Tensions have been rising for weeks as jihadists from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir breached the LoC. Last month, two Indian soldiers were killed in Akhnoor by an explosive likely planted by infiltrators.
Pakistan wants to counter the Indian government’s narrative in Kashmir by stoking violence, thereby signalling to the world that Kashmir is not a finished agenda.
Khayam Maqsood, Asmad Ali & Ahsan Anwar all accidentally crossed over into India on 3 different days. They are lodged at an observation home in J&K's Poonch.
Gemra Ram Meghwal, a Dalit man from Rajasthan, is now called 'Raj' in Pakistan jail. And though he has served his sentence for crossing the LoC, he hasn’t been released.
Pakistan Army bringing in private firms to strengthen positions to withstand Indian artillery fire. Indian Army, too, is adding latest weaponry, surveillance systems.
In interview, Lt Gen. Pandey says it is important to identify correct disease and malaise for sustainable peace and stability in Kashmir, and not end up just treating the symptom.
Racism is a problem for privileged mainlanders only when it's meted out to them abroad. In their own backyard, it's normalised as 'I was just kidding. Chill yaar'.
The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.
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