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| Towards the end of the 1980's over half a million Indian tourists and 60,000 foreign visitors were visiting Srinagar each year. Over the past 12 years this has been reduced to virtually nil. The streets of Srinager in the Sate of Jammu & Kashmir in northern India are now heavily policed by regular Indian Troops. |
| The Kashmir Conflict could very easily turn into a full scale nuclear war. Tension between India and Pakistan over the disputed territories of Kashmir again came to a head in May and June of 2002. Governments, including Britain and the US advised their nationals to leave the area. The threat of war was imminent |
| Watching eyes. Soldiers and street patrols and checkpoints were everywhere. From within the heavily sandbagged checkpoint bunker outside the central Post Office in the town of Srinagar eyes were watching. |
| Between the 4th and the 10th of July 1995 a total of five hostages were taken by Kashmiri militant groups. Of the five, the body of Norwegian Hans Christian Ostro was later found, beheaded. Four other hostages, Keith Mangan, Paul Wells, Donald Hutchings and Dirk Hasert have never been seen again. |
| This gentleman of Kashmir as I have come to know him was introduced to me by the owner the houseboat that I rented on Dal Lake. He is the owner of a vast warehouse of locally made products. I was amazed that I parted with US $100. and ended up with some lovely souvenirs |