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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicKashmiri separatist

Topic: Kashmiri separatist

‘BJP proxies’, or Independents? Past, present & future tense for ex-militants in J&K poll fray

Twenty-eight former militants, separatists & Jamaat-backed leaders are participating in the J&K elections. How they impact Kashmir politics will be clearer after 8 October results.

Who is Zahoor Watali, businessman who ‘funded terror in J&K’ through scores of firms & ‘hawala’

Watali was arrested in August 2017 in a terror funding case. According to NIA, which attached 17 properties belonging to him Monday, he was a conduit who helped bring Pakistani money to Hurriyat.

On Camera

Global economic growth to slow in 2026 as Trump’s tariffs bite, UN says

The global economy is forecast to expand 2.7% this year, down from an estimated 2.8% in 2025. Growth is expected to go back up to 2.9% by 2027.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.