A Move Against Modi
We report from Kashmir’s first vote since the 2019 crackdown, where economic difficulties and a longing for autonomy drove support for an anti-Modi alternative.
Supporters of the National Conference (JKNC) party shout slogans as they celebrate in Srinagar, the capital of India-Kashmir. (Credit Sajad Hameed / Jacobin)
Previously arrested several times for “anti-India” activities, twenty-three-year-old Ikhlas Amin Bhat, a resident of Anantnag, campaigned as an independent candidate in Kashmir’s first legislative assembly election in ten years. “My family has always boycotted polls, but this time we showed up, driven by the hope for real change in the region. We have pinned our […]
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