Two closely watched elections, in Haryana and the turbulent Jammu and Kashmir, kept the surprises coming after this summer’s shocking national outcome.
Tag: Kashmir and Jammu (India)
Kashmiris Are Voting Again. But Do They Have a Voice?
An election that began on Wednesday will restore some of the self-rule India took away in 2019. But a lasting chill has fallen over Kashmir.
Indian Kashmir to Hold Legislative Election for First Time in a Decade
Some measure of self-governance will be restored in the region, which was stripped of its semiautonomous status by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.
Kashmir’s Chief Cleric, Detained in Crackdown, Is Free After 4 Years
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who had been under house arrest, was at Friday Prayer and was greeted with rose petals and candy.
Your Thursday Briefing: Covid Origins Hearing Opens in the U.S.
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India Is Arming Villagers in Jammu and Kashmir
The government is reviving local militias in the Jammu part of the restive Kashmir region, laying bare the limits of its military approach there.
A Surge in Tourists in Restive Kashmir, but ‘No Mental Peace’ for Residents
Visitors have flocked back to the region — proof, India says, that its imposition of control worked. But people who live there say fear and uncertainty persist.
The Kashmiri Chef Foraging on Precarious Soil
For Prateek Sadhu, gathering native ingredients in the conflict zone where he grew up is the only way of asserting Kashmir’s tenuous place in the world.
Film on Expulsion of Kashmir’s Hindus Is Polarizing and Popular in India
Called propaganda by critics and essential viewing by fans, “The Kashmir Files,” an unexpected blockbuster, has drawn the support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party.
Modi Stresses Growth, Sidestepping Politics, in Visit to Restive Territory
The Indian prime minister aims to ease decades of turmoil in Jammu and Kashmir through projects like a solar plant.