Curbs In Kashmir On First Anniversary Of Revocation Of Region's Special Status

SRINAGAR, KASHMIR - INDIA - AUGUST 05: Indian government forces stand guard as a Kashmir Muslim woman walks in front of them in a deserted commercial hub of the city square during a curfew like restrictions, a year after India revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, in the city center on August 05, 2020 in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir, India. Indian police and paramilitary personnel were deployed in strength as authorities imposed curfew-like restrictions in summer capital city Srinagar on the first anniversary of the Indian government stripping the Himalayan region, contested by both India and Pakistan since 1947, of its autonomy and downgrading its status from a state to a union territory in a stealth move last year. The region is already reeling under a lockdown imposed by authorities to curb the spread of coronavirus. (Photo by Yawar Nazir/Getty Images)