In the mid-1980s, dissident political groups in Indian Kashmir united and contested elections for the state assembly. It currently rules Indian Kashmir in coalition with India's ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. The group was led in Indian Kashmir by Burhan Wani until his death on July 8. It advocates the UN-sponsored right to self-determination for Kashmir or tripartite talks between India, Pakistan and Kashmiri leadership to resolve the dispute. Young Kashmiri boys began snatching weapons from Indian forces and training themselves deep inside Kashmir's forests.

Source: Bangkok Post July 24, 2016 23:37 UTC