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Around this time, British influence had grown considerably in India and the Anglo-Sikh War of 1845–46 fought between the Sikh Empire and the East India Company resulted in the defeat of the Sikhs and the British assumed control of Kashmir and other regions in a fractured India. After Aurangzeb’s death in 1707, Mughal influence waned and Kashmir was conquered by the raiding Durrani Empire until it came under Sikh control in 1819 after Ranjit Singh gained control. During the Mughal period, emperors exalted Kashmir and built gardens, palaces and mosques throughout the region. Kashmir’s modern history began in the fourteenth century with the spread of Islam during the Kashmir Sultanate when Persian replaced Sanskrit as the main language. While Kashmir’s history dates back thousands of years, it’s vital to consider historical events of import to understand the situation today. There is Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistani-administered Kashmir, the valley of Kashmir where the capital Srinagar (administered by India) is located, and on the Eastern front there is Ladakh and Aksai Chin. The population of Kashmir can be divided into five major regions. As pandemic related lockdowns are carefully being lifted globally, the question must be asked: when will the lockdown in Kashmir end? Nation-states and political actors have fulfilled their agendas at the behest of Kashmir and its people. The region is located at a geopolitical vantage point in South and Central Asia. India, Pakistan and China all claim sovereignty over: all of Kashmir or parts of it. Kashmir, the rooftop of the world, is also the most militarized area in the world. As India moves towards a majority Hindu backed rule, the situation in Kashmir has further deteriorated. To add insult to injury, amidst the global pandemic and a spike in cases, Prime Minister Modi and the BJP marked the August 5th anniversary of revoking the special status by inaugurating a Temple, believed to be the site of birth of the Lord Rama (a Hindu deity) upon the demolished site of the Mughal-era Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, that was razed to the ground by Hindu nationalists in 1992. Prime Minister Modi’s 2019 controversial citizenship bills passed last year and the decision to revoke the privileged status Kashmir had held under the Indian constitution for 70 years have shattered the founding fathers’ vision of a secular and democratic India.
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Kashmir has a history of violence and it shows no signs of slowing down. However, the magnitude of the most recent lockdown has reached heights never seen before. They have been subject to them regularly in their history. Lockdowns are not new Kashmiris know of them all too well. Kashmir, the disputed mountainous region, is currently in the midst of the longest internet and phone lockdown in history.