Kashmir Valley

India's torture methods: new claims emerge from disputed Kashmir

In video recorded interviews, the victims allege that the Indian army subjected them to immense physical pain and psychological pressure.

Kashmiri journalists get sucked up in an information black hole

Local press in Kashmir struggles to report the news in the face of massive restrictions and intimidation from security forces. Meanwhile, journalists parachuting into Kashmir enjoy far greater freedom and access.

Restore life to normal in Kashmir, India's top court tells government

Meanwhile, former Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah was detained in state capital Srinagar under the Public Safety Act, a special law that allows detention for up to two years without trial.

Palestine or Shangri-La: Which way will Kashmir drift?

Even if the disputed region were to become a Shangri-La, it would be a Shangri-La manufactured by India with sheer military force and money.

India jailed thousands in Kashmir crackdown – official data

Authorities in India-administered Kashmir arrested nearly 4,000 people since scrapping the region's limited autonomy last month, government data accessed by Reuters shows.

Q&A with Kashmiri politician, Shehla Rashid, charged with sedition in India

In late August TRT World spoke to Shehla Rashid, a pro-India politician with the Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement, who has criticised India's revocation of Kashmir's autonomous status. Today, New Delhi police filed multiple cases against her.

The rise and decay of India's soft power

India has managed to build a powerful, culturally acceptable, image abroad over the last half-century. Is Prime Minister Narendra Modi inadvertently tearing that down?

Kashmir siege completes 30 days despite India's 'normalcy' claims

Tensions soared in India-administered Kashmir after New Delhi scrapped the region's autonomy, cut phone and internet access, placed curbs on movement and arrested thousands, a move dubbed "illegal annexation" by activists and neighbouring Pakistan.

Kashmir’s alpine lakes run dry of tourists

A lockdown imposed by Indian officials has forced tourists away, killing off a lifeblood industry for millions in the disputed region.

Kashmir: When words collide

How the India-Pakistan feud has played out on Twitter.

India's clampdown and communication blackout destroys Kashmir economy

Both small and large businesses in Jammu and Kashmir are facing near irreversible losses since the government of India changed the disputed region's autonomy, accompanied with a clampdown.

Kashmir's defiant valley has been strangely calm, but it can't last

Kashmir's most restless region has been kept relatively calm since India revoked the region's autonomous status. Residents say that the anger will bubble over at any moment.