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Haseeb A Drabu
The writer is the former finance minister of J&K
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Six years since the abrogation of Article 370 in J&K, belied promisesSubscriber Only
August 05,2025 07:28:27 AM
Besides the slowdown in income growth, unemployment has been volatile post-2019 with temporary spikes much higher than earlier peaks
Tue, Aug 05, 2025
Haseeb Drabu writes: How missile strike in Pakistan and PoK is India’s diplomatic gain on KashmirSubscriber Only
May 07,2025 19:47:11 PM
The real and larger success of Operation Sindoor lies in it being an act of deterrence against terrorism that carefully avoided internationalising the Kashmir issue
Thu, May 08, 2025
After Pahalgam attack, J&K needs a people’s movement for peaceSubscriber Only
April 24,2025 06:25:07 AM
The break from the immediate past of the last three decades and the building of an alternative narrative cannot only be political or governmental. It has to be social
Thu, Apr 24, 2025
Haseeb Drabu writes: In Jammu and Kashmir, the victor has their task cut outSubscriber Only
October 09,2024 03:17:13 AM
Apart from forming the government, which is the easy part, the National Conference needs to regain the political power to be able to once again set the narrative
Wed, Oct 09, 2024
Five years since abrogation of Article 370: How Kashmir can help build a national counter-narrativeSubscriber Only
August 05,2024 06:50:44 AM
This might then be the right time for the political leadership of Kashmir to be transformative. The election will make the government representative of the people. The challenge will be to make the state an embodiment of their social interest.
Mon, Aug 05, 2024
Haseeb Drabu writes: For Kashmiris, Article 370 was more than a law – it was an identitySubscriber Only
December 11,2023 19:40:25 PM
The judgment, in its layers and nuances, could have provided closure that the majority of Kashmiris seek; honouring the transition away from what's finished to something new
Tue, Dec 12, 2023
Haseeb Drabu writes: What the 16th Finance Commission needs to do differentlySubscriber Only
September 14,2023 07:07:17 AM
Due to be constituted soon, the Commission must re-examine revenue allocation among states in light of post-GST changes
Thu, Sep 14, 2023
Delimitation Commission fails people of J&K, hurts democracySubscriber Only
May 06,2022 19:26:57 PM
Haseeb Drabu writes: Delimitation Commission skews balance against central Kashmir, in favour of Jammu plains. It will hurt people of Kashmir, and Jammu
Sat, May 07, 2022
J&K delimitation exercise sets a dangerous precedentSubscriber Only
December 31,2021 04:00:38 AM
🔴 Haseeb A Drabu writes: The Delimitation Commission’s adventurism in playing around with the most cardinal principle of adult franchise — one person, one vote — will have serious ramifications across the country in the future
Fri, Dec 31, 2021
How Delhi got its way in the J&K All Party MeetSubscriber Only
June 26,2021 03:50:36 AM
Haseeb A Drabu writes: Valley leadership would do well to ponder some questions, rather than seek answers and reassurances from Centre.
Sat, Jun 26, 2021
Finance Commission dips into states’ share for Centre’s expenditure, makes system more discretionarySubscriber Only
February 15,2021 03:05:41 AM
The Fifteenth Finance Commission's substantive award is status quoist, its design is regressive even though its obiter dicta is reformist.
Mon, Feb 15, 2021
Both BJP, Gupkar Alliance make their point in DDC polls. What’s lost is a framework of disempowermentSubscriber Only
December 24,2020 03:50:26 AM
As such, politics will not be driven by Kashmir versus Delhi fighting for political power. Instead, it will be Jammu versus Kashmir for primacy in decision making or Poonch versus Pulwama for allocations; in other words, manageable demands.
Thu, Dec 24, 2020
Listen to the Valley: It is the fertile silence of awareness, alive with alert perceptionSubscriber Only
August 07,2020 03:00:32 AM
Haseeb A Drabu writes: It is time to recognise that apart from an acrimonious history that the plains of Jammu and the valleys of Kashmir share, the two are chalk and cheese — ethnically , culturally, geographically, linguistically, politically, and in terms of religion.
Fri, Aug 07, 2020
Without Article 370, questions may have arisen about definition of J&K territory and India’s claim to POKSubscriber Only
September 12,2019 00:10:55 AM
While the Constitution explicitly provides for expansion, “such other territories as may be acquired”, there is no provision for Parliament to reduce the territory of India. Yet that is precisely what the Constitution Order 2019 has done. This in itself is a sufficient ground for it to be struck down by the Supreme Court.
Thu, Sep 12, 2019
Suspension of J&K LoC trade is a regressive step and a lost opportunitySubscriber Only
April 25,2019 00:05:24 AM
The essence of LoC trade was to extend the familial and social interconnectedness into the arena of business and commerce. To start with, this trade was meant to result in interaction between people and help build partnerships across the two parts of J&K.
Thu, Apr 25, 2019
If Article 35A is expended it will impinge on basic tenets of constitutional interpretationSubscriber Only
March 30,2019 01:06:46 AM
It became law through a constitutional process. Its repeal will be a blow to federal India
Sat, Mar 30, 2019
Militancy, not militantsSubscriber Only
December 19,2018 00:09:07 AM
The incentive system and reward scheme for killing militants in Kashmir must be scrapped and a holistic surrender and rehabilitation policy needs to be put in place.
Wed, Dec 19, 2018
Friction is goodSubscriber Only
November 19,2018 00:11:32 AM
But RBI-government relationship needs to be managed in a changed macroeconomic policy regime.
Mon, Nov 19, 2018
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