Attack Comes On Heels Of Pak Army Chief's 'Jugular Vein' Comment

For Kashmir watchers, the brazen terror attack on tourists near Pahalgam on Tuesday amid US vice president JD Vance's trip to India brought back memories of the Chittisinghpura massacre of 25 years ago during a visit by then US president Bill Clinton.

- Rezaul H Laskar

JAIPUR:

Then, as now, the focus of the terrorists appeared to be on dragging the Kashmir issue back to the international stage, though India has largely stymied such efforts with the scrapping of Jammu and Kashmir's special status in 2019 and a sustained crackdown on terrorist groups active in the region.