Key events in Kashmir since British rule ended in 1947
5 years, 5 months ago

Key events in Kashmir since British rule ended in 1947

Associated Press  

Some key events in Kashmir: — August 1947: With the end of British colonial rule, the Indian subcontinent is divided into predominantly Hindu India and mainly Muslim Pakistan. — October 1947: India and Pakistan fight their first war over control of Muslim-majority Kashmir, a kingdom ruled by Hindu Maharaja Hari Singh. — December 2001: India masses troops along its western frontier with Pakistan and the Kashmir boundary after blaming Pakistani insurgents for a deadly attack at the Indian Parliament. India blames Pakistan and promises a “crushing response.” — Aug. 5, 2019: India’s central government changes part of the Indian Constitution and downgrades Jammu and Kashmir from one state to two territories.

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Book Review: Unravelling the Kashmir Knot – Past, Present and Future By Dr. Aman Hingorani
1 week ago

Book Review: Unravelling the Kashmir Knot – Past, Present and Future By Dr. Aman Hingorani

Live Law  

Three decades ago, I read Freedom at Midnight by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre. Jammu s Kashmir's Accession and the Legal Framework At the time of independence, colonial India's territory included around 560 princely states, which had the option to accede to India, Pakistan, or remain independent under the Indian Independence Act of 1947 read with the amended Government of …

Grenade explodes in bustling marketplace in Indian-controlled Kashmir wounds 9
2 months, 1 week ago

Grenade explodes in bustling marketplace in Indian-controlled Kashmir wounds 9

The Independent  

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Jammu and Kashmir votes in regional elections first time in a decade after losing special status in 2019
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Jammu and Kashmir votes in regional elections first time in a decade after losing special status in 2019

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The three-phased election for choosing a local government …

Suspected rebels kill 5 Indian soldiers after ambushing their vehicle in Indian-controlled Kashmir
6 months ago

Suspected rebels kill 5 Indian soldiers after ambushing their vehicle in Indian-controlled Kashmir

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Suspected rebels fighting against Indian rule in the disputed region of Kashmir ambushed an army vehicle on Monday in the region’s south, killing five Indian soldiers and wounding other five, officials said. The attack took place in the Kathua district of the Indian-controlled Kashmir while the military was on a routine patrol, a police officer said, speaking …

Terrorists don't play by rules, so country's response to them can't have rules: Jaishankar
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Terrorists don't play by rules, so country's response to them can't have rules: Jaishankar

New Indian Express  

"Well, one is just next to us. He added that had India been clear from the start that Pakistan was indulging in terrorism, which India should not tolerate under any circumstances, the country would have had a vastly different policy. We sent the army, and the integration of Kashmir took place," Jaishankar said. "While the Indian army was taking action, …

Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir say militants fire on workers from Punjab state, killing 1
11 months ago

Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir say militants fire on workers from Punjab state, killing 1

The Independent  

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Indian and Pakistani soldiers trade fire in disputed Kashmir, killing 1 Indian soldier
1 year, 2 months ago

Indian and Pakistani soldiers trade fire in disputed Kashmir, killing 1 Indian soldier

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged gunfire and shelling along their highly militarized frontier in disputed Kashmir, killing an Indian border guard, officials said Thursday. Authorities in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir said Pakistani soldiers fired mortars and machine guns at border posts in the southern Jammu area on Wednesday night, calling it “unprovoked.” India’s Border Security Force …

India slams Pakistan for raking up Kashmir at UNGA; calls for taking credible action against 26/11 perpetrators
1 year, 3 months ago

India slams Pakistan for raking up Kashmir at UNGA; calls for taking credible action against 26/11 perpetrators

The Hindu  

India has strongly responded to Pakistan after its caretaker leader raked up Kashmir in his address to the U.N General Assembly, with Delhi saying the “home and patron” to the largest number of proscribed terrorist entities in the world should take credible action against perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks instead of engaging in “technical sophistry”. Instead of engaging in …

Rebels kill 3 Indian soldiers and police officer in separate gunfights in Indian-controlled Kashmir
1 year, 3 months ago

Rebels kill 3 Indian soldiers and police officer in separate gunfights in Indian-controlled Kashmir

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — Three Indian soldiers and a police officer were killed in separate gunfights with rebels over the past two days in the mountainous Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir, officials said Wednesday. Indian government forces launched a joint operation against the militants late on Tuesday in the Kokernag area of Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Two soldiers — a colonel and a …

War in Our Times | India-Pakistan War of 1965: The great Indian fightback in Kutch and Kashmir
1 year, 4 months ago

