Introduction Kashmir is primarily connected to Jammu through NH-44, commonly referred to as the Srinagar–Jammu highway, which serves as the region’s economic and logistical lifeline. The movement of goods and people between Kashmir and the rest of the country is predominantly dependent on this single route. Such reliance often disrupts the lives of traders, travellers, […]| JK Policy Institute
A physicist was once asked to define foolishness. He said, “When a person repeats the same experiment with similar inputs again and again, but expects a different outcome each time, I call it foolishness.” Albert Einstein or perhaps Rita Mae Brown further refined and crystallised this assertion, saying that “insanity is doing the same thing […]| JK Policy Institute
Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is touted as one of the most potentially hazardous regions in the world. The location is in the young and tectonically active Himalayas, which means it is at risk of earthquakes, landslides, avalanches, cloudbursts, and flash floods. For thousands of years, these perils have changed the landscape, but in the last […]| JK Policy Institute
The Himalayas and Hindu Kush are not only geographical barriers. They are living ecosystems, water towers of Asia, and cultural landscapes that support nearly two billion people downstream. But in…| JK Policy Institute
Jammu and Kashmir is renowned for its spectacular glacial cover, which serves as a critical source of water for the region. The Jammu Region, Kashmir Valley and Ladakh alone are…| JK Policy Institute
Introduction: In Kashmir, springs—locally known as Naag—hold sacred, ecological, and economic significance. Historically, Kashmiris have cared for these springs voluntarily, keeping them clean and protecting them from any form of pollution or immoral activity. It was against social norms to engage in any disrespectful behavior near these sites. Villagers, particularly women, would gather at the […]| JK Policy Institute
Introduction Climate change is no longer a hypothetical future—it is a lived experience, a reality that is playing out in uneven and unpredictable rhythms worldwide. While the world struggles to…| JK Policy Institute
Introduction – The Breach We Cannot Ignore For climate science, 1.5 degrees Celsius was never a number — it was a threshold — a thin red line drawn not only…| JK Policy Institute
The year 2023 was recorded as the hottest in the past 173 years. To assess the impact, the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Risks Report 2024 identified climate change as the world’s greatest concern for the next decade. Rising global temperatures have been linked to glacial melting, which is a growing climate vulnerability. Global warming accelerates this melting, leading to the formation and expansion of glacial lakes, thereby increasing the risk of catastrophic flooding. Floods caus...| JK Policy Institute