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Policy

Rediscovering the State

Insisting that the notion of representative democracy has changed and the fundamental shifts have taken place in the governance systems, Dr Haseeb Drabu was...

Life @ 4500

Ever thought how casual labourers’ manage their lives in a pay check that looks more like a stipend. Jibran Nazir reports how broken promises...

The tiger returns

In the 2010 summer, the coalition government presided over a new law that made using water for power generation an economic exercise. Apparently aimed...

Idealist’s Pragmatism

Though linked directly with budgeting J&K’s economy for various years, Finance Minister Dr Haseeb Drabu’s third consecutive budget in less than two years is...

Implementing The Agenda  

Demographic engineering is a subject that has historically triggered tensions in Kashmir. Last week when the state government started issuing ‘domicile certificates’ to West...

“You are living in the most uncertain economy in the world”

Kashmir Life (KL): You are busy in next budget. But there is an impression that a lot of promises you made in earlier budgets...

Talking Trilogy

In wake of separatists’ demand for right of self determination and unionists stand for restoring undiluted autonomy, Masood Hussain sees Delhi’s new trilogy apparently...

Dignity of Labour

Dr Haseeb A Drabu, J&K’s Labour & Employment Minister is working on an idea to improve the situation of private sector in such a...

Model Shift

After doing away with the traditional dichotomy in state’s income and expenditure, Dr Haseeb Drabu has silently started changing the system of development planning...

Quarry Quarrels

As J&K implements new set of rules for the first time after 54 years to regulate mining, thousands of workers struck work and brought...

Revising PMSSS

At the peak of 2010 unrest, Union government initiated a policy that would help students from J&K to study in major educational institution in...

Building A Partnership

Infrastructure deficit, under-utilization of available resources with banks, resource-scarcity in public kitty and size of private sector are the key factors contributing adversely to...

Shift The Mindset

Directly involved in power management in J&K since 2002, J&K’s Finance Minister Dr Haseeb A Drabu has restored dichotomy in state budgeting, separating power...

Reserved Judgement

A landmark judgment by a Division Bench is path-breaking as it sees merit marred by reservations in promotions done in violation of the constitutions....

Shaping Paradigms

    Since 2003 economist Dr Haseeb A Drabu is directly involved with the fiscal management and economic reconstruction of J&K, initially as economic adviser and...