A Indian policeman walks on an deserted street during a curfew in Srinagar on Sept. 20. Half a million Indian security personnel are stationed in Kashmir, making it one of the most heavily militarized regions in the world.
Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard near the offices of the United Nations Military Observers Group in India and Pakistan in Srinagar on Oct. 27. More than 100 Kashmiris died in clashes with government security forces over the summer and early fall.
Kashmiri Muslim protesters are engulfed in tear gas during a clash with Indian police in Srinagar on Sept. 14. In September, the Indian government announced an eight-point "peace package" to defuse the conflict, but such measures have thus far been ineffective.
Indian police stand guard outside a school as students look from down from the school building in Srinagar on Sept. 27. It is common for soldiers and police to patrol and be stationed inside schoools, temples, mosques, and shopping centers in Kashmir.
An Indian policeman walks behind a Kashmiri street vendor during a short break from a city-wide curfew in Srinagar on Sept. 18.The number of actual militants in Kashmir has dwindled to about 500 by the Indian government's own estimates, but the government still maintains a large permanent security presence in the Himalayan state.
A Kashmiri woman walks past graffiti that during curfew hours in Srinagar on Oct. 19. At this stage in the conflict, military curfews are often in place for all but a few hours a week.
A street in Srinigar is deserted during a curfew on Sept. 14. India and Pakistan came close to reaching an agreement on Kashmir in 2007, but talks fell apart when Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf left office.
Kashmiri protestors shout anti-Indian slogans during a protest in Srinagar on Sept. 10. As the Indian security presence in Kashmir has persisted and Indian public opinion has hardened over the long-running situtation, the Kashmiri resistence has begun to be compared to the Palestinian Intifada by many observers.
Kashmiri residents gather to watch the funeral proceedings of Sheikh Yasir, a young man who was fatally wounded by police on Aug. 31, in Srinagar on Sept. 17.
Indian policemen guard Srinagar's old city on Sept. 19.
An Indian policeman signals other officers nearby to stand clear after bomb experts defuse an explosive device near the police headquarters in Srinagar on Oct. 18.
A Kashmiri man stands outside during a curfew in Srinagar on Sept. 20.
Indian paramilitary soldiers demolish the wall of a security bunker in the heart of Srinagar on Oct. 5.
Kashmiri relatives and friends of Sheikh Yasir, who was fatally wounded on Aug. 31, mourn at his funeral in Srinagar on Sept. 17.
A Kashmiri woman makes her way home in Srinagar on Sept. 19.
A rock-wielding Kashmiri demonstrator bides his time during a scuffle between protestors and Indian police in Srinagar on Sept. 15.
A Kashmiri Muslim protester kicks a tear gas canister during a clash with Indian police in Srinagar on Sept. 14.
A Kashmiri girl peers down a street emptied by the imposed curfew in Srinagar on Sept. 13.
A dog lies next to a security vehicle as Indian police stand guard on a deserted Srinagar street on Sept. 15.
A disabled Kashmiri man rides his tricycle on an empty street during curfew hours in Srinagar on Oct. 19.
Indian police stand guard in front of Kashmiris as a delegation of Indian lawmakers visit the relatives of a man killed by Indian security forces in Srinagar in September.
Indian paramilitary troops patrol on a street during a curfew in Srinagar on Sept. 20.
Kashmiri women talk underneath a street lamp in Srinagar on Sept. 20.
