Riyaz Naikoo’s Neutralization: Undue Adulation Can Prove Counterproductive – OpEd

Neutralising Riaz Naikoo, the self-styled ‘operation commander’ of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) is no doubt a spectacular and praiseworthy achievement for the security forces and intelligence agencies.

Whereas this is certainly a setback for the HM, but at the same time to say that Naikoo’s removal from the scene will have a...