When Pakistani militant Sajjad Ahmad was captured alive in August, it was his ‘smart’ gear more than the tactics he used that caught the attention of the security forces. He did not have the usual satellite phones and radio communication devices that marked infiltrators from across the border in the past. He was equipped with smartphones loaded with software that mimic popular social media and make the user difficult to track. Ahmad exemplifies the increasingly sophisticated militant that the Indian Army is battling in Kashmir. Such operatives, indoctrinated and trained…
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