The Gujjar and Bakarwal pastoralist community are among the most vulnerable secluded tribes in the region facing a crisis following the April 22 attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 Hindu tourists and triggered the worst military escalation between nuclear rivals India and Pakistan in decades. Since then, authorities have closed 48 high-altitude locations including key grazing areas across Indian-administered Kashmir stranding hundreds of nomadic families in the lowlands during their peak seasonal migration. The closures threaten livestock health and endanger a centuries-old migratory herding tradition that underpins their livelihood and cultural identity.