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Why Doctors And Medical Journals Are Fighting Over Health Care In Kashmir

3:19pm August 30, 2019

by Kamala Thiagarajan

There are very different perspectives on the impact the political crisis is having on the people of Kashmir. The Lancet weighed in — and an association of Indian doctors had an angry reaction.

Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard near a temporary check point on the road leading toward an Independence Day parade venue during lockdown in Srinagar, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Thursday. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says that strippi

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India's Modi Defends Moves In Kashmir As Lockdown Continues

2:47pm August 15, 2019

by Furkan Latif Khan

India has split the state into two territories and shut off phone, Internet and cable TV service in the disputed region since early August.

An Indian paramilitary soldier orders a man to lift his robe before frisking him in Srinagar on Thursday.

Tensions Continue High Over Kashmir, With 500 Arrests And A Communications Blackout

5:00pm August 09, 2019

Indian-administered Kashmir is now in its fourth day of a communications blackout, following the government's decision to revoke its special status. Pakistan has downgraded diplomatic ties.

Supporters of the Pakistani religious party Jamaat-e-Islami demonstrate in Lahore, Pakistan, on Tuesday to protest India's policy on Kashmir.

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Pakistan Warns Of War After India's Move To End Kashmir's Special Status

10:29am August 07, 2019

Prime Minister Imran Khan said India's revoking the Muslim-majority territory's semi-autonomy will increase cross-border tensions and could lead to "ethnic cleansing" of Muslim Kashmiris.

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Removal Of Special Status Roils Muslim-Majority Kashmir

5:57am August 06, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

India's move to remove Kashmir's autonomy and tighten its control over the country's only Muslim-majority state has provoked opposition from Kashmiri Muslims — and neighboring Pakistan.

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Indian Home Minister Amit Shah arrives at the Parliament on Monday carrying a copy of a confidential document that lists the procedure for revoking Kashmir's special status in New Delhi.

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In Unprecedented Move, India Revokes Kashmir's Special Status, Sparks Fears Of Unrest

8:36am August 05, 2019

In the days ahead of the move, India placed local politicians under house arrest, ordered tourists to evacuate and sent tens of thousands of troops into the region.

Skiers line up at the only chairlift in Gulmarg, a resort in Indian-administered Kashmir.

Surrounded By Military Barracks, Skiers Shred The Himalayan Slopes Of Indian Kashmir

9:54pm March 20, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

Kashmir, disputed between India and Pakistan, is the site of a decades-long insurgency. It is also a winter sports haven. During recent airstrikes and shelling, a ski station remained open.

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Indian protesters in Mumbai burn posters of Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan during a demonstration against the Feb. 14 attack that killed more than 40 Indian policemen in the Kashmir region.

Pakistan's Long Support For Militants Puts The Country In A Bind

8:11am March 10, 2019

by Greg Myre

Pakistan has long supported militants fighting to its east in India and to its west in Afghanistan. The country says it's cracking down on militants, but many critics are skeptical.

Pakistani soldiers stand next to what Pakistan says is the wreckage of an Indian fighter jet shot down in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir in the Bhimber district near the Line of Control on Wednesday.

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Pakistan Says It's Holding Indian Pilot After Jet Shot Down In Cross-Border Airstrike

10:04pm February 27, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

Both sides claim to have shot down the others' warplanes in what amounts to a major escalation of tensions between the rival nuclear powers.

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Snowflakes began accumulating on the turf by halftime during a Feb. 6 game at Real Kashmir's home stadium in Srinagar. The coach of the visiting team said later that some members of his team, from southern India, had never seen snow.

Against The Odds, A Pro Soccer Team In Kashmir Is Close To Winning India's Top Title

8:02am February 24, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

Real Kashmir FC is less than three years old and plays soccer in a troubled Himalayan region prone to violence, strikes and heavy snow. Soldiers with machine guns patrol the home stadium.