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. Vinod Kumar Vinod Kumarin/askanexpert/IwantedtoknowaboutArmedForcesSpecialPowersAct and http://idsA. Vinod Kumar Vinod Kumarin/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. Views expressed are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the IDSA or the Government of IndiA. Vinod Kumar Vinod Kumar