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FROM RISK TO OPPORTUNITY: STRATEGIES FOR PROFITABLE AND RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE IN HAZARD-PRONE KASHMIR VALLEY, INDIA Asif Bashir; Naseer Ahmad Bhat; Amir Arshid; Shagufta Mohi ud din; Muskan Nazir; Amir Wani
Bulletin of Engineering Science, Technology and Industry Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025): March
Publisher : PT. Radja Intercontinental Publishing

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.59733/besti.v3i1.77

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Infrastructure development in geologically unstable regions demands an integrated approach that harmonizes engineering resilience with economic viability. This study critically examines the vulnerabilities posed by earthquakes, landslides, and soil instability in the Kashmir Valley, emphasizing their ramifications on infrastructure investment. By leveraging geotechnical risk assessments, structural vulnerability analyses, and economic modeling, the research delineates pathways for sustainable and profitable infrastructure development in hazard-prone zones. Through empirical case studies and global best practices, the study underscores the efficacy of innovative construction methodologies such as seismic retrofitting, base isolation, and bioengineering solutions for slope stabilization. Additionally, the financial dimension is scrutinized through cost-benefit analyses, which reveal the long-term fiscal prudence of investing in resilient infrastructure, mitigating potential economic losses. Policy frameworks, including risk-informed zoning regulations and incentivized public-private partnerships, are examined to foster risk-adjusted investment strategies. The findings advocate for a paradigm shift wherein geological risks are repositioned as opportunities for pioneering robust, disaster-resistant infrastructure that aligns with sustainability imperatives. The study’s recommendations serve as a pathway for policymakers, engineers, and investors seeking to fortify infrastructure against natural hazards while ensuring economic feasibility.
PSYCHIC DISLOCATION AND ASPIRATIONAL FRACTURE: A MULTIVARIATE DECONSTRUCTION OF YOUTH PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AMID STRUCTURAL UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE KASHMIR VALLEY, INDIA Asif Bashir; Naseer Ahmad Bhat; Shah Fahad Firdos
MEDALION JOURNAL: Medical Research, Nursing, Health and Midwife Participation Vol. 6 No. 2 (2025): June
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.59733/medalion.v6i2.195

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This study undertakes an incisive psycho-sociological exploration into the deleterious ramifications of chronic unemployment and intergenerational familial burden on the mental health architecture of youth in the Kashmir Valley—an ecologically fragile region in northern India. Reconceptualizing youth distress as a systemic syndrome rather than a series of isolated psychopathologies, the research deploys a methodologically triangulated framework comprising structured psychological inventories (PHQ-9, GAD-7), socio-demographic profiling, and advanced multivariate techniques including principal component analysis, correlation mapping, and K-means clustering. Drawing from a rigorously sampled cohort of 158 individuals, the study demarcates a typology of vulnerability: from aspirationally disillusioned risk clusters to resigned psychosocial survivors. The statistical architecture reveals a potent interplay between aspirational collapse, familial coercive expectations, and neurocognitive disruptions manifesting in sleep disorder, digital overuse, and suicidal ideation—symptomatic of an existential entrapment endemic to this socio-political ecology. Regional and gendered fault lines further inflect the mental health topography, necessitating granular, culturally attuned interventions. The findings advocate a paradigmatic rupture from deficit-based models of youth pathology toward an epistemology rooted in structural trauma, narrative alienation, and symbolic dismemberment of the self. In its culmination, the paper posits a constellation of novel psycho-social interventions—ranging from narrative reframing protocols and dialogic family counseling to circadian rehabilitation and mobile micro-mentorship hubs—aimed at transmuting paralysis into praxis. By integrating empirical precision with phenomenological depth, this research not only foregrounds the affective economies of disenfranchised youth but also reclaims the analytic agency to reimagine mental health beyond the clinic, into the crucible of socio-political rupture and restorative transformation.
Intersecting Axes of Deprivation and Aspiration: An Empirical Dissection of Educational Attainment, Employment Structures, and Poverty Dynamics in the Kashmir Valley: Intersecting Axes of Deprivation and Aspiration: An Empirical Dissection of Educational Attainment, Employment Structures, and Poverty Dynamics in the Kashmir Valley Asif Bashir; Naseer Ahmad Bhat; Rafia Mushtaq
Multidiciplinary Output Research For Actual and International Issue (MORFAI) Vol. 5 No. 4 (2025): Multidiciplinary Output Research For Actual and International Issue
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.54443/morfai.v5i4.3054

