After putting the region on lockdown for two weeks, the government said schools would reopen on Monday and phone service would be gradually restored.
Tag: Kashmir and Jammu (India)
India Shut Down Kashmir’s Internet Access. Now, ‘We Cannot Do Anything.’
Pharmacists can’t restock medicines; workers aren’t being paid. But the government still loves to block the internet for “peace and tranquillity.”
Inside the Crackdown in Kashmir
A week after India stripped Kashmir of its autonomy and imposed a communications blackout, we spent Eid in Srinagar, where security forces are stopping people from moving and speaking freely.
Waning of American Power? Trump Struggles With an Asia in Crisis
The Trump administration has taken a hands-off approach to conflicts — from Kashmir to Hong Kong to the rivalry between Japan and South Korea — as Asian officials escalate the battles.
Pakistan’s Envoy Suggests Kashmir Crisis Could Affect Afghan Peace Talks
The ambassador, Asad Majeed Khan, said Pakistan might have to redeploy troops from its border with Afghanistan to the Kashmir frontier instead.
With Pens, Paper and Motorcycles, Journalists Chronicle Kashmir Crackdown
Kashmir’s newspapers, cut off from technology by the Indian government, are rising to the occasion to serve readers desperate for information in the war-torn region.
Inside Kashmir, Cut Off From the World: ‘A Living Hell’ of Anger and Fear
A firsthand look inside Kashmir, the contested region the Indian government has all but cut off from the outside world, found a population that is feeling besieged and furious.
Photos Emerge From Kashmir, a Land on Lockdown
Indian photographers managed to work around a communication blockade to publish their images.
Pakistan Runs Out of Options as India Tightens Grip on Kashmir
Threatened with sanctions over its ties to militants, and with the cost of war perilously high, Pakistan has little recourse diplomatically or militarily.
Modi Defends Revoking Kashmir’s Statehood as Protests Flare
Demonstrations against the move to revoke the disputed region’s special status had broken out ahead of the speech by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.