Why Pahalgam terror attack amid JD Vance’s India visit may not be a coincidence

The Pahalgam attack, claiming the lives of 26 tourists, comes amid United States Vice President JD Vance’s four-day India trip. Security officials note that it is a terror playbook that they are familiar with — striking when foreign leaders are in the country. In 2000, assailants carried out a dastardly attack in Chittisinghpura village in the Valley a day before then US President Bill Clinton’s visit

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