Successful protest gives Kashmiris in India a sense of freedom

you're right about this. I can only say that we Indians have a not so trivial bunch of neanderthals too in our political, religious as well as military establishments. The checks and balances process are insufficient and the resultant corruption leads to bribery regime on the civilian life and mistreatment of accused . suspected etc on the law enforcement side.

That said, there is a significant realization amongst the authorities and leaders that this has cost us dearly in Kashmir.

There is really no excuse for not better protecting the borders.