Infiltration Down To A Trickle In J&K, But Radicalization Rampant Among Locals

There has been a proliferation of home-grown militants in Kashmir valley, according to intelligence inputs. The development comes more than five months after Article 370, which had given special status to Jammu and Kashmir, was revoked and a communication clampdown imposed in the Valley. The intelligence inputs come amid preparations by security forces to step up anti-terror operations in the region. The anti-infiltration grid set up along the Line of Control (LoC) has been acting as a deterrent. Inputs have revealed that though several terrorist launch pads had sprung up along the LoC since 5 August 2019, fewer terrorists had infiltrated into India.