Auqib Javeed

Auqib Javeed is an independent journalist based in Jammu and Kashmir. He reports on human rights, politics, insurgency, the economy and the environment in the region.

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A supporter of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference party holds a party flag during celebrations after winning the assembly election. The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference and the Indian National Congress (INC) won the elections, a phenomenon occurring after 10 years in the region. The result is likely to mean challenges ahead for the national BJP government, particularly given that the new chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah has voices support for restoring the territory’s statehood.

India’s BJP government gamed the Jammu and Kashmir election – and still lost

22 Oct 2024

Voters queue in Indian-administered Kashmir during the 2024 Indian general election. For the first time in decades, separatist groups did not call an election boycott and parties campaigned in Kashmir without fear.

Lessons from Kashmiris’ record 2024 election turnout – for Kashmir and New Delhi

02 Aug 2024

A protester at a public rally in Leh in March 2024. Buddhists and Muslims in Leh and Kargil have come together, burying old grievances, to stand against the BJP government and demand safeguards for jobs, land, housing and more

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