Return of Taliban and Holy Month of Muharram
3 years, 4 months ago

Return of Taliban and Holy Month of Muharram

News 18  

Even as we enter the eve of 10th day of Muharram, colloquially known as Ashura, the day that commemorates martyrdom of Imam Hussain in the battle of Karbala, another battle took place closer to Kashmir’s neighborhood in Afghanistan, where Taliban forces captured Kabul within matter of days without facing any resistance whatsoever, after U.S. President ordered withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. The swiftness and speed at which Taliban forces took over entire Afghanistan not only shocked the world, but it also embarrassed United States, whose President Joe Biden had promised an orderly with drawl of American forces and smooth transition of power to Taliban, none of which happened. Before answering all these questions, it is important to look at the genesis of the current political mess in 2000, when Taliban, an armed student militia of young Pashtun men, who were taught books of Deoband ideology in madrasas of Pakistan by Pakistan’s ISI and army in Pakistan’s Pashtun inhabited areas, were sent to badly divided Afghanistan reeling from a decade of civil war and infighting between various ethnic militant gangs vying to capture crumbled Kabul, decade after Soviets had left. Taliban’s capture of Kabul has reignited political prospects for his arch rival former U.S. President Donald Trump, who has also aggressively attacked poor handling of with drawl by Democratic party president Biden.

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Fighting militants in the mountains of Jammu
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Fighting militants in the mountains of Jammu

The Hindu  

It has been 45 days since 20-year-old Abishek Badkali’s father, Amarjit Sharma, a chemist, was murdered at night in Mela village in Kathua district of Jammu division. Security officials describe the Pir Panjal and the Chenab valleys as “Jammu’s Tora Bora”, the mountain ranges in Afghanistan where al-Qaeda survived for years. Located around 20 km from the International Border between …

Militancy Moves from Kashmir to Jammu: What Are The Challenges and Implications?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Militancy Moves from Kashmir to Jammu: What Are The Challenges and Implications?

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 20, 2024 15:26 IST - 7 MINS READ Ajeet Singh, 34, from Salal village in Reasi district of Jammu, is worried. “The massive militarisation, area domination, and the growing human intelligence network in Kashmir have forced foreign militants to shift their focus to Jammu,” a senior intelligence officer said. “Militants keep changing their strategies based on their …

From the India Today archives (2019) | The Modi government's road to 'Naya Kashmir'
1 year ago

From the India Today archives (2019) | The Modi government's road to 'Naya Kashmir'

India Today  

The sprawling Dal Lake, surrounded by emerald green mountains, is both the heart and the soul of Kashmir. He and other key officials in the state regard all these factors as clear indicators that the Modi government’s epochal decision to end J&K special status is proceeding according to plan. For mainstream parties such as the National Conference and the Peoples …

Kashmir & Palestine Going Through Same Turmoil, It’s Time for Jihad: Hizbul Mujahideen Chief
1 year, 2 months ago

Kashmir & Palestine Going Through Same Turmoil, It’s Time for Jihad: Hizbul Mujahideen Chief

News 18  

Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin has equated the struggles of Kashmir and Palestine — which is currently locked in a war with Israel — and accused India of “illegal occupation”. Drawing a parallel with Kashmir, the Hizbul chief said India too was “murdering” innocent Kashmiris and “taking all wealth and money from Kashmir”. He added: “This is the time for …

How abrogation of Article 370 has helped India diplomatically
1 year, 5 months ago

How abrogation of Article 370 has helped India diplomatically

Hindustan Times  

Prior to August 5, 2019, the fault line triggered by Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir was a 70-year-old vulnerability of India which was diplomatically exploited by the international community—friends and foes alike. Given that Article 370, a temporary provision in the Indian Constitution, created an impression that the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, which included Ladakh, now a …

With G20 event, India seeks to project normalcy in disputed Kashmir
1 year, 7 months ago

With G20 event, India seeks to project normalcy in disputed Kashmir

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Speaking on the sidelines of …

Book Review: ‘A Dismantled State: The Untold Story of Kashmir After Article 370’ by Anuradha Bhasin
1 year, 11 months ago

Book Review: ‘A Dismantled State: The Untold Story of Kashmir After Article 370’ by Anuradha Bhasin

