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Topic: militancy

2 militants, 1 CRPF jawan killed in encounter near Srinagar

The gun battle began after the militants opened fire on security forces in Shalteng area outside Srinagar.

Pakistan saw a spike in militancy in the New Year, but an 85% drop over the last decade

An Islamabad think-tank has found 27 people were killed in 15 instances of militancy last month following a ‘historical pattern of a rise in violence at the beginning of the year’.

Why Kashmir’s new militancy is harder to defeat than the one in 1990s

The hardcore pan-Islamist ideological drift of the conflict in Kashmir is only going to aggravate the threats of fidayeen missions.

Three militants, one jawan killed in ongoing operation with security forces in Jammu 

The militants had kept a man hostage in a building in Batote village, but he has been rescued by security forces.  

J&K cops can’t please anyone — Kashmiris call them traitors, central forces mistrust them

Since Article 370 was scrapped, J&K cops say they take extra steps to avoid residents while gaining little respect from central forces they serve with in the Valley.

How an Apple Mac from Dhaka changed militant group ULFA’s ‘publicity wing’

As a journalist reporting from a conflict zone, I am always intrigued by the publicity wing of the militant outfits.

Right-wing exaggerates number of Kashmiri Pandits killed. Militants targeted Muslims more

Groups like Panun Kashmir used ‘ethnic cleansing’ claim to brand Kashmir’s political movement as an ultra-radical Islamist movement.

3 yrs after Burhan Wani, Kashmir militants targeting each other in ideological conflict

On 27 June, militants of Hizbul and LeT clashed with Islamic State’s Hind Province, in first instance of Valley's insurgents turning on each other.

In Punjab, this Lok Sabha candidate has put the militancy years back in focus

Paramjit Kaur Khalra, candidate from Khadoor Sahib that was the epicenter of Punjab’s militancy, centered her campaign on the ‘human rights violations’ in those grim years.

Imran Khan said Pakistan doesn’t have use for militant groups. Take it with pinch of salt

Nawaz Sharif said the same thing about Jihadi militants in Pakistan as Imran Khan. Only one of them was removed from office.

On Camera

Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.