With political outreach in trouble, security officials recommend crackdown on Kashmir violent protests

With the security vacuum deepening in South Kashmir, security establishments in Srinagar & New Delhi are contemplating the use of armed force to regain control

As the security vacuum in South Kashmir deepens and azaadi (freedom) appears to be a real possibility to giddy crowds of stone-pelting youngsters, security establishments in Srinagar and New Delhi have begun contemplating the use of armed force to regain control of the Valley.

While hoping that political initiatives, such as the all-party parliamentarians outreach earlier this week, gain traction and calm tempers, senior police, intelligence and army officials are contemplating the contingency that they fail.

Influential officials in Srinagar argue that permitting large, impassioned crowds to gather everyday, shout anti-India slogans and use force, especially against the