Jammu & Kashmir and PoJK Lens | Vol 11
This edition of the Jammu & Kashmir and PoJK Lens provides a comprehensive overview of key developments in the region. Major security updates include the Centre’s approval of 20 new CRPF battalions, drone-based terror logistics, and counter-terror operations such as ‘Operation Mahadev’ and ‘Operation Shivshakti’. Political shifts are highlighted by Bilal Gani Lone’s move into mainstream politics and administrative reforms like the creation of five new districts in Ladakh. Infrastructure and environmental updates cover BRO road upgrades in Pir Panjal and intensified hydropower projects following the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty. On the socio-economic front, the newsletter addresses the deepening drug crisis and flood risks in Jammu. In PoJK and Gilgit-Baltistan, it reports on environmental regulations, halted road projects due to corruption, and devastating floods prompting federal aid appeals. Collectively, the newsletter captures the evolving security, political, infrastructural, and environmental landscape of Jammu, Kashmir, and PoJK.
