India’s Heavy-Handed Security Tactics Are Stoking Militancy in Kashmir

India’s Heavy-Handed Security Tactics Are Stoking Militancy in Kashmir
Indian paramilitary soldiers stand off against protesters in Srinagar, the largest city in Kashmir, April 12, 2018 (AP photo by Mukhtar Khan).

In this week’s Trend Lines podcast, WPR’s editor-in-chief, Judah Grunstein, and managing editor, Frederick Deknatel, discuss President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal. For the Report, Hilal Mir talks with WPR’s senior editor, Robbie Corey-Boulet, about the insurgency in the India-administered Kashmir Valley, where violence is surging again and al-Qaida and the Islamic State are believed to be making gains.

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