10-29-2009, 09:29 PM
<b>Govt withdraws some Kashmir troops in peace gesture</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->India is withdrawing about 15,000 soldiers from Jammu and Kashmir, a military official said on Thursday, in a move aimed at boosting prospects of peace talks with the region's separatist groups.
India has been under international pressure in recent months to reduce tensions along its Pakistan border particularly Kashmir so that Islamabad could focus on fighting the Taliban on its western border with Afghanistan<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
India has been under international pressure in recent months to reduce tensions along its Pakistan border particularly Kashmir so that Islamabad could focus on fighting the Taliban on its western border with Afghanistan<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->