Kashmir’s internet gag has sparked a major exodus of businesses and students

Waris Nabi, 24, a postgraduate in computer applications, and his friend Mudasir Ahad, 25, an MBA, have been job hunting in New Delhi for the past fortnight. Both moved to the Indian capital after losing hope of a sustainable career in their native Kashmir, where an internet gag has crippled businesses. The duo is among the thousands who have moved out of Kashmir since August last year when the communication blackout was enforced by prime minister Narendra Modi’s government in the wake of Kashmir’s revoked constitutional autonomy.