indian army was the force raised in 1990 to deal with insurgency in kashmir.
indian army was the force raised in 1990 to deal with insurgency in kashmir.
what force was raised in 1990 to deal with insurgency in kashmir?
indian army
in 1989, a widespread popular and armed insurgency started in kashmir. after the 1987 state legislative assembly election, some of the results were disputed. this resulted in the formation of militant wings and marked the beginning of the mujahadeen insurgency, which continues to this day. india contends that the insurgency was largely started by afghan mujahadeen who entered the kashmir valley following the end of the soviet–afghan war. yasin malik, a leader of one faction of the jammu kashmir liberation front, was one of the kashmiris to organise militancy in kashmir, along with ashfaq majeed wani, javaid ahmad mir, and abdul hamid sheikh. since 1995, malik has renounced the use of violence and calls for strictly peaceful methods to resolve the dispute. malik developed differences with one of the senior leaders, farooq siddiqui (alias farooq papa), for shunning demands for an independent kashmir and trying to cut a deal with the indian prime minister. this resulted in a split in which bitta karate, salim nanhaji, and other senior comrades joined farooq papa. pakistan claims these insurgents are jammu and kashmir citizens, and are rising up against the indian army as part of an independence movement. amnesty international has accused security forces in indian-controlled kashmir of exploiting an armed forces (special powers) act that enables them to "hold prisoners without trial". the group argues that the law, which allows security forces to detain individuals for up to two years without presenting charges violates prisoners' human rights. in 2011, the state humans right commission said it had evidence that 2,156 bodies had been buried in 40 graves over the last 20 years. the authorities deny such accusations. the security forces say the unidentified dead are militants who may have originally come from outside india. they also say that many of the missing people have crossed into pakistan-administered kashmir to engage in militancy. however, according to the state human rights commission, among the identified bodies 574 were those of "disappeared locals", and according to amnesty international's annual human rights report (2012) it was sufficient for "belying the security forces' claim that they were militants".
kashmir conflict
insurgency in jammu and kashmir









































the insurgency in jammu and kashmir or the kashmiri insurgency (also known as kashmir intifada) is a conflict between various kashmiri separatists and the government of india. there are some groups that support the complete independence of kashmir, while others seek kashmir's accession to pakistan. the conflict in jammu and kashmir has strong islamist elements among the insurgents, with many of the "ultras" identifying with jihadist movements and supported by such.
insurgency in jammu and kashmir