locked up for weeks and denied the opportunity of mentioning the events in the press. Let's not judge ourselves by the standards of tin pot tyrrannies. We live in extraordinary times and some heavy policing is an unfortunate necessity. Most popular on the Guardian Today in pictures After advising tourists against travel to the cities of Jammu and Srinagar for nearly 20 years, the Foreign Office has lifted its guidelines after a fall in violence. So, Dal Lake and part of the Valley of Kashmir, one of India's most beautiful regions, are once again open to visitors