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Beliefs Unchanged: Why Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Removed ‘Hurriyat Chairman’ from His X Bio — And What It Means for Kashmir’s Politics

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Beliefs Unchanged: Why Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Removed ‘Hurriyat Chairman’ from His X Bio — And What It Means for Kashmir’s Politics

Beliefs Unchanged: Mirwaiz’s Silent Edit on X and the Shifting Ground Beneath Kashmir’s Separatist Politics By: Javid Amin | 02 January 2026 A Quiet Edit That Loudly Echoed Across Kashmir In the evolving political landscape of Kashmir, symbolism often carries as much weight as policy. This truth resurfaced recently when Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, one of the Valley’s most influential religious-political leaders, quietly removed the designation “Chairman, All Parties Hurriyat Conference” from his X (formerly Twitter) profile. No statement was issued at first. No dramatic declaration followed. But the silence was…

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From Safety to Security: Kashmir Leaders Link Harassment Outside Valley to National Risk

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From Safety to Security: Kashmir Leaders Link Harassment Outside Valley to National Risk

Harassment of Kashmiris Outside the Valley Is Now Being Framed as a National Security Issue By: Javid Amin | 28 December 2025 From Isolated Incidents to a Pattern of Concern For years, attacks and harassment faced by Kashmiri students, traders, and migrant workers in different Indian states were often dismissed as isolated law-and-order issues. Today, Kashmiri leaders across party lines are increasingly framing these incidents as something far more serious: a threat to national integration and internal security. The shift in language is deliberate. What was once described as social…

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Centre Must Revisit Kashmir Policy to Initiate Dialogue: Mehbooba Mufti’s Urgent Call for Reconciliation

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Centre Must Revisit Kashmir Policy to Initiate Dialogue: Mehbooba Mufti’s Urgent Call for Reconciliation

Mehbooba Mufti has urged the Central Government to revisit its Kashmir policy and initiate dialogue, warning that current approaches are pushing youth towards despair and violence. She emphasized that reconciliation, not militarism, is the way forward. By: Javid Amin | 16 November 2025 A Turning Point in Kashmir Discourse Former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti has made a forceful appeal to the central government — it’s time to revisit Kashmir policy, she says, and open a meaningful dialogue. In her words, continued…

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