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 09, 2023 10:25 IST Anuradha Bhasin’s A Dismantled State is a powerful rebuttal of the Central government’s normalcy narrative in Kashmir that is peddled on television and social media while ignoring, and in many instances legitimising, the brick-by-brick removal of basic civil liberties of Kashmiris. A Dismantled State: The Untold Story of Kashmir After Article 370 By …

A dangerous drift in Kashmir
2 years, 4 months ago

A dangerous drift in Kashmir

The Hindu  

The policies and political projects being pursued by the BJP-led central government in Jammu and Kashmir post-August 5, 2019 — when the erstwhile State’s seven decades-long special constitutional position came to an end — have put unarmed and innocent civilians in the crosshairs of armed militants in Kashmir like never before. For many in the BJP, a cosmopolitan Kashmir may …

Undelivered Promises: Life in Kashmir After Article 370
2 years, 4 months ago

Undelivered Promises: Life in Kashmir After Article 370

The Diplomat  

On August 5, 2019, the Indian government changed the country’s constitution to unilaterally revoke Jammu and Kashmir’s autonomy and declared that Kashmir would be directly administered by the Indian central government. After Article 370, the part of the Indian Constitution that guaranteed Kashmir’s special status, was rescinded, Indian military troops scurried across the valley. This was made explicit by Jammu …

‘Pakistan is targeting Hindus in Kashmir’
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Pakistan is targeting Hindus in Kashmir’

The Hindu  

Nirmal Singh, former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, blamed Pakistan for the ongoing assault on Kashmiri Pandits and other non-locals living in the Valley, terming its actions as a desperate attempt to keep the proxy war with India going. Speaking to Frontline, the BJP leader said that the youths of Kashmir were inclined towards being a part of …

Time to ring in the polls in Jammu and Kashmir
2 years, 8 months ago

Time to ring in the polls in Jammu and Kashmir

The Hindu  

It’s what Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not say during his visit to Palli village in Jammu this week that was more important than what he did in a nearly 40-minute-long address to the public gathering. But the constitutional change effected in August 2019 was very much on his mind, as he used Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir and “ghati” in …

Over 40,000 Pak madarsas churn out terrorists on yearly basis to back military in Kashmir: Report
2 years, 8 months ago

Over 40,000 Pak madarsas churn out terrorists on yearly basis to back military in Kashmir: Report

India TV News  

Highlights Sharif's statement is seen as a mantra which could help create an impression in front of military Pakistan's experts are not doing anything to stop terrorists, a report has stated Kashmir has been the oldest issue between India and Pakistan Does the Pakistan military really run the country's Kashmir policy? When India received the letter of accession from the …

Finding Kashmir in books: Looking back at the 1990 exodus through writings on and by Kashmiri Pandits
2 years, 9 months ago

Finding Kashmir in books: Looking back at the 1990 exodus through writings on and by Kashmiri Pandits

Firstpost  

Vivek Agnihotri film The Kashmir Files, depicting the exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley, continues to be a topic of debate two weeks after its release. Let’s take a look at some of the books written by and on Kashmiri Pandits about the insurgency that displaced them from their homes: The Country Without a Post Office by Agha …

Three decades of exile: Will there be redemption for Hindus of Kashmir?
2 years, 9 months ago

Three decades of exile: Will there be redemption for Hindus of Kashmir?

Firstpost  

Kashmiri Hindus may become extinct as a people and culture unless they can return to their homeland, and bring up their children as Kashmiris. *** Vivek Agnihotri on The Kashmir Files success: ‘Bollywood wanted me to make typical potboilers that I was never willing to do’ *** The rules have to be changed, as the poet Asan once said: “Change …

5 Reasons Why Kashmir Matters
2 years, 11 months ago

5 Reasons Why Kashmir Matters

The Diplomat  

Kashmiri villagers are seen through the bullet ridden iron mesh of a window of the residential house where suspected rebels were taking refuge, after a gunfight in Pulwama, south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, July 2, 2021. With stability inside of Pakistan and the surge of violence in India against Muslims, along with the revocation of Kashmir’s autonomy by …

Convert, Leave or Perish: Exile of Kashmiri Hindus was by Islamic Design - News18
2 years, 11 months ago

