Jammu and Kashmir local elections
Voting continues in India's contested province of Jammu and Kashmir, with the second phase of the election to renew the 90 seats of the legislature. This is the first vote since Prime…
Diplomats in, foreign journalists stay out
It’s the first vote to take place in the region in a decade. New Delhi has allowed diplomats to observe the polls, however foreign journalists were kept out.…
Kashmir: Voters discuss election hopes and fears
Kashmir is heading for the first regional election in a decade. Voters hope the elections will bring much-needed development amid rising unemployment.…
Kashmir tour guides risk their lives to earn a living
Tourists coming to the India-administered Kashmir love the region's glorious snow-capped mountains. But the journey up to glaciers can be both challenging and dangerous.…
Kashmir: Are India’s willow cricket bats endangered?
Kashmir's dwindling willow plantations are impacting the region's famed cricket bat industry, and risking the supply of cricket bats in India, where the sport is hugely followed. The industry employs more than…
Has abrogation of Article 370 curbed violence in Kashmir?
Journalist Samaan Lateef said on Monday that there is "complete silence on the ground" because the Supreme Court's decision was expected by both sides.…
Will Kashmir residents vote in India’s general election?
Many in Kashmir feel disempowered since Narendra Modi's government took control of the region in northern India.…
India: Anti-Modi alliance wins majority in Kashmir vote
It's the first election in the region since the Indian government stripped Kashmir of its semi-autonomous status. The win for the PAGD shows that Kashmiri people want their region's special status back,…
Kashmiris feel ‘alienated’ 6 months after India ‘annexation’
In August 2019, New Delhi scrapped Kashmir's semi-autonomous status, imposing a security blockade in the region. Rifat Fareed, DW's reporter in Srinagar, says six months on, Kashmiris feel more disgruntled than ever.…
Kashmir: Is Pakistan planning to take direct control over its part?
Kashmiri nationalists have slammed reports that Islamabad is planning to take direct control of Pakistan-administered Kashmir. It comes months after India scrapped the special autonomous status of its own part.…
European lawmakers in Kashmir amid tensions
Twenty-seven MEPs, many of them from far-right parties, are visiting Kashmir after holding talks with Indian PM Modi. It's the first foreign delegation to enter the region since New Delhi scrapped its…