It's been a sad day in the lives of the Kashmiri civilians for a long time now. Blood and death now throngs this 'paradise on earth'. This section makes an attempt to delineate the historical changes that have disrupted the lives of thousands of people in Kashmir. We will begin with the Agra summit and the kind of hopes it raised in the country. Kashmir drew the world's attention when our Indian PM, AB Vajpayee invited extended an invitation to Pakistani military ruler General Pervez Musharraf to the Summit talks. The only thrust of the seemingly positive efforts to improve bilateral relations was spelt clear in the word KASHMIR. The Indian government's response to the increasing terrorist activities has been the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance - POTO

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 THE BIG DAY AS WE WATCHED IT HAPPEN: Here are the details of the Agra Summit, from the evening that General Pervez Musharraf arrived, the day of talks to his departure.

 THE BUILD UP FOR THE BIG DAY: The J&K forces cautioned a high alert on the eve of the summit. Speculations on what Paskistan's stand would be and the Hurriyat intervention, the decisions on the LoC and the Jehadi groups ranked high in the Indian mind.

 THE OUTCOME OF THE SUMMIT: He came, they spoke… he left. Is that all we can say as we looked for answers on the Line of Control and cross - border terrorism and more.
"Agra summit: A diplomatic failure": Who was responsible for the failure of the talks?
"Pak must accept Kashmir as part of India' OR "India put spokes in Agra press meet: Pak"

Here are the details of the Indo-Pak talks.

 OF DEATH IN THE NAME OF GOD: Jehad is said to be understood by Islam as "a holy war in the way of Allah," as well as, "a defensive struggle against unbelievers". Also, Jehad, as a means of financial and physical sacrifices made for the protection and promotion of Islam. In Islam Jehad is interpreted as sacrificing all of your powers including your wealth and life in the way of Allah: to devote your life for protection and promotion of Islam and even sacrificing the lives of your family, your relatives and your nation. Jehad is not a war against people. It wars against oppression, tyranny and wrong.

The United Jehad Council is an alliance of several Kashmiri militant oufits. Read more about Jehad

Explore the word 'militant' and you will come across these words in a dictionary…Confrontational, radical, revolutionary and rebellious. One can extend that to rebel with / for a cause. What's the cause and do the militants have the answers? Read from our listing of websites that may have some answers.