Auqib Javeed is an independent journalist based in Jammu and Kashmir. He reports on human rights, politics, insurgency, the economy and the environment in the region.
In cracking down on Kashmiris, the Indian government is missing the opportunity to reconcile with Kashmir residents alienated after the abrogation of Article 370
Assembly election results present headaches for New Delhi thanks to renewed demands for restored statehood, while the chief minister, Omar Abdullah, must reckon with curtailed powers and growing polarisation between Jammu and Kashmir
Separatist groups in Indian-administered Kashmir did not call a poll boycott for the first time in a generation, and voters took the chance to rebuff the Modi government and the BJP
After the revocation of Article 370, Buddhist-majority Leh and Muslim-majority Kargil have united in protest against the BJP and the Modi government, demanding statehood for Ladakh and Sixth Schedule protections
A stable ceasefire along the Line of Control between India and Pakistan has given residents a chance at normal life—but threats of an end to the peace persist
Suspected militant attacks in Dhangri village in Rajouri have spurred the Indian government to re-activate a 90s-era scheme to arm civilians. But residents are yet to feel secure.
