Pranathi Reddy asked: Can the repeal of the AFSPA in J&K revive peace?

Reply: Kindly refer to the earlier replies by Ali Ahmed and K.C. Dixit on a similar/related query posted in this section, at http://idsa.in/askanexpert/IwantedtoknowaboutArmedForcesSpecialPowersAct and http://idsa.in/askanexpert/CrisisoverAFSPA

Also, refer to the following IDSA publications on the issue:

Vivek Chadha (ed.), “Armed Forces Special Powers Act: The Debate”, IDSA Monograph Series No. 7, 2012 (free download)
Ali Ahmed, “Reconciling AFSPA with the Legal Spheres”, Journal of Defence Studies, 5 (2), April 2011 (free download)
K.C. Dixit, “Revoking AFSPA Blown Out of Proportion”, Journal of Defence Studies, 4 (4), October 2010 (free download)
K. C. Dixit, “Calling the Army for Peace Restoration”, IDSA Comment, August 23, 2010.
Harinder Singh, “AFSPA: A Soldier’s Perspective”, IDSA Comment, July 06, 2010.

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