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Kashmir Remains Tense Three Months After India Tightens Control

Nafisa Hoodbhoy

   Three months after India's central government abruptly stripped
   Indian-administered Kashmir of its autonomy, cut offinternet service
   and censored media coverage of the situation, isolated reports from the
   northern territory indicate residents say the situation remains tense
   with a continuing heavy military presence.

   In Srinagar, professor Hameeda Naeem told VOA that shops open only for
   a few hours early in the morning because of the atmosphere of fear and
   intimidation, with people mainly staying indoors.

   "Drones are flying above our homes, the army is deployed at every
   corner, and they have already arrested thousands of young men to
   preempt them from potential agitation," she said.

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