“Why government must encourage teachers, both private and government to face the TET exam instead of giving them false hope tied to courtroom battles”. Dr. Ashraf Zainabi For years, the...

Kashmir is witnessing a visible shift how its young ones speak. Dr. Ashraf Zainabi Before Kashmir becomes English-mir metaphorically, before the present vulnerable status of Koshur changes to critically endangered...

When tourists booked the Dachigam national park tickets but politicians got the park. The National Conference government’s decision to convene a high-profile party meeting in Dachigam Wildlife National Park may...

Any future framework must address three challenges, the scale,  the secrecy, and the security. Dr. Ashraf Zainabi The repeated controversies around the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, better known as...

How political habit replaced political thinking in J&K. Jammu and Kashmir may be one of the few places where political surnames travel faster than political ideas.A child here may not...

One of the overlooked flaws in Srinagar’s Smart City redesign. The idea sounded modern and promising: make Srinagar more pedestrian-friendly by widening footpaths, beautifying streets, and redesigning urban spaces under...

When the grammar of politics is reduced to adjustment, ideology is no longer its foundation, it becomes an accessory, worn when convenient and discarded when burdensome. Dr. Ashraf Zainabi Haseeb...

Dear Mr. Omar Abdullah Your recent response to a reporter’s question on banning alcohol in Jammu and Kashmir has stayed in public discussion for days. When asked about restrictions on...

Ten essentials for how Kashmir’s private university ecosystem should look, and what it must offer. Dr. Ashraf Zainabi Some time ago, I came across a notification from the department of...

In any association, democracy must be respected and propagated. Dr. Ashraf Zainabi First things first: private schools, whether in Jammu & Kashmir or elsewhere in the world, operate primarily as...