Kashmir

Kashmiri journalists display laptops and placards during a protest demanding restoration of internet service, in Srinagar, Nov. 12, 2019.

Internet restrictions make it virtually impossible for Kashmiris to get COVID-19 info

While daily life in the US and elsewhere can feel like a deluge of COVID-19 news and updates, most people in Kashmir haven’t been able to access basic information on the internet about how they can protect themselves.

Internet restrictions make it virtually impossible for Kashmiris to get COVID-19 info
India Citizenship Bill protests

Citizenship law could do 'irreversible damage' to India's secular fabric

Citizenship law could do 'irreversible damage' to India's secular fabric
People carry Pakistan's and Azad Kashmir's green flags and chant slogans to express solidarity with the people of Kashmir, in Karachi, Pakistan, August 30, 2019.

'We are preparing to defend ourselves,' says president of Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir

'We are preparing to defend ourselves,' says president of Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir
A woman in a red pheran stands holding an image of a woman in a red pheran

Finding resistance in fashion, Kashmiri creator turns to the pheran

Finding resistance in fashion, Kashmiri creator turns to the pheran
A Kashmiri woman walks on a deserted road in Srinagar.

One month after crackdown, protests continue in Kashmir

One month after crackdown, protests continue in Kashmir
Trader displays sari with image of modi with his military tanks

As elections loom, India's Modi vows to end terrorism in Kashmir — with more military force

Ignoring Kashmiri grievances will likely exacerbate extremism in the region.

As elections loom, India's Modi vows to end terrorism in Kashmir — with more military force
A man in a blue shirt is in focus among a group as he looks at his cellphone.

WhatsApp tipline to fight fake news ‘too little, too late,’ Indian police chief says

Days away from voting booths opening for India's national elections, fake news has become pervasive and deadly. Whatsapp is trying to combat this with their Checkpoint Tipline.

WhatsApp tipline to fight fake news ‘too little, too late,’ Indian police chief says
An Indian soldier stands guard while carrying a riffle with a lot of white smoke billowing behind him.

Kashmir conflict is not just a border dispute between India and Pakistan

India and Pakistan have been fighting for control over Kashmir, an 86,000-square-mile territory in the Himalayas, for seven decades. But the people of Kashmir have their own political goals too.

Kashmir conflict is not just a border dispute between India and Pakistan
People chant slogans as they burn an effigy

Kashmir: India and Pakistan’s escalating conflict will benefit Narendra Modi ahead of elections

India and Pakistan enter into a volatile situation after weeks of increasing tension.

Kashmir: India and Pakistan’s escalating conflict will benefit Narendra Modi ahead of elections
Six of India's Border Security Force soldiers are shown talking along the fenced border in a line.

Pakistan says it shot down Indian jets, carried out air strikes in Kashmir

Pakistan carried out air strikes and shot down two Indian jets on Wednesday, Pakistani officials said, a day after Indian warplanes struck inside Pakistan for the first time since a war in 1971.

Pakistan says it shot down Indian jets, carried out air strikes in Kashmir
India's Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale is shown wearing a blue suit and speaking into a microphone with Indian flags behind him.

India launches airstrike inside Pakistan; Islamabad denies militant camp hit

India said its warplanes struck a militant training camp inside Pakistan on Tuesday, raising risk of conflict between the nuclear armed neighbors.

India launches airstrike inside Pakistan; Islamabad denies militant camp hit
Padma Angdu was anointed as a Tibetan Buddhist rinpoche, or enlightened being, in 2010. He was 6 years old at the time.

Reincarnating as an enlightened being isn’t easy. Especially when you’re 6 years old.

After death comes for a rinpoche — a Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader, imbued with supernatural powers — he or she may choose to reincarnate as an infant. Such was the extraordinary fate of a child named Padma Angdu, identified as a rinpoche in 2010. He was only 6 years old. A new documentary follows him as he grows into his destiny.

Reincarnating as an enlightened being isn’t easy. Especially when you’re 6 years old.
Free Kashmir graffiti

Another uneasy peace in Kashmir? Locals say it's meaningless.

Kashmiris want a real solution from the leaders who negotiate their fates — one that will last.

Another uneasy peace in Kashmir? Locals say it's meaningless.
Wounded man in India

Tensions between India and Pakistan in Kashmir lead to 'worst violence in a decade'

India and Pakistan have disagreed over the border between the two countries in Kashmir since the partition decades ago. And they've fought at least two wars over the territory as well. But peace had taken hold for years recently — until new fighting broke out over the weekend.

Tensions between India and Pakistan in Kashmir lead to 'worst violence in a decade'
Flood in Kashmir

A journalist returns to his hometown in Kashmir after the worst flood in a century

The Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir are dealing with the most devastating floods in a century. Many are calling the floods Kashmir's Katrina. Journalist Basharat Peer returned there to check on his family and his hometown.

A journalist returns to his hometown in Kashmir after the worst flood in a century