Kashmir: Endless War

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Relatives of Shujaat Bukhari, slain editor-in-chief of the English-language daily newspaper Rising Kashmir, during the funeral procession. Bukhari and his two police bodyguards were fatally shot by assailants in Indian-controlled Kashmir. The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on the Indian authorities to investigate the killing of the prominent journalist. Kreeri, near Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, June 15, 2018.

Indian paramilitary soldiers in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir. In this city, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated – remotely – a controversial hydroelectric power project in the Gurez Valley, just a few hundred meters from the Line of Control between the Indian and Pakistani-controlled parts of Kashmir. Separatist groups challenging India’s sovereignty over Kashmir called for a strike and marched to the commercial hub in the city of Srinagar to protest against Prime Minister Modi’s visit. May 19, 2018.

Kashmiri Muslims climbed trees to watch the funeral procession of Waseem Malla, suspected of being a Hizbul Mujahideen militant. Anti-India protesters attacked government forces with rocks and burned an armored vehicle while attending the funerals of two insurgents killed in a gun-battle in the disputed Kashmir region. Pehlipora, south of Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 7, 2016.

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Relatives of Shujaat Bukhari, slain editor-in-chief of the English-language daily newspaper Rising Kashmir, during the funeral procession. Bukhari and his two police bodyguards were fatally shot by assailants in Indian-controlled Kashmir. The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on the Indian authorities to investigate the killing of the prominent journalist. Kreeri, near Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, June 15, 2018.

Indian paramilitary soldiers in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir. In this city, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated – remotely – a controversial hydroelectric power project in the Gurez Valley, just a few hundred meters from the Line of Control between the Indian and Pakistani-controlled parts of Kashmir. Separatist groups challenging India’s sovereignty over Kashmir called for a strike and marched to the commercial hub in the city of Srinagar to protest against Prime Minister Modi’s visit. May 19, 2018.

Kashmiri Muslims climbed trees to watch the funeral procession of Waseem Malla, suspected of being a Hizbul Mujahideen militant. Anti-India protesters attacked government forces with rocks and burned an armored vehicle while attending the funerals of two insurgents killed in a gun-battle in the disputed Kashmir region. Pehlipora, south of Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 7, 2016.

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In recent years, the Indian-controlled portion has seen renewed rebel attacks and repeated public protests against Indian rule. India has accused Pakistan of arming and training the rebels, which Pakistan denies. Most Kashmiris support the cause of the rebels, and take part in civilian street protests against Indian control.

Over the past year the death toll has reached more than 400, the highest in a decade, while the number killed in the latest uprising and the ensuing Indian military crackdown is estimated at nearly 70,000.