New Delhi:Defence Minister AK Antony today said that the Centre has withdrawn nearly 30,000 troops from Jammu and Kashmir. Talking to reporters here, Antony
said: "Two Army divisions comprising around 30,000 troops have been moved out
of Kashmir due to improvement in the situation there." Antony made the announcement
just days after Home Minister P Chidambaram informed the Parliament, that troop
reduction in Jammu and Kashmir was on the cards considering improvement in the
overall security situation there. Chidambaram has said that India would withdraw
a significant number of troops from Kashmir due to sharp fall in militancy in
the restive Himalayan region.
