Mir Umar @_mirumar
Journalist. I observe and write. New Delhi Joined December 2015-
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"Another India-Pakistan conflict is highly likely ... it could prove even more serious than the war last year. But for now, there is at least some reason to believe that both countries are aware of this great danger, and that they want to do what they can to avoid such a scenario," writes Michael Kugelman time.com/article/2026/0…
Israel is conducting a systematic campaign of ethnic cleansing in the West Bank | Opinion haaretz.com/opinion/2026-0…
New story: An Indian billionaire was targeted by the Trump administration. Then he poured millions of dollars into an obscure startup secretly backed by Donald Trump Jr.
This is such a brilliant and extensive piece by @msaifkhalid. A must read!
Wrote this piece to understand India’s Pakistan policy and what went wrong “Certainly, India’s strategy of undercutting and indeed isolating Pakistan, regionally and globally, has backfired in a big way,” @MichaelKugelman told @AJEnglish aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/29…
In “Snow,” the photographer Sohrab Hura evokes the paralysis of a region defined at once by beauty and bloodshed. newyorker.com/culture/photo-…
The fading tradition of kite flying in India. I write for the @BBCWorld.
Kite flying was once a cherished tradition in many parts of India, with people crowding the rooftops during kite festivals. But today the tradition is dying out. I write for the @BBCWorld bbc.com/future/article…
For Asia Democracy Chronicles, I write about Rohingya refugee women in India, trying to navigate their lives in fear and uncertainty with a constant threat of deportation. adnchronicles.org/2026/02/15/bat…
‘Police raids have become a method of stripping journalists of the tools of their craft.’ Tariq Mir on journalism in Kashmir. granta.com/the-cost-of-wr…
After jailing Imran Khan two years ago, Pakistan’s military establishment has tried to erase him from public life. @OsmanSamiuddin) travelled to Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore to report on this bizarre effort to disappear the country’s most famous man. equator.org/articles/the-h…
At 4am outside AIIMS, this is the cost of “free healthcare”. India’s poorest patients sleep on pavements in biting cold—feeding tubes, swollen limbs, plastic sacks for mattresses, medical files as pillows amidst garbage. My reportage for @timesofindia timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/lif…
“Neeraj Chopra’s javelin travelled a triumphal distance, scoring an arch of cheer across India; it fell well short of Kashmir,” @SankarshanT once wrote. A brilliant journalist, a storyteller at heart, and someone who valued his commitment to his craft.
Sankarshan Thakur (63) A Reporter Who Wrote With a Poet’s Pen By A.J. Philip I first met Sankarshan Thakur in Patna in the mid-eighties. He was then a handsome, young and enthusiastic reporter with Sunday, a magazine sold for just one rupee a copy. Though it was cheap in price,
@nehadixit123 Such an insightful interview, really loved it.
Arundhati Roy had never planned to write a memoir. That changed when she lost her most captivating and complicated subject: her mother, Mary Roy. I interviewed her on her new book, ‘Mother Mary Comes to Me’. thehindu.com/books/arundhat…
The visuals from #Anantnag are scary. Meanwhile, it is tense in the city, Srinagar. People are keeping a watch on the rising water level.
The situation is tense in #Srinagar, Kashmir. People are closely monitoring the rising waters in the river Jehlum. It is a flood like situation. The tension is looming in the air.
Rest in power, Anas!
This is my will and my final message. If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice. First, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Allah knows I gave every effort and all my strength to be a support and a voice for my
Now you know which books to read.
Thought police ? J&K government has banned books by A.G Noorani, David Devadas, Arundhati Roy, Sumantra Bose etc.
Hey, @grok ,who was the most famous person to visit my profile? It doesn't need to be a mutual, don't tag them, just tell his username without tagging
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Shahram Azhar @ShahramAzhar
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devanshi @journodevanshi
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Axios @axios
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Shubhajit Roy @ShubhajitRoy
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Rahul Verma @rahul_tverma
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