SO WHAT’S REALLY HAPPENING IN KASHMIR ?
Image Source: CAPTIVATING KASHMIR (Instagram) As I write this piece, the weather turns around and spring makes way for the blossoms in the Kashmir Valley. The ice melts and as it is expected, the infiltration bids tend to increase through the LoC. For the locals, some hope to see tourists arriving over Asia’s largest Tulip Garden: Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Gardens in Srinagar. Lakhs of people are coming to admire this garden on the foothills of Zabarwan range. Though, the valley has witnessed some of the bloodiest days in the recent years, there is something to cheer for the Army, a successful month ending with the killing of atleast 13 militants in three encounters in Shopian & Anantnag. CM Mehbooba urging centre about “Reconciliation”, interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma talks about showing restrain over civilian killings to the security forces; still valley remains on the edge. As the winters depart & financial year ends, let’s track WHAT’S REALLY HAPPENING IN KASHMI