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Indian soldiers patrolling the Line of Control in Poonch sector, on May 20.

The Valley’s hush is not healing

Kashmir is the victim of a political theology that prizes territorial domination over the lives of its people.
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Kirana Hills and the illusion of nuclear stability in South Asia

A rumour became a crisis, not because it was true, but because it could have been. 
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When Indo-Pak tensions go high-tech, it’s the people who pay the price

Drones may look like the future of war, but for these two neighbours, it’s the old story of missiles over meals.
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Pahalgam: The grief is real; so is the theatre

Prime Minister Modi has turned grief into a show of strength, aiming to control the narrative, stall dissent, and energise a loyal base.
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