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Narendra Modi visits Kashmir for first time since state’s autonomy stripped
Thousands of police mobilised for Srinagar rally seen as Modi’s campaign event for elections India’s prime min…
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Kashmir’s ski resort waits for visitors after just one day of snow this winter
As tourists cancel trips to Gulmarg amid an unprecedentedly warm season, thousands of Kashmiris who rely on sn…
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India’s supreme court upholds decision to strip Kashmir of special status
Chief justice says government did not overreach its powers when it revoked autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir in 20…
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‘Jail crushes you slowly’: Kashmiri journalist reflects on prison ordeal
Fahad Shah, whose case was a symbol of harassment of region’s media, says he has different outlook after month…
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Arundhati Roy is being hounded by the Indian state. This is a test case for its democracy | Meena Kandasamy
That the author could be prosecuted for comments made 13 years ago is absurd – but also a deadly threat to fre…
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Author Arundhati Roy may face prosecution in India over 2010 speech
Top official sanctions case against Booker prize-winning novelist for comments about Kashmir The Booker prize-…
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Kashmiris mock ‘magnificent makeover’ of disputed capital for G20 summit
Social media users share images of soldiers hiding behind tourism posters as sign of the reality since India t…
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Not seeing the trees for the wood: willow shortage could spell end for Kashmir’s cricket bat industry
The climate crisis and farmers opting to grow more lucrative timber is putting many bat-makers in Kashmir out …
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A dazzling display of 1.5m tulips – but only after a backbreaking year for Indian labourers
Visitors to Asia’s largest tulip garden in Srinagar, Kashmir, do not see the toil by low-paid workers that lie…
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‘Bulldozer politics’: Modi’s demolition drive fuels Muslims’ fears in Kashmir
Violence and censorship rife among citizens and the media, as push to reclaim state land belies Indian governm…
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Kashmir letters cast doubt on claims Nehru blundered by agreeing ceasefire
Exclusive: papers kept classified for decades reveal India’s first PM acted on advice from most senior general…
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India trying to prevent declassification of ‘sensitive’ 1947 Kashmir papers
Government documents fear letters about special status known as Bucher papers could affect foreign relationsIn…
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The Kashmir Files: Israeli director sparks outrage in India over ‘vulgar movie’ remarks
Nadav Lapid, chair of the International film festival India, spoke out against work that critics say is anti-M…
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India criticised over arbitrary travel bans after photojournalist blocked from Pulitzer trip
Sanna Irshad Mattoo says she was barred from taking a flight to New York where she was scheduled to receive th…
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‘To sing in Kashmiri is political’: Ali Saffudin, the singer-songwriter who smuggled his album to the world
Influenced by Led Zeppelin, the 29-year-old’s debut album almost didn’t get made because of a communications b…