Convert, Leave or Perish: Exile of Kashmiri Hindus was by Islamic Design - News18

News 18  

The gory exodus of Kashmiri Pandits, or Kashmiri Hindus, one of India’s oldest indigenous communities, in 1990 was not the first such incident. One is still not sure how long the relentless, cruel, horrific, repulsive, gruesome “onslaught” on minorities – Kashmiri Hindus – will last in the Valley. Hundreds of thousands of Kashmiri Muslims descended on the Valley’s streets, chanting …

40 Kashmir Civilians Killed in Terror Attacks This Year, Annual Toll about Same Since 2017: Home Ministry
3 years ago

40 Kashmir Civilians Killed in Terror Attacks This Year, Annual Toll about Same Since 2017: Home Ministry

News 18  

A total of 40 civilians were killed in Kashmir in terror-related incidents this year until the end of November, according to the union home ministry, even as the Centre says the annual casualty figure has been around the same over the past five years. “The number of civilian killings has remained in the range of 37-40 every year during the …

Opinion: Let Us Give Peace an Honest Chance in Kashmir
3 years, 1 month ago

Opinion: Let Us Give Peace an Honest Chance in Kashmir

News 18  

The new Kashmir that has emerged out of the ashes of three decades of Pakistan- The unfortunate incident of killing of two Kashmiri civilians in Hyderpora area of Srinagar in an encounter in which two militants, including one from Pakistan, were also killed raises an important question: how should we deal with such incidents that involve Kashmiri civilians, who at …

Kabul, Kashmir and the return of realpolitik
3 years, 1 month ago

Kabul, Kashmir and the return of realpolitik

The Hindu  

While the return of the Taliban to Kabul may have ended the internecine warfare within Afghanistan, the geopolitical contestation to own the spoils of Taliban’s victory has just begun. What is worse, India’s advances to court the Taliban and attempts to evolve a regional consensus on Afghanistan might deteriorate India-Pakistan relations and pose challenges for India in Kashmir. These instances …

Civilian killings in Kashmir | A throwback to the 1990s
3 years, 1 month ago

Civilian killings in Kashmir | A throwback to the 1990s

The Hindu  

At Bohri Kadal, the spice market of Kashmir, the air was thick with the fragrance of spices. Editorial | Grim turn: on Srinagar civilian killings The security bandobast and installation of floodlights have been approved for most of the Pandit colonies in the Valley located in south Kashmir’s Hall in Pulwama district, Mattan in Anantnag district and Vessu in Kulgam …

Opinion: To Solve Jihadi Terror Menace in Kashmir, India Must Find Answers to 9 Questions
3 years, 2 months ago

Opinion: To Solve Jihadi Terror Menace in Kashmir, India Must Find Answers to 9 Questions

News 18  

American philosopher George Santayana once said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Anyone who reckons the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits or Kashmiri Hindus, one of the oldest living indigenous communities in India, in 1990 as the first such incident is gravely mistaken. While bloodshed takes place in Kashmir, western media continues to provide Hinduphobic columnists …

In the cross hairs, civilians and Kashmiri harmony
3 years, 2 months ago

In the cross hairs, civilians and Kashmiri harmony

The Hindu  

Over the past two weeks, more than 11 civilians and nine Army troops have been killed by militants in the Kashmir Valley. Though Kashmiri political parties and civil society, as well as Lieutenant-Governor Manoj Sinha’s administration, have pleaded with them to stay, their pleas are unconvincing given the very real insecurity created by the killings. The Prime Minister Atal Bihari …

Opinion | How Pakistan is using terror groups from Afghanistan to cause turmoil in the Valley
3 years, 2 months ago

Opinion | How Pakistan is using terror groups from Afghanistan to cause turmoil in the Valley

India TV News  

Two major developments took place in Kashmir on Tuesday. Security forces have also identified terrorists who were working in a group and had killed businessman Makhan Lal Bindroo, school teacher Deepak Chand and Sikh principal Supinder Kaur. These include businessman M L Bindroo, ‘chaat’ seller Virendra Paswan, Bandipora taxi stand president Mohammed Shafi Lone, Principal Supinder Kaur and school teacher …

