The voice of the minority community has remained unheard since independence and Jammu and Kashmir's accession to India.
"I have lost a younger brother. Despite threats, JD stayed my PSO for years. I could relax only because he watched over me."
How this year's Yatra goes will show whether Kashmir has retained its 'special' quality - and the right to demand special status.
OHCHR chief Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein has sought a commission of inquiry to probe Indian excesses in the Valley.
The Modi government must keep in mind that it urgently needs to send the right signals to the people of the Valley to start the arduous process of rebuilding lost trust.
Pakistan will make a concerted effort to prove that Governor's rule is no answer to the troubles of the people living in the Valley.
Every new day is an opportunity to undo the horrors of the past.
The absence of a government will create a political vacuum and democracy will take a beating.
While Aurangzeb and Shujaat Bukhari were killed, the Pakistani army violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control during Ramzan at will.
Gogoi was allegedly trying to check in with a local Kashmiri girl, believed to be a minor.