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This empirical investigation undertakes a granular socio-economic autopsy of the Kashmir Valley, dissecting the multifaceted interplay among educational attainment, employment stratification, and poverty incidence. Drawing upon stratified demographic data, the study interrogates the assumptions that formal education acts as a panacea against economic marginality. Although a discernible inverse correlation between educational level and poverty prevalence is established—most notably, with only one in twenty postgraduates living below the poverty line—the data simultaneously reveal an unsettling incongruity: elevated education does not axiomatically culminate in employment. A pronounced graduate unemployment rate (21.6%) underscores systemic disconnects between academic curricula and localized labor markets. The study illuminates acute gender-based disparities, where female unemployment (39.7%) significantly eclipses male rates, with rural women bearing the brunt of socio-economic exclusion. Informal employment patterns remain entrenched in rural terrains, perpetuating subsistence economies devoid of structural mobility. Urban-rural dichotomies in monthly income (INR 16,400 vs. INR 8,300) reveal infrastructural and opportunity asymmetries, while government employment surfaces as the singular bastion of economic stability and aid-independence. The discussion extrapolates these findings into a broader analytical frame, critiquing policy inertia, aid-dependency paradigms, and educational irrelevance. The study culminates in a set of praxis-oriented recommendations: localized micro-industrialization, curriculum recalibration, gender-responsive economic ecosystems, digital cooperatives, public sector decentralization, youth-focused resilience programs, and geo-spatial equity audits. These interventions collectively aspire to reconfigure the region’s socio-economic architecture from passive dependency toward sustainable empowerment.
Unwed and Unheard: Structural Constraints and Cultural Pressures Facing Economically Vulnerable Women in Kashmir, India Asif Bashir; Naseer Ahmad Bhat; Tasleema Akhter
Multidiciplinary Output Research For Actual and International Issue (MORFAI) Vol. 5 No. 3 (2025): Multidiciplinary Output Research For Actual and International Issue
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.54443/morfai.v5i3.3057

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This study critically interrogates the socio-cultural and economic determinants underpinning the phenomenon of late and non-marriage among women above the age of 40 in the Kashmir Valley. Drawing on primary data collected from 108 unmarried women engaged in low-income occupations such as homemaking, private tuition, and informal sector work, the research elucidates how entrenched cultural expectations particularly the prevalence of dowry demands and the social compulsion for extravagant wedding expenditures conspire with financial precarity to delay or entirely obstruct marriage prospects. The analysis employs both descriptive statistics and chi-square testing to establish significant correlations between occupational status and the reasons cited for remaining unmarried, revealing that women’s economic contributions often fail to mitigate the barriers imposed by patriarchal traditions and materialist social norms. Further, the study problematizes the socio-psychological implications of prolonged singleness, situating these women within a matrix of marginalization marked by emotional distress, familial burden, and diminished social visibility. Remedies proposed encompass structural reforms, legal enforcement against dowry, targeted marriage support schemes, vocational empowerment, and a reconceptualization of societal narratives around marriage and womanhood. The study concludes that without a multidimensional recalibration of both policy and cultural ethos, the marital exclusion of economically vulnerable women will persist, perpetuating cycles of gendered inequality and social alienation.
A Review of Global Climate Change Protocols and International Conferences: Progress, Challenges, and Future Directions Asif Bashir; Rico Nur Ilham; Naseer Ahmad Bhat
International Journal of Social Science, Educational, Economics, Agriculture Research and Technology (IJSET) Vol. 4 No. 7 (2025): JUNE
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.54443/ijset.v4i7.794

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This review offers an incisive and critical appraisal of the evolution, efficacy, and limitations of global climate change protocols and international climate diplomacy, with a particular focus on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Conference of the Parties (COP) mechanisms. Anchored in the latest scientific consensus from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the paper underscores the anthropogenic causality of global warming and delineates the observed and projected ramifications of climate perturbations on ecological stability, socioeconomic systems, and geopolitical equilibriums. Through a methodical examination of landmark accords—from the legally binding architecture of the Kyoto Protocol to the voluntary, nationally determined contributions under the Paris Agreement and the transformative aspirations of the Glasgow and Dubai declarations—this review delineates the metamorphosis of climate governance from rigid legalism to adaptive multilateralism. The study interrogates the efficacy of climate finance instruments, notably the Green Climate Fund, and scrutinizes barriers to equitable technology transfer, institutional transparency, and implementation fidelity, particularly in the Global South. It also elucidates region-specific vulnerabilities with a granular analysis of South Asia and the ecologically fragile Kashmir Valley, revealing the disproportionate burdens borne by climate-fragile geographies. Moreover, it interrogates the persistent North–South dichotomy, operational inertia, and political obstructions that thwart comprehensive climate action. Finally, the review advocates for a reinvigorated climate governance paradigm premised on inclusive multilateralism, innovation-driven adaptation, and equity-oriented accountability. It concludes that transformative ambition—grounded in justice, resilience, and scientific integrity—must now supplant incrementalism to avert climate catastrophe and forge a sustainable planetary future.