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been received for any woman, raped or not, in the village for three years after
the incident.

Tactics

India

Over time, the Indian government has increasingly relied on military
presence and a curtailment of civil liberties to achieve its aims in Kashmir.

The military has committed massive human rights violations. For most of the
history of the insurgency, the government paid little attention to the political
views of the Kashmiri people. The government would often dissolve

assemblies, arrest elected politicians and impose President’s rule. The
government also rigged elections in 1987. In recent times, there have been
signs that the government is taking local elections more seriously.

The government has also funnelled development aid to Kashmir and

Kashmir has now become the biggest per capita receiver of federal aid.

Pakistan

The Pakistani central government originally supported, trained and armed the
insurgency in Kashmir. However, after groups linked to the Kashmiri

insurgency twice attempted to assassinate President Pervez Musharraf, he
decided to end support for such groups. His successor, Asif Ali Zardari has
continued the policy, calling insurgents in Kashmir “terrorists”.

But the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence hasn’t followed the lead of the
government and has continued its support for insurgent groups in Kashmir
although Pakistani support for the insurgency has certainly waned.

Insurgents

Since around 2000, the insurgency has become far less violent and has
instead taken on the form of protests and marches. Certain groups have also
chosen to lay down their arms and look for a peaceful resolution to the

conflict.

Groups