Why are Kashmiri Hindus quitting the Valley? | In Focus
Kashmiri Pandits, many of whom were given government jobs and brought to the Valley a decade ago, have started to flee following targeted killings of their colleagues by terrorists. Not just Kashmiri Pandits, but other Hindus have also been killed. As have Muslims.\nIn August 2019, when Article 370 was reduced to a shell, and the state of Jammu & Kashmir whittled down to a Union Territory, the Central government promised to turn it into the most developed state in the country within five years.\nLong a part of the BJP\u2019s ideological agenda, Home Minister Amit Shah said on the floor of Parliament at the time that Article 370 was the biggest hurdle in the path of normalcy in Kashmir.\nWhere do things stand now as minorities flee and terrorist killings continue?\nGuest: Air Vice-Marshal Kapil Kak (retd.) is part of a group of concerned citizens regarding Jammu and Kashmir\nHost: Amit Baruah, Senior Associate Editor,\xa0The Hindu\nEdited by Ranjani Srinivasan