Kashmir conflict
Territorial conflict in South Asia
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| April 2025 |
Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
Diplomatic crisis erupted between India and Pakistan following the capture of an Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier by Pakistani Ranger units, heightening tensions in the region.
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| 2025 |
Massacres in Jammu and Kashmir
Terrorists perpetrated the Pahalgam attack.
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| April 23 2025 |
Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
Clashes with insurgents led to the death of one Indian soldier and wounded two other soldiers.
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| April 22 2025 |
Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
Pahalgam attack resulted in the deaths of an Indian Navy officer, an Intelligence Bureau officer, and an Indian Air Force (IAF) officer.
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| 2024 | Freedom in the World report downgraded both Indian-administered Kashmir and Pakistani-administered Kashmir to 'not free' status, while India and Pakistan were categorized as 'partly free'. |
| October 2024 | Signed an open letter with thousands of other writers pledging to boycott Israeli cultural institutions. |
| October 10 2024 | Shared the 2024 PEN Pinter Prize by naming imprisoned British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah as the 'writer of courage', announced at a ceremony at the British Library. |
| August 2024 | Shared the Disturbing the Peace Award with Toomaj Salehi, a recognition for courageous writers at risk from the Vaclav Havel Center. |
| August 9 2024 |
Islamic State – Hind Province
Rizwan Ali, an ISIS operative, was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) while planning an attack in New Delhi.
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| June 2024 | Announced as winner of the annual PEN Pinter Prize by English PEN, recognizing her fierce intellectual determination in telling stories of injustice. |
| June 2024 | The UAPA (Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act) was invoked against Roy in connection with her previous Kashmir-related statements. |
| March 20 2024 |
Islamic State – Hind Province
Special forces arrest ISIS India chief Haris Farooqi and an associate while attempting to cross from Bangladesh to India, with police revealing plans for sabotage activities and IED attacks.
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| December 2023 | Spoke out against Israel's bombing campaign in Gaza, stating that silence makes one complicit in the 'brazen slaughter of Palestinians'. |
| September 12 2023 | Delivered a lecture in Lausanne upon receiving the 45th European Essay Prize, highlighting her intellectual contributions. |
| 2022 |
Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
Continued decline in casualties with 253 total deaths, including 151 incidents of killing, 30 civilians, 30 security forces, and 193 militants killed.
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| 2022 |
Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
In the first three months, there was a 100% increase in the number of Indian soldiers killed by Kashmiri militants compared to the same period in 2021.
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| October 25 2022 |
Mohammad Abbas Ansari
Mohammad Abbas Ansari passed away, concluding his career as a prominent Kashmiri separatist leader and Shia Muslim cleric.
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| September 29 2022 | Featured in Storytellers' Studio on the Higher Education Channel, discussing her life and worldviews. |
| April 28 2022 | Received the St. Louis Literary Award from St. Louis University, granted to the 'most important writers of our time'. |
| 2021 |
Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
Slight decrease in total casualties to 274, with 153 incidents of killing, 36 civilians, 45 security forces, and 193 militants killed.
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| 2021 |
Kargil War
Release of 'Shershaah', an Indian war film based on the life of Indian army captain Vikram Batra, who was awarded the Param Vir Chakra.
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| 2021 | Defended Hamas's rocket attacks during the Israel–Palestine crisis, citing Palestinians' right to resistance. |
| September 2021 |
2019–2021 Jammu and Kashmir lockdown
Investment proposals increased to 250 billion INR, with Jammu Division investments rising to 12,800 crore and Kashmir Division to 12,200 crore.
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| September 7 2021 |
2019–2021 Jammu and Kashmir lockdown
The situation in Srinagar and Budgam returned to normal after the restrictions imposed following Geelani's death.
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| September 7 2021 |
2019–2021 Jammu and Kashmir lockdown
A preemptive communication blackout following Syed Ali Shah Geelani's death completely ended.
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| September 4 2021 |
2019–2021 Jammu and Kashmir lockdown
Armed police and paramilitary personnel patrolled Srinagar streets, ordering residents to stay indoors, with razor wire, steel barricades, and armored vehicles blocking some streets.
