Women in low intensity political conflict (through the lives of Kashmiri women)

Abstract

The analysis of gender in conflict and fragile situations is an emerging area of research. Little to no attention has been paid to it up until very recently. There is scant scholarly work available that directly addresses this issue, and there is no research on the relationship between gender and low intensity conflict in Kashmir. It is in this light that the current research note has been written. It traces the broad impact that conflict has had on the lives of women living in the Kashmir region, the conflict centric part of Jammu and Kashmir. Through this research note it is established that the women in Kashmir have been exposed to the shock of unpredicted fragility, and the study is further endorsed by some instantial ethnographic case studies. These shocks have impacted them economically, psychologically and socially. Generations of women have been suffering from the negative impact of the conflict. Alhough disastrous for the most part, women have gradually developed some resilience. With time more and more Kashmiri women have been striving towards gaining economic independence by learning skills, by the acquisition of education and by being gainfully employed.

The Cold-store Industry of Jammu and Kashmir: Beginning, Growth and Linkages

“…Given the masculinity of the chores and tasks within the cold-store units, the scope for women employment is limited, especially in the developing regions of the world (Majeed, 2022). At the skill-level posts, there is a serious local skill mismatch, and labour of this kind is brought in from the rest of the world.…”

“…On the production front, a number of commodities have been added to the domestic basket, and diversification has been attained. At present, the Indian economy is one of the most diversified economies of the world, and the people of the country have access to a huge number of goods and services (Majeed et al, 2022).…”

“…Each state has a distinct state economy with unique backward and forward linkages. On the industrialisation front, each state has followed its own trajectory and has reflected unique outcomes (Majeed et al, 2022). While the plains of India have been able to industrialise fast, the hilly and mountainous regions have lagged behind.…”

Policy Plans for the Long-Run Sustainable Industrialization Process in Jammu and Kashmir India A Post-2018 Trajectory Setting-Up

“…The outcomes in the form of the fragmentation of the princely state. A major part of the then-princely state joined the union of India which is known as the region of J&K (Majeed, 2022;. Of all the states of the union of India, the region of J&K has been identified as less developing and rather stagnation, especially in terms of industrialization.…”