Jammu

Most of India's apples come from two regions in the north of the country -Jammu and Kashmir and neighbouring Himachal Pradesh.

"Some families managed to leave for Jammu in their vehicles. We also decided to escape. But barely 10 minutes into our journey, a shell landed near our vehicle. The shrapnel tore through the car. My grandson died on the spot."

"The idea is completely infeasible, a dead end. For decades, Indian maps have shown the entire territory of the erstwhile princely state of Jammu and Kashmir as part of India," Sumantra Bose told the BBC.

Tens of thousands of Kashmiri Hindus, some of whom had been targeted by the militants, fled their homes to resettle in the Jammu Division.

Modi wants to make any deal contingent on “security” in Jammu and Kashmir along with guarantees from Pakistan that will stop arming Kashmiri separatist groups.