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| September 2 2021 |
2019–2021 Jammu and Kashmir lockdown
Security forces imposed a new lockdown and communication restrictions following the death of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, a top Kashmiri separatist leader.
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| August 2021 |
2019–2021 Jammu and Kashmir lockdown
Srinagar Airport reported over 8,000 passengers in one day, becoming the first airport among 72 major Indian airports to surpass pre-Covid passenger arrivals. Tourist visits increased to 1.122 million.
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| August 2021 |
2019–2021 Jammu and Kashmir lockdown
Jammu and Kashmir government cleared investment proposals worth 230 billion INR, with 12,000 crore in Jammu Division and 11,000 crore in Kashmir Division.
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| July 2021 |
2019–2021 Jammu and Kashmir lockdown
Total tourist visits reached approximately 1.05 million in Jammu and Kashmir.
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| June 27 2021 |
Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
A drone-based attack was reported at the technical area of Jammu Airport, one day after discussions between the Indian Prime Minister and Jammu and Kashmir political leaders.
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| April 28 2021 | Published an article in The Guardian criticizing the Indian government's COVID-19 pandemic response, describing it as a 'crime against humanity' and directly challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi's handling of the crisis. |
| February 5 2021 |
2019–2021 Jammu and Kashmir lockdown
Jammu and Kashmir's Principal Secretary of Power and Information officially announced the restoration of 4G internet services across the entire union territory, effectively ending the ban on 4G and 3G services that had been in place since the lockdown began.
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| February 5 2021 | The preventative state lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir ended, following a period of restrictions that began in August 2019. |
| February 5 2021 | The state lockdown implemented in August 2019 ended. LOC border clashes resulted in 24 deaths of military personnel and civilians. |
| January 2021 |
2019–2021 Jammu and Kashmir lockdown
Tourism recovery began, with 19,000 tourists visiting the Union Territory compared to only 3,750 in January 2020.
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| 2020 |
2019–2021 Jammu and Kashmir lockdown
Facebook's Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior team uncovered an extensive social media influence campaign operated by the Chinar Corps, involving hundreds of fake accounts designed to praise the Indian army's actions in Kashmir and discredit Kashmiri journalists by accusing them of separatism and sedition.
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| 2020 |
Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
Insurgency continues with 321 total deaths, including 140 incidents of killing, 33 civilians, 56 security forces, and 232 militants killed.
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| 2020 |
Kargil War
Release of 'Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl', a biographical film about the first Indian female air force pilot in combat during the Kargil War.
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| 2020 |
Indian Army operations in Jammu and Kashmir
Commencement of Operation Randori Behak, a targeted security operation by the Indian Army in Jammu and Kashmir.
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| December 2020 |
2019–2021 Jammu and Kashmir lockdown
At least 75 Kashmiri leaders and activists were pre-emptively arrested to limit political unrest after opposition party election wins.
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| November 2020 | Line of Control (LOC) border clashes began between India and Pakistan. |
| October 2020 |
Human rights abuses in Kashmir
India's National Investigation Agency raided several NGOs, alleging funding of terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir, which was criticized by human rights activists as a crackdown on human rights defenders.
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| August 2020 |
2019–2021 Jammu and Kashmir lockdown
4G mobile internet services were restarted in Ganderbal and Udhampur regions.
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| August 16 2020 |
2019–2021 Jammu and Kashmir lockdown
4G LTE mobile services were restored in two districts on a trial basis, following a Supreme Court ruling that an indefinite shutdown was illegal.
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| August 4 2020 |
2019–2021 Jammu and Kashmir lockdown
A new curfew was imposed ahead of the first anniversary of revoking the region's semi-autonomy, with officials announcing a two-day 'full curfew'.
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| June 2020 |
Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
Doda district was declared militancy-free, and Tral was declared free from Hizbul Mujahideen militants.
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| June 3 2020 |
Indian Army operations in Jammu and Kashmir
Fauji Bhai (Abdul Rehman), a Jaish-e-Mohammed bomb expert who also fought in Afghanistan, killed in Kangan, Pulwama
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| May 2020 |
Indian Army operations in Jammu and Kashmir
Indian troops became part of the 2020 China–India military skirmishes.
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