Tensions in Kashmir spike as Indian elections approach

Indian paramilitary troopers set ablaze four residential houses where militants were in Pulwama south of Srinagar, Kashmir

Indian paramilitary troopers set ablaze four residential houses where militants were in Pulwama south of Srinagar, Kashmir Source: Getty Images

Ever-present tensions are bubbling over in the disputed Himalayan state of Kashmir.


Seven people were killed in a gun battle that broke out as Indian soldiers searched for Islamist militants who'd claimed responsibility for a suicide attack that killed 40 Indian soldiers.


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