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Attack on CRPF personnel in Kashmir and killing of policemen in Jammu indicate strong presence of militant networks despite years of counter-terror operations. Local recruitment, foreign terrorists and gun-wielding hybrid militants remain serious threats. Declining violence is no measure of success if these networks thrive. Dismantling them must be prioritised.
Winning the hearts and minds of the people of Kashmir. Restoration of statehood. An empowered CM and state government. Reducing alienation. The state is seeing rising drug dependence, mental illness. Not a pretty picture. That immortal phrase of an ordinary Kashmiri on the street after Abrogation, Arre Saheb khush toh yahaan koi bhi nahin.