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Topic: militancy

A handwritten note, 2 signatures, only dead ends in Kashmir—Sarla Bhat murder is no easy case

When the case was reopened, her father went through every file, every yellowed newspaper clipping, every document he had gathered over the years. That night, he didn't sleep.

Security forces arrest 5 militants from 3 different outfits in Manipur, further probe underway

Two active cadres of the banned Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup were arrested along with 2 members of the Kangleipak Communist Party.

Punishing IAS, IPS officers in MP for irking BJP-VHP members is reprehensible

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

More forces not ideal to tackle militancy in Jammu. A dynamic counter-terror grid is needed

The resurgence of militancy in the Jammu region is concerning. India must take a cue from unilateral actions taken by countries like the US and Israel.

Anti-AFSPA calls not new. But lifting it in Kashmir can be watershed in counter-insurgency doctrine

For decades, political leaders in insurgency-hit states have demanded end to AFSPA while Army doggedly resisted. A look at the controversial Act & how debate played out in Kashmir.

Professors, principals, civil servants — 57 sacked in 2 years for ‘supporting militancy’ in J&K

Most sacked from education department — 13 from schools & 8 from universities. DSP-rank officers among 11 fired from J&K Police, 3 senior doctors among 6 fired from health services.

Thousands throng Shankaracharya temple for Maha Shivratri — ‘coupled Kashmir with terror, not anymore’

Shankaracharya temple on hilltop overlooking Srinagar was decked up with flowers and lights, as devotees praised improved security situation in valley after abrogation of Article 370.

‘Poor security’, ‘bad conditions’: Why Panchayat members holed up in Srinagar hotels are angry

Modi’s scheduled to visit Jammu on 24 April — Panchayati Raj Diwas. But the panchayat representatives want more than ‘just announcements’ from the prime minister.

Militant gunned down by security forces in J&K’s Shopian

The encounter started during a cordon and search operation launched by the security forces. The identity of the militant and the group to which he belonged are yet to be ascertained.

India must consolidate its gains in Kashmir. Jihadist groups eyeing expansion opportunity

There are signs that the Pakistan army may no longer be willing—or able, in the face of a resurgent Taliban—to take on its jihadist proxies.

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Henry George’s Single Tax offers a democratic alternative to communist remedies: DM Kulkarni

The immediate benefit of Single Tax would be to reduce the sale prices of land to nominal ones. Landowners would no longer find it profitable to keep idle lands, wrote DM Kulkarni in 1960.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.