A massacre has reignited the forever war between India and Pakistan – once more, Kashmiri voices are missing

26 people killed last week in Kashmir were selected for slaughter on the basis of their religion.

For nearly four decades , Kashmir has gone through cycles of bloodletting, periods of relative calm, triumphant declarations of normality and wilful conflations of silence with peace.

In the wake of the recent attack, the two countries are again close to a dangerous conflagration.

Kashmir has never really been normal, despite the narrative push and despite the appearance of normality.

Underneath the quiet, there is growing resentment at what Kashmiris see as their dispossession and disempowerment.

Human rights activists, journalists and politicians remain in jail under harsh anti-terror laws.