PoliticsIndia's Modi vows to rid Kashmir of terror and hold local elections
PM addresses nation days after his government revoked region's special status
Indian paramilitary soldiers check the bag of a man during curfew in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Aug. 8. © AP
KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer
NEW DELHI -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his government's decision to end the special status granted to Kashmir -- a long-standing flashpoint in relations with neighboring Pakistan -- will rid the restive region of decades of terrorism.