Indian police in Srinagar. Photo: AP
Opinion
Opinion
Kashmir’s special status only fuelled its real problem: Islamism
- Article 370 was supposed to protect Jammu and Kashmir’s ‘unique identity’
- Instead, it only encouraged the separatist mindset, distracting from the corrosive religious ideology of jihad
Indian police in Srinagar. Photo: AP
Kashmiri journalists protest against the internet blackout in Srinagar on November 12, 2019. Photo: AFP
100 days after Modi’s Kashmir clampdown, locals see bleak future
- With paramilitary troops monitoring Kashmiris and an internet blackout ongoing, locals say the loss of freedom has affected their mental health
- Businesses have been forced to shut, young people see no future in Kashmir as India continues to bring the region under its rule
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Kashmiri journalists protest against the internet blackout in Srinagar on November 12, 2019. Photo: AFP