"If the logic is ‘can’t expect #BJP to give back what they’ve taken’, might as well give up the statehood demand too. Agree to serve as a municipal committee. They won’t even let you run that. #NC must read with caution."

Anuradha Bhasin

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Read the Kashmir verdict. It's time to stop treating it like a national security crisis Election after election has seen Kashmir’s people demonstrate that, like other Indians, they seek a future shaped by democratic rights and norms

#KashmirElections: The path to Kashmir becoming like any other part of India runs through starting to treat it like every other part of India, I write in ⁦‪@ThePrintIndia‬⁩ #SecurityCode

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Gurez basks in peace, but infiltration & terror revival in south Kashmir hints at storms brewing again In Part-6 of the J&K Despatch series—on 1st assembly polls held in the UT in 10 yrs—ThePrint looks at how resumption of terror activities may hurt the existing peace on LoC.

#KashmirElections: In the sixth of my despatches from Kashmir, I looked at the storm clouds of terrorism that are starting to gather over the northern Line of Control in Gurez

In Kashmir’s Gurez valley, BJP bets big on winning ‘Wazir vs Faqir’ battle as Gurezis seek ‘justice’ In Part-5 of the J&K Despatch series—on 1st assembly polls being held in the UT in 10 yrs—ThePrint looks at the special challenges & the generation-old troubles of the people of Gurez.

#KashmirElections: In the fifth of my despatches, this from the remote Gurez valley, I report on why the BJP is betting big on winning the battle between two Khans, the Wazir and the Faqir

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Born amid fires that swept southern Kashmir, a new generation of teen sportswomen pursue their dreams In Part-4 of the J&K Despatch series—on 1st assembly polls being held in the UT in 10 yrs—ThePrint looks at how young women are defying conservatism to chase their sporting goals.

#KashmirElections: The last in my series of dispatches from south Kashmir for ⁦‪@ThePrintIndia‬⁩ tells the story of a cricket academy in the orchards, and the quiet revolution its young sportswomen are forging

With Kashmir in election mode, security bureaucracy unprepared for looming mountain war with Jaish In Part-3 of the J&K Despatch series—on 1st assembly polls being held in the UT in 10 yrs—ThePrint looks at how dwindling local resources have made it tough for security forces.

#KashmirElections: In the third this series for @theprintindia, I examine why the police and army are struggling to deal with the Jaish-e-Muhammad’s new terror campaign in the Pir Panjal mountains

Kashmir’s ‘Generation Rage’ takes poll plunge after decade lost battling Indian forces on streets In Part-2 of the J&K Despatch series—on 1st assembly polls being held in the UT in 10 yrs—ThePrint looks at the hopes of ‘Generation Rage’ from a new political leadership.

#KashmirElections: In the second of this series, I speak to the stone-throwing members of ‘Generation Rage,’ who will vote for the first time today after losing their eleven year battle to evict India from Kashmir

From mountain perch above Shopian, Pir Panjal’s Gujjar-Bakarwals gaze joylessly at J&K elections In Part-1 of the J&K Despatch series—on 1st assembly polls being held in the UT in 10 yrs—ThePrint looks at Gujjar-Bakarwal nomads & why they clash with authorities frequently.

#KashmirElections: In this first of a series of stories for @ThePrintIndia, I hike to the remote Girjin valley, high in the Pir Panjal mountains between Shopian and Poonch, to report on the desperate Gujjar-Bakkarwal struggle for survival