India is having its moment. Having shed the bonds of colonialism, years of bitter civil strife and a stagnant economy, the country boasts nine percent growth a year with a capable middle class and world-beating industry whose latest feat is the mass production of a $2,500 car.
Kashmir: Promise of Protest
Published February 20, 2009
Over the summer, tens of thousands of Kashmiri protesters jammed the streets demanding independence from India. It was the biggest public outcry since the revolt of 1989, when mass demonstrations were a prelude to years of militancy. The difference today is that a new generation of politically-minded youth is leading the way. While frustrations over the heavy-handed presence of Indian forces and economic inequalities still run deep, they are choosing non-violent means to push for change.
Produced and Reported by: Jason Motlagh
In association with The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
Videography: Tariq Bhat and Wajahat Kashtwari
Editor: Nathalie Applewhite
Special thanks to: Faisul Yaseen
With support from the Stanley Foundation's Rising Powers project. Learn more at: risingpowers.stanleyfoundation.org
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Jason Motlagh recounts how he first teamed up with the Pulitzer Center, which kick-started his career as an independent journalist reporting in war zones in India and Afghanistan.
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Jason Motlagh is a multimedia journalist who was until recently TIME Magazine’s Kabul correspondent. He has reported from around Afghanistan and more than 30 countries for leading US and...
