More university graduates are joining militancy in Kashmir than ever before.

The trend is gathering pace as India tries to strip decades-old special rights from the country’s only Muslim-majority state.

It comes as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has failed to repeal sweeping powers of his military, often accused of torture, sexual atrocities and extra-judicial killings.

Vikram Roy produced and wrote this report voiced by Michael Fitzpatrick.

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