The episode forces an uncomfortable but constitutionally routine point into the open: Hindus are a minority in J&K. Their protection is territorial, not “civilisational”.
Less than a year before the First Constitutional Amendment, Patel wrote to Nehru about Supreme Court rulings that had 'knocked the bottom out' of press control laws.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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