| GUARDING KASHMIR India’s
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is one of the largest para-military
forces in the world. With the vast majority of the force stationed in
India’s Kashmir. At certain points during the conflict there were
upwards of 15 CRPF soldiers for every 1 Kashmiri. In recent years Kashmir
has started to see better times and is relatively calm compared to the
height of the conflict years ago. Yet, the presence of the CRPF is still
everywhere, from check-points and guard-posts positioned almost every
half kilometer apart in Srinagar, and even posted on the edge of Dal
Lake appearing to be guarding the water. |