Since the 4th of August, the Indian government has put Jammu and Kashmir under a communications and media blockade, the residents are being forced to live restricted lives under severe movement restrictions imposed by the armed forces. 

The Australian government and the United Nations must play their part in ensuring that India pulls back their troops and respect the special status of Kashmir! 

For more information on this issue:

BBC News, 5 Aug 2019: Article 370: India to revoke special status for Kashmir (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-49231619

The NewYorker, 16 Aug 2019: A kashmiri novelist on a state under siege (www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/a-kashmiri-novelist-on-a-state-under-siege/amp 

Kashmir Initiative Group: Background to the 
Kashmir conflict:challenges and opportunities (https://www.c-r.org/resource/background-kashmir-conflict-challenges-and-opportunities