Every August 15th, the streets of Srinagar and the wider landscape of Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir undergo a ritualistic transformation. The city is not merely secured; it is besieged. From the multi-layered security grids surrounding Bakshi Stadium to the proliferation of drones, CCTV surveillance, and the omnipresent Cordon-and-Search Operations (CASOs), the machinery of the state...
