“How the abrogation of Article 370 has brought a new era of peace, progress and prosperity”, First Post, August 5, 2023:

“Recent observations highlight the expanding development occurring in Jammu and Kashmir. This is evident, in particular, in an updated affidavit the Centre filed with the Supreme Court on July 10, which asserts that Jammu and Kashmir is experiencing an “unprecedented era of peace, progress, and prosperity” as a result of the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019.

The Centre has predicted that there will likely be no organised stone-pelting events connected to the terrorism-separatist agenda in 2023, down from 1,767 in 2018. Bandhs and hartals have also faded into obscurity. According to the Home Ministry, “resolute anti-terror actions” had destroyed the “terror ecosystem,” which substantially decreased the number of people joining terrorist organisations from 199 in 2018 to 12 as of today.

The Home Ministry has the certainty to assert that street violence, which was encouraged by terrorist and separatist networks, has significantly decreased…..”

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