The killings of 1 police and 3 Army officers in Anantnag this week was a grim reminder of growing militancy in the Pir Panjal region, which spans Poonch and Rajouri districts of Jammu.
New jihadist units operate out of caves, shepherds’ shelters on Pir Panjal without contacting local support networks. Many commanders ignoring basic skills, say intelligence officer.
Districts of Poonch, Rajouri & Jammu face heavy shelling from Pakistan — these are areas where Hindu population increases as one goes southwards, from 3.04% in Baramulla to 84.27% in Jammu.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
Especially true for Maharashtra, where the gap is a few weeks. Elections to municipal corporations pending for upto four years. 2. ONOE as a political project rests on the assumption of an electoral tsunami sweeping all in its path. May have been true in 2014 and 2019, not in 2024. Even then, the South and East were largely insulated. Now more likely a reversion to the general election being a sum of states affair.
Especially true for Maharashtra, where the gap is a few weeks. Elections to municipal corporations pending for upto four years. 2. ONOE as a political project rests on the assumption of an electoral tsunami sweeping all in its path. May have been true in 2014 and 2019, not in 2024. Even then, the South and East were largely insulated. Now more likely a reversion to the general election being a sum of states affair.