The Virtual Effacement Of Civil Liberty

A study of India’s civil liberties record will only desiccate its status as a republican democracy. Even given that narrative, the ongoing repression of freedom in the Kashmir Valley is extraordinary. Not since August 4, 2019, have most residents in the region had access to the Internet. On that fateful day, in the lead up to India’s unilateral decision to revoke its compact with the State of Jammu and Kashmir, a total communication and information blockade was placed on the region. The exercise was so clinically executed that even the orders imposing the restrictions were kept under wraps.