INDIAN EXPRESS DATED 3rd AUG 2026

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INDIAN EXPRESS DATED 3rd AUG 2026.

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1. J&K Plans Security Clusters for Migrant Workers after Kulgam Terror Attack

Following the killing of two migrant brick-kiln workers from Chhattisgarh in Kulgam, the Jammu and Kashmir administration decided to intensify surveillance, night patrolling and area-domination exercises and to relocate non-local workers into safer clusters. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha ordered a comprehensive review of SOPs for protecting migrant labourers, tourists and Amarnath pilgrims. The logic is that thousands of migrant workers live in scattered, secluded brick-kiln settlements, making individual protection practically impossible. Consolidating them at designated locations at night may improve security, but it also raises concerns about restrictions on mobility and the possibility of creating fear-driven segregation. Police are simultaneously investigating a claim of responsibility linked to The Resistance Front. The broader institutional stand is that targeted terrorism must be countered through precise intelligence and protection of vulnerable civilians. The gist is that security policy must ensure safety without allowing terrorism to dictate where citizens may live or work.

2. Editorial: Fear Can Never Be the Foundation of Peace in Kashmir