As the military escalation between the two neighbours rises, how do we hold on to hope, peace and our humanity?

As the military escalation between the two neighbours rises, how do we hold on to hope, peace and our humanity?

The Indian government has changed its approach to the ‘Kashmir problem’ because it has new strategic priorities.
![Kashmiris walk in front of Indian government forces guarding their bunkers on a main road, on March 15, 2021, in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir [Yawar Nazir/Getty Images]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/GettyImages-1231728234.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
How the militarisation of Kashmir made it that much more difficult for Kashmiris to cope with the latest COVID-19 surge.
![A man on a motorbike shows the contents of his bad to an Indian security force personnel at a marketplace during a cordon and search operation, in Srinagar on February 26, 2021 [Reuters/Danish Ismail]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-02-26T094916Z_1861229333_RC290M909BD5_RTRMADP_3_INDIA-KASHMIR.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)