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The Army has withdrawn two battalions or about two thousand men of the Rashtriya Rifles from counter-insurgency operations in Kashmir. The move comes ahead of the proposed resumption of talks between the Centre and the separatists.

Troop withdrawal has been one of the main demands of the separatists as well as mainstream political parties in Kashmir. Observers see the move as a step to prepare the ground for the talks.

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