Law, which dates back to princely state of J&K, has been used only occasionally so far. Penalty is either death, life imprisonment or 10 years of rigorous imprisonment & a fine.
The Pakistani cricketer on the 22-yard pitch and the terrorist from his soil both represent not just the same country but the same institutionalised hatred against India, particularly Hindus.
After the 1998 Reasi carnage, three crises—Kargil, the stand-off of 2001-2002, and Balakot—brought two nuclear powers to the edge of war. Last week’s killings, though, show both countries remain mired in a dangerous deadlock.
The recent resignations of its seniormost judges are among the most pointed institutional protests Pakistan has witnessed since the lawyers’ movement of the late 2000s.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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