NEW DELHI (DPA) - The Indian government is moving 10,000 paramilitary forces to the troubled northern state of Jammu and Kashmir to strengthen anti-insurgency operations, media reports said Saturday (July 27).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NEW DELHI - The Indian government is moving 10,000 paramilitary forces to the troubled northern state of Jammu and Kashmir to strengthen anti-insurgency operations, media reports said on Saturday .
An order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs said the additional forces were being deployed to strengthen the"counter-insurgent grid" and maintain law and order, broadcaster NDTV reported.The troop deployment comes amid a security offensive by Indian forces and a call by al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri for Islamist militants to step up attacks in the region.
India-administered Kashmir has been the site of a deadly secessionist movement since the 1980s. India claims Pakistan aids and abets Kashmiri militants, a charge the latter denies.
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