War in Our Times | India-Pakistan War of 1965: The great Indian fightback in Kutch and Kashmir

Firstpost  

Editor’s note: This series by one of India’s leading military historians of contemporary times showcases chronological vignettes of war and conflict in independent India. *** Testing the Indians in Kutch The summer of 1965 saw a buoyant Pakistani Armed Forces under an overconfident military dictator, General Ayub Khan, test the resolve and preparedness of India’s Armed Forces in the salt …

3 Indian soldiers are killed in Kashmir gunfight on the 4th anniversary of special status revocation
1 year, 5 months ago

3 Indian soldiers are killed in Kashmir gunfight on the 4th anniversary of special status revocation

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — Three Indian soldiers were killed in a gun battle with rebels fighting against New Delhi’s rule in Kashmir, officials said Saturday, as authorities stepped up security on the fourth anniversary since India revoked the disputed region’s special status. The changes were brought by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on Aug. 5, 2019, and the move resonated in …

Kashmir leader says the region lacks democracy and asks India to restore its special status
1 year, 5 months ago

Kashmir leader says the region lacks democracy and asks India to restore its special status

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Kashmir’s top pro-India politician had a stark message Friday — the eve of the fourth anniversary since India revoked the disputed region’s special status, throwing the Himalayan territory into political chaos: “Democracy stops where the boundaries of Jammu and Kashmir begin.” In an interview with The Associated Press, Omar Abdullah said India’s 2019 decision to strip the …

Kashmir leader says the region lacks democracy and asks India to restore its special status
1 year, 5 months ago

Kashmir leader says the region lacks democracy and asks India to restore its special status

The Independent  

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Firing at LoC, Pak says 2 killed
1 year, 6 months ago

Firing at LoC, Pak says 2 killed

Deccan Chronicle  

Srinagar: In the early hours of Saturday, the Indian Army initiated a large-scale search operation near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district. This came in response to an incident of firing at a forward location, indicating a potential infiltration attempt by a group of individuals, possibly militants, from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir the previous night. Meanwhile, …

India police say five ‘foreign’ fighters killed in Kashmir
1 year, 6 months ago

India police say five ‘foreign’ fighters killed in Kashmir

Al Jazeera  

Officials claim the fighters were killed in a gunfight along the de facto border with neighbouring Pakistan. Indian police say security forces have killed five foreign fighters in a gunfight in Indian-administered Kashmir along the Line of Control, the de facto border with Pakistan in the Himalayan region. A joint team of Indian army and police prevented infiltration across the …

Why India-Pakistan Relations are likely to Nosedive in Coming Days - News18
1 year, 9 months ago

Why India-Pakistan Relations are likely to Nosedive in Coming Days - News18

News 18  

These days, conciliatory write-ups have been appearing in Pakistani press regarding India-Pakistan relations. Among these peaceniks are former Pakistan Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, former High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit, Pakistani diplomat Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, former Pakistan’s Representative to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi and a host of others. They seem to have realised that without friendly relations with …

Patterns of violence in the Kashmir Valley - The Hindu
1 year, 10 months ago

Patterns of violence in the Kashmir Valley - The Hindu

The Hindu  

Targeted killings against Kashmiri Pandits and minorities in the Kashmir Valley have been on the rise. The district-wise share of civilian deaths since 2000 reveals that more such fatalities are taking place in South Kashmir, Budgam and Srinagar in central Kashmir. For example, in 2022, 27% of all civilian deaths occurred in the Shopian district of South Kashmir, where the …

Civilian killings in Kashmir contradict narrative of normalcy
2 years, 2 months ago

Civilian killings in Kashmir contradict narrative of normalcy

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 03, 2022 10:35 IST A series of attacks on Kashmiri Pandits and non-locals in Kashmir has once again raised concerns about the security situation in the Himalayan valley. The chain of civilian killings not only contradicts the government’s narrative of normalcy but also raises several difficult questions: Are the attacks on Pandits a fallout of New Delhi’s …

On Shaurya Diwas, Rajnath Singh hints at taking back Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
2 years, 2 months ago

On Shaurya Diwas, Rajnath Singh hints at taking back Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

India Today  

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday, October 27, said that Pakistan had backstabbed India and was "committing atrocities" against the people in parts of Kashmir it had occupied. He said that the overall development in the twin Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh will be achieved "after reaching Gilgit and Baltistan" — parts of PoK. Speaking on the …