Why Kashmir’s security situation caused by proxy terrorism reflects Pakistan’s desperation
3 years, 2 months ago

Why Kashmir’s security situation caused by proxy terrorism reflects Pakistan’s desperation

Firstpost  

There is nothing in the situation that India has not faced before and overcome with resolve and Pakistan’s desperation will soon convert into more frustration It’s important to get the context right if an appropriate analysis has to be done on the sudden deterioration of the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir. It’s after fairly long that this has occurred, …

Aakar Patel | How has ending Art. 370 helped Kashmir, or India as a whole?
3 years, 2 months ago

Aakar Patel | How has ending Art. 370 helped Kashmir, or India as a whole?

Deccan Chronicle  

In his speech of August 8, 2019 in which he explained his government’s move to “de-operationalise” Article 370 of the Constitution, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the following: That the development of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh was being held back by Article 370. The removal of Article 35, which defined permanent residents of Kashmir, was said to be a big …

1990 or 2021, Hindus Remain Soft Targets in Kashmir
3 years, 2 months ago

1990 or 2021, Hindus Remain Soft Targets in Kashmir

The Quint  

The fresh spate of killings of the minorities in Kashmir has ruptured the semblance of peace and vitiated the overall environment. It also exhibits that the government of India’s invalidation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution doesn’t automatically translate into neutralisation of Islamist terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. The ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, has widely publicised a …

Recent Minority Killings in Kashmir a Bid to Forever Trap J&K in Unending Desolation
3 years, 3 months ago

Recent Minority Killings in Kashmir a Bid to Forever Trap J&K in Unending Desolation

News 18  

Home, in general parlance, is something we don’t even think about; what it means or what the word entails. Home for a majority of Kashmiri Pandits and others in Kashmir for over three decades has been a complicated abstraction. For a miniscule minority which in its living spirit endured the never-ending nightmare and is still present there or have returned, …

Opinion | How Kashmiris can foil the evil designs of terrorists and their Pakistani handlers
3 years, 3 months ago

Opinion | How Kashmiris can foil the evil designs of terrorists and their Pakistani handlers

India TV News  

What happened in the Valley on Thursday was unprecedented. Terrorists segregated Kashmiri Muslims from Sikhs and Hindus, asked Muslim teachers to leave the school and then killed the lady principal, a Sikh, and a Hindu male teacher. Before segregating, the three terrorists asked the teachers to show their IDs, checked each one of them, and then told Muslim teachers that …

Prelude to a revolt
3 years, 3 months ago

Prelude to a revolt

The Hindu  

As New Delhi continues to rule the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir with an iron fist, which seems to be working for the Bharatiya Janata Party regime on the face of it, a multitude of local, regional and international developments, including geopolitical factors, are pushing the erstwhile State into a highly volatile situation that New Delhi and the local …

With Taliban’s rise, India sees renewed threat in Kashmir
3 years, 3 months ago

With Taliban’s rise, India sees renewed threat in Kashmir

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — India’s leaders are anxiously watching the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, fearing that it will benefit their bitter rival Pakistan and feed a long-simmering insurgency in the disputed region of Kashmir, where militants already have a foothold. Lt. Gen. Deependra Singh Hooda, former military commander for northern India between 2014-2016, said militant groups based across the border in …

India Can Help Sikhs Fleeing Afghanistan Find a Home in Kashmir Valley
3 years, 4 months ago

India Can Help Sikhs Fleeing Afghanistan Find a Home in Kashmir Valley

News 18  

The hasty withdrawal of the American troops from Afghanistan last month and the rapid advance of the Taliban to Kabul to capture power created a very insecure environment for the minorities, including the Tajiks, Hazaras and the Sikhs. The Indian government with some reassurances from the Taliban was able to evacuate most of the Indian community, including the Sikhs and …

OPINION: Will Taliban Militants be Diverted to Kashmir Valley?
3 years, 4 months ago

OPINION: Will Taliban Militants be Diverted to Kashmir Valley?

