India’s 2020-21 budget, presented by Nirmala Sitaraman, allots a whooping sum of $66.9 billion to the Indian ministry of defence. Though there are a number of divisions and sub-divisions under which this amount will be spent, the major chunk goes to the army. In Kashmir there is roughly one army personnel for every seven citizens, making it […]
Author Archives: Javaid Iqbal Khan
The writer is a senior Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Kashmir. He specialises in labour and conflict economics, and has recently published the book "Muslims in Indian Labour Market: Access and Opportunitues."