A dangerous drift in Kashmir
2 years, 4 months ago

A dangerous drift in Kashmir

The Hindu  

The policies and political projects being pursued by the BJP-led central government in Jammu and Kashmir post-August 5, 2019 — when the erstwhile State’s seven decades-long special constitutional position came to an end — have put unarmed and innocent civilians in the crosshairs of armed militants in Kashmir like never before. For many in the BJP, a cosmopolitan Kashmir may …

J&K Killings: Why Terrorism Can't be Erased Without Civil Society's Help
2 years, 7 months ago

J&K Killings: Why Terrorism Can't be Erased Without Civil Society's Help

The Quint  

The Kashmir crisis in its present form can be traced back to the India-Pakistan war of 1971 and the birth of Bangladesh. A firm realisation also dawned on Pakistan, that it could not match India in conventional terms, and hence she launched a well-crafted strategy of ‘death by thousand cuts’. As a professional, one must grudgingly give full marks to …

In 1947, local Kashmiri Muslims had betrayed to help Pakistani invaders
2 years, 7 months ago

In 1947, local Kashmiri Muslims had betrayed to help Pakistani invaders

Op India  

It was the October of 1947. Reportedly, the tribal raiders, who were following the orders of Pakistani, Maj. Gen. Akbar Khan was also helped by Muslim revolters from Maharaja Hari Singh’s military. With a view to paint the armed invasion of Jammu and Kashmir look like an internal coup of Muslim militia serving the Hindu ruler, Pakistani elements fanned civilian …

Kashmir sees rise in violence after Yasin Malik sentenced to life
2 years, 7 months ago

Kashmir sees rise in violence after Yasin Malik sentenced to life

Al Jazeera  

Indian forces kill at least 10 rebels in the disputed region since Wednesday’s sentencing of the top pro-independence leader. At least 10 rebels have been killed in Indian-administered Kashmir since an Indian court sentenced prominent Kashmiri pro-independence leader Yasin Malik to life in prison earlier this week, officials say. “Three militants each of Jaish-e-Muhammad and Lashkar-e-Taiba were killed in two …

Indian court convicts Kashmiri rebel leader of terrorism
2 years, 7 months ago

Indian court convicts Kashmiri rebel leader of terrorism

The Independent  

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Pakistan’s record in PoK is exploitative and predatory, has no business talking about Jammu & Kashmir
2 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan’s record in PoK is exploitative and predatory, has no business talking about Jammu & Kashmir

Firstpost  

Jammu and Kashmir is considered one of the most intractable challenges faced by independent India. It is interesting that Pakistan, to this day, complains of the expelled and/or killed Muslims of Jammu, but no mention is made of the unfortunate Hindus and Sikhs of PoK by any organisation or government. In the June 2018 report, the Office of the High …

Minority Hindu Kashmiris protest killing of community member
2 years, 7 months ago

Minority Hindu Kashmiris protest killing of community member

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — Hindus in Indian-controlled Kashmir staged protests on Friday, a day after assailants fatally shot a Hindu government employee in the disputed Muslim-majority region. In a letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Manoj Sinha, New Delhi’s administrator in the region, at least 300 Pandits who returned under the 2010 plan threatened to resign from government service …

Over 40,000 Pak madarsas churn out terrorists on yearly basis to back military in Kashmir: Report
2 years, 8 months ago

Over 40,000 Pak madarsas churn out terrorists on yearly basis to back military in Kashmir: Report

India TV News  

Highlights Sharif's statement is seen as a mantra which could help create an impression in front of military Pakistan's experts are not doing anything to stop terrorists, a report has stated Kashmir has been the oldest issue between India and Pakistan Does the Pakistan military really run the country's Kashmir policy? When India received the letter of accession from the …

India soldier killed, 4 workers injured in Kashmir attacks
2 years, 9 months ago

India soldier killed, 4 workers injured in Kashmir attacks

The Independent  

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India police: Ex-journalist among 2 rebels killed in Kashmir
2 years, 9 months ago

India police: Ex-journalist among 2 rebels killed in Kashmir

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — Two suspected rebels were killed in a shootout with government forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir’s main city early Wednesday, police said, describing one of them as a former journalist. The exchange of gunfire erupted after police and paramilitary soldiers laid a cordon in a neighborhood in the old quarters of Srinagar on Tuesday night following a tip that …

Three decades of exile: Will there be redemption for Hindus of Kashmir?
2 years, 9 months ago

Three decades of exile: Will there be redemption for Hindus of Kashmir?

