An officially staged photo-op involving a dead Kashmiri and a toddler demonstrates another level of depravity in India.
![[Courtesy of Kashmiri artist Mir Suhail]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/3cb3a3d2f47246788160ec35267f35c6_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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In India today, those who torture in Kashmir are held in high esteem.
Pakistan’s political and military elites have been closing their eyes to extremist violence for way too long.
![Pakistani mourners gather around a coffin during the funeral for a victim of an attack by Taliban militants [AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014122112643620734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
How do we get to a situation where it’s alright for soldiers to go scot-free after committing premeditated murder?
![The Indian army recently closed the infamous Pathribal Fake Encounter case in Srinagar [EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2014228486101734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
State brutalisation puts the fear of the arbitrary in everyone, gradually making all Kashmiris potential victims.
