India Shut Down Kashmir’s Internet Access. Now, ‘We Cannot Do Anything.’

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MUMBAI, India — Masroor Nazir, a pharmacist in Kashmir’s biggest city, Srinagar, has some advice for people in the region: Do not get sick, because he may not have any medicine left to help.

“We used the internet for everything,” said Mr. Nazir, 28, whose pharmacy is near the city’s famed clock tower. He said he normally went online to order new drugs and to fulfill requests from other pharmacies in more rural parts of Kashmir Valley. But now, “we cannot do anything.”

As the Indian government’s shutdown of internet and phone service in the contested region enters its 11th day, Kashmir has become paralyzed.

Shopkeepers said that vital supplies like insulin and baby food, which they typically ordered online, were running out. Cash was scarce, as metal shutters covered the doors and windows of banks and A.T.M.s, which relied on the internet for every transaction. Doctors said they could not communicate with their patients.

butterfly1354 on August 15th, 2019 at 11:52 UTC »

Seeing this from Hong Kong, I'm kind of glad police brutality/corruption is the only thing happening. Definitely beats getting the entire internet shut down, jesus.

Foxhound220 on August 15th, 2019 at 09:25 UTC »

lol at the 68% upvote. Good job Reddit.

Throw-away-bitch on August 15th, 2019 at 08:45 UTC »

I don't live in America, so this is genuine curiosity. I'm curious to know as to why America doesn't focus on Kashmir like they focus on Hong Kong; Pakistan and India are nuclear powers and I'm certain nothing will end well if they go to war.