Firstpost  

Kashmiri Hindus may become extinct as a people and culture unless they can return to their homeland, and bring up their children as Kashmiris. *** Vivek Agnihotri on The Kashmir Files success: ‘Bollywood wanted me to make typical potboilers that I was never willing to do’ *** The rules have to be changed, as the poet Asan once said: “Change …

1 dead, over 20 hurt in grenade attack in Kashmir market
2 years, 10 months ago

1 dead, over 20 hurt in grenade attack in Kashmir market

The Independent  

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5 Reasons Why Kashmir Matters
2 years, 11 months ago

5 Reasons Why Kashmir Matters

The Diplomat  

Kashmiri villagers are seen through the bullet ridden iron mesh of a window of the residential house where suspected rebels were taking refuge, after a gunfight in Pulwama, south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, July 2, 2021. With stability inside of Pakistan and the surge of violence in India against Muslims, along with the revocation of Kashmir’s autonomy by …

Police: 6 rebels, Indian soldier killed in Kashmir fighting
3 years ago

Police: 6 rebels, Indian soldier killed in Kashmir fighting

The Independent  

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Police: 6 rebels, Indian soldier killed in Kashmir fighting
3 years ago

Police: 6 rebels, Indian soldier killed in Kashmir fighting

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — Six suspected rebels and an Indian soldier were killed in two separate counterinsurgency operations in disputed Kashmir, police said Thursday. Fighting erupted after government forces cordoned off two southern villages in Anantnag and Pulwama districts Wednesday night in search of militants reportedly hiding there, police said. Three soldiers and one police officer were also injured, and one …

1989 Kashmir Insurgency, 2008 Mumbai Attacks, What’s Next? Pakistan Terror Plots Have a Pattern
3 years, 1 month ago

1989 Kashmir Insurgency, 2008 Mumbai Attacks, What’s Next? Pakistan Terror Plots Have a Pattern

News 18  

On the anniversary of 26/11, we will get a lot of empty words remembering the heroes and the villains. Whether the UK Army Chief General Nick Carter’s statement that he ‘trusts the Pakistan army’ and that they have a ‘constructive role to play’ was genuine delusion, or deliberate mischief or a disingenuous plea for mercy, the fact remains that Pakistan …

Opinion: Let Us Give Peace an Honest Chance in Kashmir
3 years, 1 month ago

Opinion: Let Us Give Peace an Honest Chance in Kashmir

News 18  

The new Kashmir that has emerged out of the ashes of three decades of Pakistan- The unfortunate incident of killing of two Kashmiri civilians in Hyderpora area of Srinagar in an encounter in which two militants, including one from Pakistan, were also killed raises an important question: how should we deal with such incidents that involve Kashmiri civilians, who at …

22 killed in bus accident in Pakistan-administered Kashmir
3 years, 2 months ago

22 killed in bus accident in Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Associated Press  

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan — At least 22 passengers were killed on Tuesday in Pakistan’s part of Kashmir after a bus they were on skidded off a mountain road and fell into a deep ravine, police said. The accident happened in Pulandri, a district in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, senior police official Fayyaz Abbasi said. It was not clear what …

Opinion: To Solve Jihadi Terror Menace in Kashmir, India Must Find Answers to 9 Questions
3 years, 2 months ago

Opinion: To Solve Jihadi Terror Menace in Kashmir, India Must Find Answers to 9 Questions

News 18  

American philosopher George Santayana once said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Anyone who reckons the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits or Kashmiri Hindus, one of the oldest living indigenous communities in India, in 1990 as the first such incident is gravely mistaken. While bloodshed takes place in Kashmir, western media continues to provide Hinduphobic columnists …

India will have whole of Kashmir someday, says top IAF officer
3 years, 2 months ago

India will have whole of Kashmir someday, says top IAF officer

India TV News  

A top Air Force officer on Wednesday said there was no plan "at the moment" to capture Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, but expressed the hope that someday India will have the "whole of Kashmir". Speaking to reporters at an event here to mark the 75th anniversary of the Indian troops' Budgam landing, Air Officer Commanding in Chief of Western Air Command, Air …

What is behind the recent surge in violence in Kashmir?
3 years, 2 months ago

What is behind the recent surge in violence in Kashmir?

