The disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir again appears on the verge of sectarian conflict following a controversy over a proposed ban on beef sales and a recent attack in Jammu on a Kashmir-bound truck. On Friday night, a Kashmir-bound truck was set ablaze in Udhampur in Jammu, injuring two Muslim drivers and a policeman. The attack has since led to clashes, prompting fears of renewed friction in the Muslim-majority Kashmir region and in Hindu-majority parts of Jammu. Srinagar-based political commentator Noor Ahmad Baba described the current situation as “very…
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