News 18  

Events over the last few weeks show that Taliban are finally settling down to govern Afghanistan, with the last American soldier departing and officially ending the American and NATO engagement in the country. The next obvious question for us in India is: whether or not that means diversion of Taliban militants to Kashmir Valley? So how good are the chances …

Afghanistan Crisis Coupled With BJP’s Exploits in J&K Is a Recipe for Disaster
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan Crisis Coupled With BJP’s Exploits in J&K Is a Recipe for Disaster

The Quint  

The mobilisation of the Taliban after the US pullout from Afghanistan should have sent alarm bells ringing about Jammu & Kashmir in defence circles. Instead, in its trademark style, the government chose to take a cosmetic measure by calling a meeting of leaders from various parties of the Union Territory, never to follow it up with anything substantial. Marketing clearly …

Abrogation of Section 370 Shattered J&K Myth; Now a New Narrative Awaits
3 years, 4 months ago

Abrogation of Section 370 Shattered J&K Myth; Now a New Narrative Awaits

News 18  

The transition of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state into a union territory has been so rapid that it has ripped apart the traditional political parties in Kashmir. Prior to August 5, 2019 — when the Centre decided to abrogate J&K’s special status and divided it into two union territories — Kashmir based politicians used to claim that they are …

What is India’s new endgame in Kashmir?
3 years, 4 months ago

What is India’s new endgame in Kashmir?

Al Jazeera  

The Indian government has changed its approach to the ‘Kashmir problem’ because it has new strategic priorities. In June this year, however, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited Kashmir’s integrationist parties to a meeting in New Delhi and, according to some of the participants, encouraged them to “speak unfiltered”. India’s decision to engage Islamabad over Kashmir, after persistently claiming that …

Troops patrol Kashmir on anniversary of statehood revocation
3 years, 5 months ago

Troops patrol Kashmir on anniversary of statehood revocation

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — Government forces patrolled much of Indian-controlled Kashmir and ordered shops and businesses to remain open Thursday to foil a planned strike by separatists on the second anniversary of India’s revocation of the disputed region’s semi-autonomy. “The paradox is that India has destroyed this place and are now forcing us to celebrate our subjugation and humiliation.” On Aug. …

Pakistan will oppose any move by India to 'divide Kashmir' and change its demography, says Shah Mahmood Qureshi
3 years, 6 months ago

Pakistan will oppose any move by India to 'divide Kashmir' and change its demography, says Shah Mahmood Qureshi

Firstpost  

Pakistan’s statement came on a day the Centre invited 14 political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir to participate in a meeting to be chaired by Narendra Modi on 24 June Islamabad: Pakistan said on Saturday that it would oppose any move by India to divide Kashmir and change its demography. Pakistan’s Foreign Office said in a statement that Foreign Minister …

Pakistan would oppose any move by India to divide Kashmir, change demography, says Qureshi
3 years, 6 months ago

Pakistan would oppose any move by India to divide Kashmir, change demography, says Qureshi

India Today  

Pakistan said on Saturday that it would oppose any move by India to divide Kashmir and change its demography. Pakistan's Foreign Office said in a statement that Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has stated that India must refrain from taking any further illegal steps in Kashmir after its actions of August 5, 2019. The Pakistani statement came on a day …

Won't allow restoration of Article 370, let them take 100 rebirths: BJP J&K chief hits out at Digvijay Singh
3 years, 6 months ago

Won't allow restoration of Article 370, let them take 100 rebirths: BJP J&K chief hits out at Digvijay Singh

India Today  

In a scathing attack on the Congress over its senior leader Digvijay Singh's remarks on Article 370, Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina said on Saturday that his party will not allow the Congress leaders' "conspiracy" against India to succeed even if they take “100 rebirths". “The script was originally written by Gandhis and directed from Pakistan,” he said …

Pakistani PM angers India with plan to change Kashmir status
4 years, 2 months ago

Pakistani PM angers India with plan to change Kashmir status

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s prime minister has rekindled controversy with archrival India this week by pledging to make part of the Pakistani-administered Himalayan region of Kashmir officially part his country. Imran Khan’s pledge to declare the area of Gilgit-Baltistan — which is part of the Pakistani-ruled Kashmir — the fifth province of Pakistan promptly angered neighboring India, which itself last year …

