Kashmir Tigers, a front of Jaish-e-Mohammed, had claimed responsibility of ambush. Nagrota-based 16 Corps had said initially that Doda incident was a joint operation with police.
It is learnt the last time this particular area saw such terrorist activity was in 2001. The area is Hindu-dominated, and closer to Himachal Pradesh than Jammu.
This is the first visit by a Pakistani delegation to Jammu and Kashmir in more than five years under the dispute settlement mechanism of the 1960 Treaty.
Another reason is thin deployment of forces after LAC stand-off. Spate of attacks is 'tactical & strategic shift' by terror groups to safeguard assets in Kashmir, it is learnt.
With non-leather products driving global footwear demand between 2020 and 2024, India’s global market share stood at 1.85% in 2024, says a NITI Aayog report.
ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.
Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.
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