South Asia

Security forces patrol in Srinagar on Aug. 10, 2019.

India Is Slowly Easing Its Lockdown in Kashmir. But Life Isn't Returning to Normal

Over two months since the repeal of Kashmir's special status, citizens are ...

Over two months since the repeal of Kashmir's special status, citizens are bracing themselves for what's next

An Indian paramilitary trooper stands guard in front of his bunker in the deserted city square, on August 22, 2019 in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir, India. Indian authorities have deployed its thousands of government forces in Kashmir for the last eighteen days after India revoked articles 370 and 35A, and phone and internet services also remained suspended.

The Indian Government Insists All Is Well in Kashmir. But As the Communications Shutdown Continues, Its Citizens Are Struggling to Reach the Outside World

As I write this piece for TIME, I’m standing furtively amid a clump of tall...

As I write this piece for TIME, I’m standing furtively amid a clump of tall, itchy weeds behind an office in the outskirts of Jammu, a city in northern India. Dozens of mosquitoes are landing...

Indian troops stand guard on Aug. 5 during a curfew in the Kashmir Valley city of Srinagar.

India Has Taken Kashmir, But Winning the Hearts and Minds of Kashmiris Will be Harder

On the sunny, cloudless morning when Imaad Tariq was born in Kashmir, most ...

On the sunny, cloudless morning when Imaad Tariq was born in Kashmir, most of his family had no idea. "Nobody knows that my wife delivered a baby boy," says Tariq Ahmad Sheikh, at the hospital...

Indian Paramilitary soldiers stand guard during curfew in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019.

‘Anxiety Fills the Air.' What It's Like Inside Kashmir When All Communication With the Outside World Is Cut Off

Fahad Shah is a Kashmiri journalist and the founder and editor of The Kashm...

Fahad Shah is a Kashmiri journalist and the founder and editor of The Kashmir Walla, a weekly newspaper. He filed the piece below during the ongoing communications blackout in the Kashmir Valley. He can be...

A security personnel stands guard on a street during a curfew in Srinagar on August 6, 2019.

I Was in Kashmir When India Seized Control. This Is What I Saw

On Monday, the Indian government announced that Kashmir’s constitutionally-...

On Monday, the Indian government announced that Kashmir’s constitutionally-mandated autonomy would be revoked and political rule imposed from Delhi. This northern territory, claimed by both India and Pakistan and ruled in part by each, had...

Indian paramilitary troopers stand guard at a roadblock in Srinagar on August 4, 2019.

The Indian Government Is Revoking Kashmir's Special Status. Here's What That Means

The Indian government on Monday announced plans to divide up the contested ...

The Indian government on Monday announced plans to divide up the contested Himalayan region of Kashmir and change the constitutional settlement guaranteeing its semi-autonomous status, provoking uproar in Parliament and fears of an imminent clash...

Nazanin Boniadi, Dev Patel and Armie Hammer in 'Hotel Mumbai.'

At a Time of Rising India-Pakistan Tensions, Hotel Mumbai Has a Powerful Message

Hotel Mumbai, the thriller recounting the siege of the Taj Hotel by terrori...

Hotel Mumbai, the thriller recounting the siege of the Taj Hotel by terrorists in 2008, offers a dramatic story as well as a foreign policy lesson. The film opens with a scene of young men...