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14 January 2011
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India's government has said it plans to reduce the number of security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Home Secretary GK Pillai said the aim was to pull out 25% of troops from populated areas in the next 12 months as a confidence-building measure.
The Indian government has never released official figures on the number of troops deployed in the region.
But according to estimates, the number of security forces in Jammu and Kashmir is between 300,000 and half a million.
They are fighting a two-decade insurgency against Indian rule.
In the summer, more than 100 people were killed in violent protests in the Muslim-majority Kashmir valley.
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Home Secretary GK Pillai said the aim was to pull out 25% of troops from populated areas in the next 12 months as a confidence-building measure.
The Indian government has never released official figures on the number of troops deployed in the region.
But according to estimates, the number of security forces in Jammu and Kashmir is between 300,000 and half a million.
They are fighting a two-decade insurgency against Indian rule.
In the summer, more than 100 people were killed in violent protests in the Muslim-majority Kashmir valley.
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