Introduction
With its multidimensional nature encompassing a complex interplay of diverse factors including identity, religion, politics, environmental issues, military intervention, socioeconomic realities, human rights abuses, and government repression, the Jammu & Kashmir conflict remains unresolved. The Indian authorities are diminishing the identity and existence of Kashmiris through land acquisitions, demographic changes, and illegal developments. Currently, majority of the local Kashmiris live below the poverty line. Now, new development plans by the Indian railways are challenging the livelihoods of thousands of farmers[1], whose orchards need to be erased for government plans.
