Tonight on The Buck Stops Here:
After Handwara, Army Says "Our Job Counter-Insurgency, Not Crowd-Control"
On The Buck Stops Here, we get you an exclusive report on the new army strategy in Kashmir. After Handwara, sources say the Army now wants its role to be confined to counter-terrorism and anti-infiltration operations only, not law and order. We debate whether the new ground rules will work?
J&K Government Being Most Humane, No Use Of Force On Protesters: Sajjad Lone
Jammu and Kashmir Government is "acting in the most humane manner possible" and instructions have been given not to use force against protesters, Handwara legislator Sajjad Lone told NDTV. Calling the civilian killings most unfortunate, he said that there was still "some anger on the streets of Handwara", part of which was "legitimate". "We will try to first of all take some (confidence-building) measures on the ground, ensure that there is less security presence there," he said.
Pankaja's Drought Selfie: Insensitive Or Much Ado About Nothing?
Maharashtra Water Conservation Minister Pankaja Munde is caught in 'drought selfie' row. On The Buck Stops Here, we debate: is the minister guilty of insensitivity or is it much ado about nothing?
