Terror in J&K on the rise?

Changing gears, the Modi government has announced that it will initiate political dialogue in Jammu & Kashmir. While the govt says that it has chosen a timing of its choice—a time when security forces have steadily gained an upper hand by eliminating several top terrorists, there is a drop in incidents of stone pelting and turnouts at such funerals have grown smaller—data on terror-related violence shows it has risen since last year. Here’s a look at the numbers.