Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) had been in focus for a long time now. Violent extremism in this state is thriving for over 30 years now. Worst years were 1990s and early 2000s when the number of fatalities touched a few thousands each year. Failure of the Indian state to contain this violence is very obvious.…
Like any Indian citizen, it is very disheartening to hear about violence and deaths in Kashmir every other day. We are concerned about the well being of the citizens there, we are concerned about our security forces (Army, J&K Police and Central para-military forces) that operate in such difficult conditions. But there is never a…
Pathankot attack gave a rude welcome to India as we headed into 2016. Professionally trained and heavily armed terrorists entered into Indian territory, travelled some distance, killed a taxi driver, “kidnapped” a top police office officer (and released him!) and finally launched their attack on Indian Air Force base in Pathankot. Seven Indian soldiers were…
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