Two ghastly incidents within less than 24 hours have exposed the precarious security situation in Jammu and Kashmir. On November 11, motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire on a CRPF checkpoint in Kulgam, injuring three personnel. In a separate incident in Kishtwar, two special police officers were abducted and subsequently found dead with bullet wounds.

The audacity and precision of these attacks suggest that militancy is far from eliminated and that militants retain the capacity to strike at will when an opportunity presents itself. Significantly, both attacks targeted security personnel rather than innocent civilians. Indeed, they amount to a slap in the face of the central government and the administration in Jammu and Kashmir, who have repeatedly projected a return to normalcy.

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