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Shadow cast over Kashmir peace process

By Amy Kazmin in Srinagar

Published: December 15 2008 02:00 | Last updated: December 15 2008 02:00

Less than two months ago, traders in Kashmir celebrated the first trucks, laden with fruits and other goods, crossing the de facto border between the Indian- and Pakistani-ruled sides of the disputed province.

This tiny relaxation of the highly militarised line of control followed massive summer protests in Indian-administered Kashmir, during which up to 500,000 people took to the streets to call for independence and an end of India's oppressive army presence in the fabled Kashmir Valley.

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