The reality so far in global geopolitics is ‘once a contested land, always a contested land’. The best example has been Jammu & Kashmir (J&K). Over 65 years have passed since the first batch of Pakistani intruders, with the help of army regulars, came face to face with the Indian army, and the violence continues unabated in the J&K. Since then, India and Pakistan have fought at least three major wars and as many skirmishes, with intermittent, mostly half-hearted and ineffective bilateral peace overtures from both sides.
SSPC's Animesh Roul profiled India's most wanted terrorist Masood Azhar in Jamestown Foundation's Militant Leadership Monitor. The Jihadi Demagogue: A Profile of Maulana Masood Azhar of PakistanSeptember 30, 2013Maulana Masood Azhar is one of the most dreaded Pakistani jihad leaders within the Indian political and security establishments. Formerly associated with the Harkat troika (Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami [HujI], Harkat-ul-Mujahideen...
The security situation in the Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) state of India has reached a new low in the past few months as militant organizations backed by Islamabad have stepped up a campaign of politically-motivated violence by targeting vital infrastructure in the region and attacking civil society members. The region’s status remains disputed by Pakistan, which refers to J&K as “Indian-occupied Kashmir.” In what seems to be a shift in terrorist tactics, the militants have begun focusing on soft targets such as workers, engineers and village-level political representatives.
By Athar Parvaiz and Animesh Roul / In Asia Pacific, Society & Education / October 5, 2010
Abstract: This article presents a chronological and thematic analysis of militant violence in Jammu and Kashmir from the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution in August 2019 to July 2025.