August 26, 2010
WHEN THE TSAR STOPS SHOOTING THE REVOLUTION HAS WON:
India’s PM tells police to change Kashmir strategy (NIRMALA GEORGE, 08/26/2010, AP)
Security forces in Kashmir need to find non-lethal means of controlling violent mobs to prevent more deaths in the unrest roiling the Indian-ruled region, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Thursday in rare remarks directly questioning government tactics. [...]Posted by Orrin Judd at August 26, 2010 5:28 AMCivil rights activists have accused Indian paramilitary soldiers and police of using a heavy-handed approach, and each death caused by security forces sparks further clashes with rock-throwing demonstrators.
Singh has made at least two recent appeals for calm, telling the people of Kashmir his government is ready to hold talks to resolve their problems.
