Minaam Shah is a journalist currently based in Kashmir. He covers politics, human rights and conflict in South Asia. Previously, he worked with a magazine, The Kashmirwalla, where he covered the foreign affairs beat.
With their traditional dishes assimilated into Kashmiri culture, the community has found acceptance – and been spared the sectarian violence that followed India’s revocation of Kashmir’s autonomy.
Communities which rear yaks and goats in the area have not been able to pass to the Chinese side, threatening an ancient way of life and forcing them to work as petty labourers.