Decrease In Terrorism

Union Minister Anurag Thakur today said that "terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir decreased by 168 per cent" since the Modi government came to power and "Left Wing Extremism incidents were down by over 265 per cent" since 2015.

The "remarkable" decrease in the number of local youths joining various terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir has been a result of Operation 'Maa' launched by the army, which also targeted the leaderships of outfits "in a people friendly manner", a top army officer said in Srinagar.

Twitter suspended 166,513 accounts for promoting terrorism in the July-December 2018 period, saying there's a steady decrease in terrorist groups trying to use the platform owing to its "zero-tolerance policy enforcement".

Pakistan's former army chief General (retd) Raheel Sharif said 2016 witnessed a significant decrease in terrorism and that "intelligence sharing is a very important component of strategy to combat terrorism".

The Army today said infiltration from across the Line of Control (LoC) into Jammu and Kashmir was down to a "trickle" when compared to earlier years, as the state is seeing a decrease in the number of terrorists with less than 100 terrorists in launch pads across the LoC.

Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) is a threat to stability in South Asia, a top US counter terrorism official has said urging Pakistan to take stronger steps against the outfit responsible for the Mumbai carnage. "I have not seen any decrease in Lashkar-e Taiba strength. It continues to be a matter of great concern to us, and I've spoken on many occasions abou...

Union Minister Anurag Thakur today said that "terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir decreased by 168 per cent" since the Modi government came to power and "Left Wing Extremism incidents were down by over 265 per cent" since 2015.

The "remarkable" decrease in the number of local youths joining various terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir has been a result of Operation 'Maa' launched by the army, which also targeted the leaderships of outfits "in a people friendly manner", a top army officer said in Srinagar.

Twitter suspended 166,513 accounts for promoting terrorism in the July-December 2018 period, saying there's a steady decrease in terrorist groups trying to use the platform owing to its "zero-tolerance policy enforcement".

Pakistan's former army chief General (retd) Raheel Sharif said 2016 witnessed a significant decrease in terrorism and that "intelligence sharing is a very important component of strategy to combat terrorism".

The Army today said infiltration from across the Line of Control (LoC) into Jammu and Kashmir was down to a "trickle" when compared to earlier years, as the state is seeing a decrease in the number of terrorists with less than 100 terrorists in launch pads across the LoC.

Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) is a threat to stability in South Asia, a top US counter terrorism official has said urging Pakistan to take stronger steps against the outfit responsible for the Mumbai carnage. "I have not seen any decrease in Lashkar-e Taiba strength. It continues to be a matter of great concern to us, and I've spoken on many occasions abou...