The China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), once celebrated as a transformative economic initiative, is increasingly viewed through a more critical lens. While it has delivered improvements in infrastructure and energy capacity, concerns over rising debt, lack of transparency, limited local participation and growing dependence on China have raised serious questions about its long-term impact. The project’s uneven benefits, environmental costs and implications for national so

For decades, Kashmir was viewed through the prism of conflict - a place where barbed wires, curfews and cries for freedom drowned the laughter of youth. The Valley’s children were born into uncertainty, their futures shaped as much by politics as by pain. Yet, amid this long shadow of turmoil, a quiet revolution is emerging. The story of “Youth Against Violence: The New Era in Kashmir ” is one of resilience and renewal. A new generation is stepping forward — not with stones