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2025: Can Democratic Legitimacy Coexist with Administrative Autocracy In Jammu and Kashmir?

by Sri Varshith Kumar Reddy E Jammu and Kashmir ended 2025 with an elected government constrained by external assent, centralised finances, and trade decisions beyond its control. Its political economy reflects these limits: 7.06 per cent growth alongside 23.2 per cent unemployment, untendered lithium reserves, and an apple economy hit by FTA import shocks the []