After Kashmiri Pandits, it’s the turn of others

The recent riots in Kishtwar, during which Hindus and Sikhs were targeted, underscore the importance of Village Defence Committees which provide a sense of security to the beleaguered minority community. A clinical look at the sequence of rioting in Kishtwar since the targeted violence against the miniscule Pandit community and its forced exodus from the Kashmir valley in 1990 reveals a five-year cycle of aggression, viz, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, and now 2013, which can hardly be coincidental.

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