New Financial Pathways

A growing culture of financial learning is helping Kashmir imagine a more secure tomorrow.

- Irshad Mushtaq

In the early mornings of Srinagar, when shops are still pulling up their shutters and the air carries the scent of bread from the kandur ovens, a small group of traders gathers around the tea stall near the Bund.

Conversations drift from saffron prices to share movements in Mumbai, from remittances arriving from the Gulf to a cousin’s new mutual fund account.

The talk feels ordinary on the surface, though it reflects a deeper shift unfolding across Kashmir: a silent, steady turn toward financial planning.