A cyclical problem

摘要

Bearing the stiffening corpse of Anees Ganai, a 17-year-old boy, thousands of Kashmiri men marched on Srinagar's gaudy, 15th-century main mosque on August 3rd. "Anees! Your blood will start a revolution!" they chanted, adding the refrain of Kashmiris, "Azadi!", "Freedom!" During two months of violent protests in Indian-controlled Kashmir the mosque had been barred to stop crowds gathering. The killing of around 45 people in that time-including 29 in the past week-most shot by police, suggests that the policy failed. As the mob surged, the police drew back.