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Podcast: In Focus by The Hindu
Episode: Why are Kashmiri Hindus quitting the Valley? | In Focus
Description: 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.In 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.Long a part of the BJP’s ideological agenda, Home Minister Amit Shah sa...