‘Black day’ in Kashmir marks 1947 Indian army arrival

Seventy years ago on Friday, the Indian army landed in the Himalayan valley of Kashmir, giving rise to one of the world’s deadliest disputes. Every year the people in this divided region mark October 27 as a “black day” to protest the decades-old “Indian military occupation”. “You go to any home, and they tell you a story how their brother, son, and husband was killed and how they continue to face the atrocities of the army. We continue to live the repercussions of the day that gave birth to this…

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