Kashmir has changed since 1947, even since 1989. In the 90’s it was militant and the Indians used that to build up their own military here. They’re still using it. But things have changed here – a turning point came in 2008 – in August 2008, we had a couple of million people turning out for a single march.The boys now don’t want to join the militants. Education has helped. Kashmiri boys on the street are reading Foucault, Martin Luther, about the Palestinian intifada, about Northern Ireland. They’re trying to equip themselves with knowledge whereas in 1989 they wanted to equip themselves with guns. The mood on the street here is changing but India has not changed its attitude towards Kashmiris – India refuses to see that the earlier militancy has died down and been replaced by a peaceful movement. Full article.