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Kishtwar Communal Clashes Explained by Shay Waxen is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document summarizes the history of rising communal tensions in the Kishtwar region of Jammu and Kashmir. It argues that the creation of village defense committees (VDCs) and special police officers (SPOs) in the 1990s to counter militancy polarized communities and fueled divisions. Most VDC and SPO members came from the Hindu community, despite Muslims being the majority. These groups were implicated in human rights abuses. The Hindu nationalist BJP further empowered and communalized the VDCs and SPOs f
- Author
- Shay Waxen
- Language
- EN