India’s army accused Pakistani troops of killing two of its soldiers patrolling the de facto border in the disputed Kashmir region on Monday before mutilating their bodies, and vowed to exact revenge. Past accusations that Pakistani forces have mutilated dead Indian soldiers have outraged the Indian public and intensified the dispute between the two nuclear-armed neighbours over the Himalayan region…. Read more »
Maoist guerrillas ambushed a paramilitary patrol in central India on Monday, killing at least 24 policemen and wounding six in one of the deadliest attacks this year, senior officials said. The attack was the second in as many months in remote Sukma district in the forests of Chhattisgarh state, about 400 kms (250 miles) from state capital Raipur. Maoists seeking… Read more »
Two weeks ago, a hashtag began going viral in India: #LahuKaLagaan. It literally means the tax on blood. That would be India’s tax on sanitary napkins — 12 to 15 percent on top of the 40 to 80 rupees (.60 cents to $1.25) for a package of eight. (Typically sold in an unmarked black plastic bag because India is not… Read more »
India has summoned Pakistan’s ambassador to demand that Islamabad take action over the alleged killing and mutilation of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani forces. The Indian army said the troops were killed and dismembered on Monday in an ambush along the highly militarised Line of Control – the de-facto border in the disputed region of Kashmir – and said Pakistani soldiers… Read more »
