‘Pakistan is the root of the problem’: Kashmir attack stokes anger in India

An Indian flag flutters in the Indian-administered Kashmir as seen from Keran sector, in Neelum Valley, in the Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Photograph: Amiruddin Mughal/EPA

For Sunil Singh, there is only one way for India to respond to last week’s attack by militants in Kashmir.

“Those terrorists and their supporters should be shot dead, and their houses should be blown up,” the shopkeeper said. “We should even use the air force and drop bombs on the residential areas where these terrorists find shelter. There should be a bloodbath in Pakistan to teach them a lesson.”