Srinagar, March 24 -- The pristine snows of the Pir Panjal ranges have long mirrored the shifting skies of history, standing as silent sentinels over the breathtaking valleys of Jammu and Kashmir. For centuries, this mesmerising landscape has witnessed the rise and fall of empires, absorbing the shocks of the outside world. Today, as the distant horizons of West Asia burn with the fierce fires of a monumental war involving the United States, Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran, the shadows of this distant conflict are inevitably cast upon the tranquil waters of the Dal Lake. The Kashmir Valley, a land deeply intertwined with the spiritual and cultural tapestries of the broader Islamic world, finds itself navigating the emotional and p...