Al Jazeera  

Spate of suspected rebel attacks and crackdown by Indian security forces since early October leaves 33 people dead in the region. A surge in violence in Indian-administered Kashmir in recent weeks, including a spate of suspected rebel attacks on civilians and a widespread crackdown by security forces, has left at least 33 people dead in the heavily militarised region since …

1990 or 2021, Hindus Remain Soft Targets in Kashmir
3 years, 2 months ago

1990 or 2021, Hindus Remain Soft Targets in Kashmir

The Quint  

The fresh spate of killings of the minorities in Kashmir has ruptured the semblance of peace and vitiated the overall environment. It also exhibits that the government of India’s invalidation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution doesn’t automatically translate into neutralisation of Islamist terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. The ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, has widely publicised a …

Two Reasons Why Terrorists are Targeting Minorities in Kashmir Now
3 years, 3 months ago

Two Reasons Why Terrorists are Targeting Minorities in Kashmir Now

News 18  

Amidst the improving security and social environment in Jammu and Kashmir has come a phenomenon which is being perceived as a major setback to the process of stabilisation and peace. The unfortunate turn of events in Kashmir with the targeted killing of seven persons over the last few days, six of whom were from the minority communities of the Valley, …

Opinion | How Kashmiris can foil the evil designs of terrorists and their Pakistani handlers
3 years, 3 months ago

Opinion | How Kashmiris can foil the evil designs of terrorists and their Pakistani handlers

India TV News  

What happened in the Valley on Thursday was unprecedented. Terrorists segregated Kashmiri Muslims from Sikhs and Hindus, asked Muslim teachers to leave the school and then killed the lady principal, a Sikh, and a Hindu male teacher. Before segregating, the three terrorists asked the teachers to show their IDs, checked each one of them, and then told Muslim teachers that …

Prelude to a revolt
3 years, 3 months ago

Prelude to a revolt

The Hindu  

As New Delhi continues to rule the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir with an iron fist, which seems to be working for the Bharatiya Janata Party regime on the face of it, a multitude of local, regional and international developments, including geopolitical factors, are pushing the erstwhile State into a highly volatile situation that New Delhi and the local …

Assailants fatally shoot 3 men in disputed Kashmir
3 years, 3 months ago

Assailants fatally shoot 3 men in disputed Kashmir

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — Assailants shot and killed three men in Indian-controlled Kashmir in separate attacks blamed by police on militants fighting against Indian rule in the disputed region. In the first incident Tuesday, police said militants fired at a prominent pharmacist, Makhan Lal Bindroo, at his drug store in the region’s main city of Srinagar. Within an hour, a street …

With Taliban’s rise, India sees renewed threat in Kashmir
3 years, 3 months ago

With Taliban’s rise, India sees renewed threat in Kashmir

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — India’s leaders are anxiously watching the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, fearing that it will benefit their bitter rival Pakistan and feed a long-simmering insurgency in the disputed region of Kashmir, where militants already have a foothold. Lt. Gen. Deependra Singh Hooda, former military commander for northern India between 2014-2016, said militant groups based across the border in …

India locks down Kashmir after top separatist leader’s death
3 years, 4 months ago

India locks down Kashmir after top separatist leader’s death

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — Indian authorities cracked down on public movement and imposed a near-total communications blackout in disputed Kashmir on Thursday after the death of Syed Ali Geelani, a top separatist leader who became the emblem of the region’s defiance against New Delhi. The Press Trust of India news agency reported that officials buried Geelani’s body and prohibited any mass …

What is India’s new endgame in Kashmir?
3 years, 4 months ago

What is India’s new endgame in Kashmir?

Al Jazeera  

The Indian government has changed its approach to the ‘Kashmir problem’ because it has new strategic priorities. In June this year, however, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited Kashmir’s integrationist parties to a meeting in New Delhi and, according to some of the participants, encouraged them to “speak unfiltered”. India’s decision to engage Islamabad over Kashmir, after persistently claiming that …

Building Indian narratives and battling new militancy in Kashmir
3 years, 5 months ago

Building Indian narratives and battling new militancy in Kashmir

Hindustan Times  

Societies saddled with conflicts often reproduce the differentiation and distancing between two broader collectives, thus sharpening the divide between ‘us’ and ‘them’, which in turn reinforces the very same conflicts. The violent secessionist outbreak in 1989, and since then, the government’s anti-militancy and counterinsurgency operations, have embedded strong ‘Us vs Them’ narratives amongst the Kashmiris and alienated them from the …

Troops patrol Kashmir on anniversary of statehood revocation
3 years, 5 months ago

Troops patrol Kashmir on anniversary of statehood revocation

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — Government forces patrolled much of Indian-controlled Kashmir and ordered shops and businesses to remain open Thursday to foil a planned strike by separatists on the second anniversary of India’s revocation of the disputed region’s semi-autonomy. “The paradox is that India has destroyed this place and are now forcing us to celebrate our subjugation and humiliation.” On Aug. …

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