India's Kashmir Quagmire
The imposition of draconian laws in the Kashmir Valley since 1991, like the Armed Forces Special Powers Act and the Public Security Act, has enlarged the writ of security forces at the cost of civilian administration.
Under the cover of these laws, which give security personnel wide powers to to fire indiscriminately, arrest and search on mere suspicion,…
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