The brother, not known to be a militant, was killed by Indian security forces last year in circumstances that remain unclear. That has not prevented violent protests and rioting from breaking out when security forces killed Burhan Wani, a separatist militant commander and a Kashmiri, last Friday. The Doctors’ Association of Kashmir said in a statement that security forces launched tear gas shells into a hospital where victims were being treated, and officers beat hospital staff and damaged ambulances. “The government of India cannot continue to deal with Kashmir with a clampdown,” he said. The strategy for the Muslim-majority region contested by nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan has worked in part.

Source: Mint July 14, 2016 03:33 UTC