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On the fence between India and Pakistan, the tale of two villages

Starting out in Guwahati, Supriya Sharma concludes her 2,500-km rail journey to listen to India talk about the elections on the Line of Control in Kashmir, which goes to the polls today. Villagers here contemplate life under the shadow of the Indian army and the barbed wire coils that separate them from Pakistan.

Supriya Sharma
· May 07, 2014 · 09:11 am
On a packed train to Kashmir, conversations about empty polling booths

Through much of her 2,500-km rail journey to listen to Indians talking about the elections, Supriya Sharma had been asking, 'Who are you voting for?' But as she nears the end of her trip on a train to Kashmir, the question changed to 'Do you vote?

Supriya Sharma
· May 03, 2014 · 09:00 am
In Kashmir, many want a Modi sarkar in Delhi

Many Kashmiris plan to abstain from voting. But they still want Narendra Modi as prime minister, because they think he'll force a resolution of the Kashmir question.

Supriya Sharma
· Apr 29, 2014 · 11:01 am

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