Kashmiri protesters clash with Indian paramilitary soldiers in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018. Separatists who challenge India’s sovereignty over Kashmir said the killings were part of India’s state policy and called for three days of mourning and a general shutdown in Kashmir apart from Monday’s public march. The statement said the army was “fighting terrorism and proxy war sponsored by Pakistan and its proxies in Kashmir.” The Indian army’s objective “is to bring peace and normalcy” in Kashmir, the statement added. Nuclear-armed India and Pakistan each administer part of Kashmir, but both claim the region in its entirety. Rebels have been fighting Indian control since 1989.

Source: Washington Post December 17, 2018 07:41 UTC