Strategic Clarity
Despite national security having emerged as a major political issue in the last few general elections, India has failed to yet formulate a National Security Strategy (NSS).
Despite national security having emerged as a major political issue in the last few general elections, India has failed to yet formulate a National Security Strategy (NSS).
The BJP candidate from the Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency said this while speaking at a national discussion organised in Kashi on the return of PoK to India.
Speaking at an election meeting in Allahabad, the Union home minister claimed that leaders of ‘Indi alliance’ are openly saying that if they come to power, they would bring back Article 370 in Kashmir.
National Conference (NC) President Dr Farooq Abdullah while addressing election rallies at Teetwal and Tangdhar along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Kupwara said that the ongoing Lok Sabha election is an opportunity for the people of Jammu and Kashmir to express their disapproval of abrogation of Article 370
After decades, a festival of democracy was witnessed in Srinagar, he said.
If the meeting is to happen, it would be the second 'closed-door' consultation since August on the situation in Kashmir following the abrogation of Article 370.
While reiterating that the Army has zero-tolerance towards terrorism, Gen MM Naravane said his force has 'many options to counter those who promote terror'.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration also announced the restoration of 2G mobile connectivity in five districts of the Jammu region from Wednesday.
The restrictions were imposed on August 5 last year when India's central government had announced the abrogation of the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 and its bifurcation into two Union Territories.
The Supreme Court has now ordered restoration of internet for all essential services and review of the government’s decisions ~ especially the imposition of orders under Section 144 ~ in Kashmir within a week.
