https://www.scmp.com/rss/518187/feed Umar Altaf is an independent journalist and a photographer based in New Delhi, India. He covers politics, culture, climate change, gender, human rights and minorities. He studied in the AKS school of photography. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Once upon a time, the Gurez Valley was on the Silk Road connecting Kashmir with China and Central Asia. Trading posts such as this were melting pots where merchants, traders, scholars, and travellers interacted and exchanged goods, and ideas. Silk Road outposts like Gurez declined in importance with the discovery of sea routes in the 17th century. With the Partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, Gurez ended up on the Indian side of the border. Subsequent India-Pakistan conflict and the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/3257568/once-silk-road-connector-china-and-central-asia-valley-kashmir-aims-milk-internet-and-air?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/3257568/once-silk-road-connector-china-and-central-asia-valley-kashmir-aims-milk-internet-and-air?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Apr 2024 23:10:01 +0000