanna Irshad Mattoo says she was barred from taking a flight to New York where she was scheduled to receive the 2022 Pulitzer Prize

Aakash Hassan in New Delhi

20, Oct, 2022 @10:06 PM

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‘To sing in Kashmiri is political’: Ali Saffudin, the singer-songwriter who smuggled his album to the world
The 29-year-old’s bluesy debut album almost didn’t get made because of a communications blackout. He talks about utopia, the Kashmiri spirit and the fight for freedom of expression

Dhruva Balram

30, Aug, 2022 @7:41 AM

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Uprooted by partition: ‘I feel I don’t belong in England. I’m a very proud Punjabi’
Impact of ‘traumatic period’ still lingers with those now based in UK – and their families – 75 years on

Geneva Abdul

15, Aug, 2022 @3:28 PM

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‘First modern novel – oldest language’: Sanskrit translation of Don Quixote rescued from oblivion
Translated by two Kashmiri pandits from an C18th English translation in the 1930s, unique work lay forgotten in a Harvard University library

Sam Jones in Madrid

06, Jul, 2022 @7:00 AM

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India bars Pulitzer-winning Kashmiri photojournalist from flying to France
Sanna Irshad Mattoo says she was stopped by immigration officials at Delhi airport despite holding a valid visa

Shaikh Azizur Rahman

03, Jul, 2022 @3:55 PM

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‘Fear is increasing’: Hindus flee Kashmir amid spate of targeted killings
Increase in violence prompts protests and biggest exodus of Kashmiri Pandit families for two decades

Aakash Hassan In Srinagar

05, Jun, 2022 @8:50 AM

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Cats, dogs and Musy the donkey: welcome to Kashmir’s first animal rescue centre
A husband and wife team who opened the region’s only sanctuary now care for more than 1,000 rescues and have helped hundreds find homes

Mir Seeneen

18, Apr, 2022 @8:30 AM

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Deportation of Rohingya woman from India sparks fear of renewed crackdown
Hasina Begum was separated from her family and forced to return to Myanmar despite her refugee status. Hundreds of others now face expulsion

Aakash Hassan

14, Apr, 2022 @5:30 AM

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