Security forces in Jammu region are facing challenges due to lack of human and signal intelligence, leading to higher casualties in counter-terror operations. Additional forces and technology deployment are underway to stabilize the situation. Local politics and encrypted communication are complicating efforts to combat terrorism. The Army’s shifting of specialised counter-insurgency troops, including the “Uniform Force” of the Rashtriya Rifles, from the region to eastern Ladakh after China’s multiple intrusions into eastern Ladakh in May 2020 has led to a major operational and intelligence gap there.

A police officer was wounded in a knife attack in Paris on Thursday in the high-end Champs-Elysees neighbourhood and the assailant was shot and died of his injuries, authorities said, just days before the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics.Paris police chief Laurent Nunez said the attack did not appear linked to the Olympics and no terrorist motive was suspected.

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