In Kashmir, still a long way to go
4 years, 4 months ago

In Kashmir, still a long way to go

The Hindu  

In August last year, Parliament removed Articles 370 and 35A of the Constitution from the statute book, effectively emasculating the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. The domicile certificate issue has become a ‘ticking time-bomb’, with some political parties declaring that it could “change the demography of the erstwhile State of J&K”. The latest notification allows non-locals to apply for …

UN discusses Kashmir for 3rd time since India ends statehood
4 years, 5 months ago

UN discusses Kashmir for 3rd time since India ends statehood

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council discussed disputed Kashmir at Pakistan’s request Wednesday for the third time since India’s Hindu nationalist government decided to end the Muslim-majority region’s semi-autonomy a year ago. Nonetheless, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said afterward that holding the meeting signified “that Jammu and Kashmir is an international dispute firmly on the agenda of …

Article 370: Can Jammu and Kashmir regain statehood? Possible options
4 years, 5 months ago

Article 370: Can Jammu and Kashmir regain statehood? Possible options

India Today  

Soon after the Centre announced and Parliament passed resolutions for abrogating the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 last year and converting the state into two Union Territories, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said it was a "temporary" situation. As unlock phases progressed, speculation began that the Modi government may announce the restoration of statehood to Jammu …

Number of Kashmiri youths joining terror groups has gone down by 40%
4 years, 5 months ago

Number of Kashmiri youths joining terror groups has gone down by 40%

Op India  

The number of Kashmiri youths joining Islamic terrorist groups has reduced significantly in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, since the revocation of Article 370, which had granted separate status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, reports Economic Times. According to the reports, there has been a reduction of more than 40 percent in Kashmiri youths joining …

Bringing the Israeli model to Kashmir
4 years, 6 months ago

Bringing the Israeli model to Kashmir

Al Jazeera  

For more than 70 years, Kashmiris have lived with the dread of the Indian government changing the demography and special status of Indian-administered Kashmir, which was till recently Jammu and Kashmir state. In October 2019, J&K was dissolved as a state, which meant it no longer had a state assembly empowered to pass legislation, and was divided into two union …

Security situation in Kashmir stable but fragile: Lt Gen B S Raju
4 years, 7 months ago

Security situation in Kashmir stable but fragile: Lt Gen B S Raju

Hindustan Times  

There has been an escalation in infiltration attempts from across the Line of Control into Jammu & Kashmir and a surge in militant violence there. Lt Gen B S Raju, the General Officer Commanding of Srinagar-based 15th Corps, spoke to Ramesh Vinayak about the security challenges in the Valley. Numerous intrusion attempts have been foiled and the Pakistan army is …

Militant leadership void in Kashmir, Pak desperate, says Lt-Gen BS Raju
4 years, 7 months ago

Militant leadership void in Kashmir, Pak desperate, says Lt-Gen BS Raju

Hindustan Times  

Notwithstanding the coronavirus pandemic, Kashmir is bracing for a familiar summertime pattern of last three decades of Pakistan- What is your assessment of the current security scenario in Kashmir? Internet restrictions in Kashmir have rendered the terrorist outfits less effective in carrying out their agenda and limited the spread of false narratives being spread by Pakistan to misguide the youth. …

New Kashmir sees lull in violence but jihadi elements may take advantage of political vacuum; classified govt data shows peace can be deceptive
4 years, 11 months ago

New Kashmir sees lull in violence but jihadi elements may take advantage of political vacuum; classified govt data shows peace can be deceptive

Firstpost  

The worst-case scenario for India is that it could have sacrificed the democratic revival of early 2019, without there being legitimate political actors to take their place. In 2016, inspired by slain jihad commander Burhan Wani’s social media posts, Umer Fayaz Lone dropped out of his commerce studies at the Higher Secondary School in Lurgam; inside a year, he was …

Terrorism in Kashmir at minimum level after abrogation of Article 370, says Prakash Javadekar
5 years, 1 month ago

Terrorism in Kashmir at minimum level after abrogation of Article 370, says Prakash Javadekar

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Terrorism in Kashmir has been at a minimum level after the repeal of Article 370, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said Saturday, describing the first six months of the Modi government’s second term as dedicated to development and security of the country. The information and broadcasting minister said the Modi government completes six months of its second term today, …

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