Mohammad Sadiq, 45, runs the Siachen Hotel in the town of Kargil, close to the Line of Control which separates Indian and Pakistani-administered Kashmir. Very popular with journalists, it was the only functional hotel during the Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan in 1999. Part of the hotel was damaged in Pakistani shelling, a grim reminder of the continued stand-off over Kashmir between the two nuclear neighbours. I have been running the Siachen Hotel in the town of Kargil for the past 17 years. It was inaugurated in 1986. Business this year has been the worst ever because of the border tension between India and Pakistan. There have hardly been any foreign tourists and we had many people calling us from overseas to cancel their bookings. Every time there is an increase in tension between the two countries, we come under heavy bombing. We have to leave our homes, our belongings, our lives This is a major transit point for mountaineers who enjoy trekking in the Himalayas. But this year the tourists have kept away and we have been wiped out. Since the Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan in 1999 things improved a bit. Last year tourist traffic picked up. But not this year. We desperately need India and Pakistan to sort things out once and for all. There has been too much violence and we need to put an end to it quickly. Things are particularly bad for us because we are right on the frontline. We are at the receiving end of Pakistan's heavy shelling and it has destroyed our lives. Every time there is an increase in tension between the two countries, we come under heavy bombing. "Business is bad because of the ongoing tension" We have to leave our homes, our belongings, our lives. It disrupts us and we have suffered as a result. It is particularly difficult for us to accept this reality because the separatist movement has not really been much of an issue in Kargil. We back India and want to continue being a part of it. We have not had the kind of separatist violence that has affected other parts of Kashmir. Despite that, we seem to have suffered more than most. And since the 1999 clash, we have come into focus for all the wrong reasons. We have had a huge military presence and bases have come up all over. Memories of the Kargil conflict I still remember the Kargil conflict vividly. Local shepherds, grazing their cattle in the mountains, noticed that some strange men had taken up positions on the mountain peaks. They alerted the Indian army and it was only then that Indian troops were rushed to the area to begin defending the territory. In the days that followed, the whole town emptied out. Our main market, which is normally bustling and full of people, was completely deserted. The only people around were journalists and other outsiders. The residents of the town fled to nearby villages. People would travel back to Kargil once every week to see if their house was still standing - and leave right away til the next visit. I really don't know what's in store for us. We hear that there are various initiatives to get all the sides together in a process of dialogue. But until it happens and there is some kind of resolution, there is not much point in paying too much attention.