Like other states and territories in India, the valley is still in Kashmir, but between Lockdown and Corona's wave, the rise of armed violence in the valley has not increased.
According to police, 13 militants and nine forces personnel were killed in different clashes during the three-week lockdown. Meanwhile, unknown gunmen also shot and killed four civilians.
At a time when people are locked in homes in all the districts of the valley, the army, police and paramilitary personnel have intensified their operations against the militants.
The latest action took place in the Kairn sector of Kapwara district, close to the Line of Control. After three days of clashes, the army has claimed on Monday that five militants who crossed the Indian border from Pakistan-administered Kashmir were killed and five soldiers were killed in exchange of gunfire.
Meanwhile, civilian casualties by unidentified gunmen took place in Kolgam and Anantnag districts of south Kashmir. The government claims that the men were killed by armed militants.
Police have claimed that four Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militants were killed in a clash in south Kashmir yesterday, but no armed group was responsible for the killings. Dari was not recognized.
It should be noted that from January 1 to April 6 this year, 50 militants, 11 security personnel and eight civilians were killed in various acts of armed violence.
Most of the sanctions, which were enforced by the abolition of Kashmir's semi-autonomous status in August last year, are still in place.
Former chief minister Mufti Mufti and more than half a dozen Hindu pro-leaders, as well as hundreds of Kashmiri youth, businessmen, lawyers and volunteers are in prisons. The ban on high-speed Internet is not being lifted despite global demands.
The Valley has had direct administrative control of the Valley for almost two years, the Assembly is dissolved and New Delhi has not set a date for the elections.
Against this backdrop, Corona has engulfed the Himalayan region just like the rest of the world. During the last three weeks, normal life has been frozen, though shortages of supplies have not yet taken place.
Many observers thought the situation in Kashmir would improve as the Corona epidemic changed. But the recent spate of armed violence has denied those estimates.
Meanwhile, Munir Akram, a former Pakistani ambassador to the United States and columnist Navis, predicted through a column written in the Pakistani daily Dawn that people in Kashmir are still ready for armed resistance against Indian control. The sensitive circles on this article are concerned.
Analyst and columnist Riaz Malik says: "If Pakistan wants to revive the armed movement in Kashmir once again, many tasks of the Bharatiya Janata Party will be easy."
“On the one hand, Pakistan is trying to mobilize the world on the Indian government's repression and human rights violations, and on the other hand India is gaining global support by calling its armed activities 'proxies'. What goes on between Kashmiris in this diplomatic race between the two countries is just becoming a statistic. '
Many observers believe the Indian government's actions are an attempt to make Kashmiris a second-class citizen, and they understand the purpose of these measures is to settle Hindus here on an Israeli-style basis.
According to him, these measures not only give fear to the people here but also give them a sense of compulsion to fight for survival, which can take a dangerous turn in the days to come.
The move cited the large number of people attending the funerals of militants killed during the past two days, despite fear of lockdowns and viruses.
Aamir Ahmad Shah, a businessman from Lal Chowk in Srinagar, says: "The world is scared of Corona, but we say that Corona will leave, but after that, whatever can happen in the Kashmir battlefield will be avoided. What is the case? '
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