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Jammu and Kashmir
![Drone Attacks on Military Installation Rattle India’s Security Establishment Drone Attacks on Military Installation Rattle India’s Security Establishment](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-22-5.jpg)
Drone Attacks on Military Installation Rattle India’s Security Establishment
By Sudha Ramachandran
If a Pakistani hand is found behind the recent drone strikes, it could impact the nascent India-Pakistan peace process.
![Modi Meets Kashmir Leaders 1st Time After Altering Region Modi Meets Kashmir Leaders 1st Time After Altering Region](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-24-7.jpg)
Modi Meets Kashmir Leaders 1st Time After Altering Region
By Aijaz Hussain
Experts say the meeting is meant to ward off mounting criticism at home and abroad.
![Silence in Kashmir on India’s Republic Day Silence in Kashmir on India’s Republic Day](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-01-27-1.jpg)
Silence in Kashmir on India’s Republic Day
By Bhat Burhan
In Kashmir, the holiday means internet blackouts and pre-emptive detentions amid heightened security protocols.
![Kashmir’s Political Alliance Scores Victory in Local Elections Kashmir’s Political Alliance Scores Victory in Local Elections](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-12-01-15.jpg)
Kashmir’s Political Alliance Scores Victory in Local Elections
By Sudha Ramachandran
Kashmir used the elections to send a political message to the Modi government: Autonomy must be restored. Will New Delhi heed that message?
![The Unheard Voices of Kashmir The Unheard Voices of Kashmir](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-12-23-10.jpg)
The Unheard Voices of Kashmir
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
While India and Pakistan argue and fight over the fate of Kashmir, is anyone listening to the Kashmiris?
![After Losing Special Status, Kashmiris Come Out to Vote After Losing Special Status, Kashmiris Come Out to Vote](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-12-01-15.jpg)
After Losing Special Status, Kashmiris Come Out to Vote
By Bhat Burhan
Amid tight security, freezing cold, and the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of Kashmiris seize the opportunity to vote against the BJP.
![The Complex Calculus Behind Gilgit-Baltistan’s Provincial Upgrade The Complex Calculus Behind Gilgit-Baltistan’s Provincial Upgrade](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-11-13-13.jpg)
The Complex Calculus Behind Gilgit-Baltistan’s Provincial Upgrade
By Sudha Ramachandran
Kashmir, India, and China: The creation of Pakistan’s newest province will have far-flung geopolitical ripples.
![Voices From the Himalayas Amid Tensions Along the China-India Border Voices From the Himalayas Amid Tensions Along the China-India Border](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-09-22-6.jpg)
Voices From the Himalayas Amid Tensions Along the China-India Border
By Bhat Burhan
Beneath the geopolitical clash between India and China, the people of Ladakh live with the weight of an economic collapse and worries about war.
![Perpetual Silence: Kashmir’s Economy Slumps Under Lockdown Perpetual Silence: Kashmir’s Economy Slumps Under Lockdown](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-800px-kashmir.valley.original.11730.jpg)
Perpetual Silence: Kashmir’s Economy Slumps Under Lockdown
By Niha Dagia and Niha Dagia
“Our lockdown began way before the world was forced into isolation.”
![Has Kashmir Ceased to Be Pakistan’s Jugular Vein? Has Kashmir Ceased to Be Pakistan’s Jugular Vein?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-pakistan-895319_1920.jpg)
Has Kashmir Ceased to Be Pakistan’s Jugular Vein?
By Umair Jamal
It is high time that Pakistan’s policymakers trim the size of their Kashmir narrative to match the evident realities.
![After a Year as a Union Territory, Dashed Hopes in Ladakh After a Year as a Union Territory, Dashed Hopes in Ladakh](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-08-06-5.jpg)
After a Year as a Union Territory, Dashed Hopes in Ladakh
By Anwar Ali Tsarpa
Even those who demanded UT status have been disappointed by the reality: less representation, more bureaucracy, and still no jobs.
![A Year After Article 370’s End, a Dangerous Silence in Kashmir A Year After Article 370’s End, a Dangerous Silence in Kashmir](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-08-04.jpg)
A Year After Article 370’s End, a Dangerous Silence in Kashmir
By Kaisar Andrabi
The abrogation of Article 370 came with a steep cost: the disappearance of the moderate middle, once Kashmir’s political mainstream.