More than 20 killed after gunmen open fire on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir

Since the 1990s, an armed separatist insurgency against Indian rule in the region has claimed tens of thousands of lives, including those of civilians and security forces. The Himalayan region was divided following India's independence from Britain, partition and the creation of Pakistan in 1947. The two nuclear-armed states both claim the region in its entirety and have fought two wars and a limited conflict over it in the decades since. Some 500,000 Indian soldiers are permanently deployed in the territory. While fighting has decreased since Modi revoked Kashmir's partial autonomy in 2019, there are still incidents of violence. The...