Kashmir remains volatile a year after India's August 5 move

The remains of houses blasted by mortars fired by Indian soldiers during an alleged firefight with freedom fighter in Sopore, in Indian occupied Kashmir. Photo: AFP Indian occupied Kashmir remains volatile a year after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi revoked the disputed region's autonomy on August 5 of last year. Ahead of Wednesday's one-year anniversary, AFP examines the background to the contentious move, the harsh security crackdown and its aftermath, and a deadly June border clash with China. Why is Kashmir such a powder keg? India and Pakistan have fought two wars over the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir since it was divided in 1947, and...