Wani’s death sparked protests in Indian Kashmir, that India says Pakistan has been fanning. Pakistan’s continued involvement in cross-border terrorism and infiltration of militants into India. Indian foreign ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup also said that the arrest last month of a militant belonging to the Lashkar-e-Toiba militant group was proof. India and Pakistan both claim Kashmir in its entirety but administer it in parts. India says the man—Burhan Wani—killed in Kashmir last month was a member of the Hizbul Mujahideen, once the dominant militant group in Kashmir.

Source: Mint August 11, 2016 13:17 UTC