Jammu, Aug. 21 -- There was a time when Bharat's national-security discourse was dominated by the concept of the "two-and-a-half-front" challenge-the western front with Pakistan, the northern front with China, and the half-front represented by terrorism, insurgency and Naxalism within the country. But in 2026, the security environment has fundamentally changed. Terrorist violence in Jammu & Kashmir has declined significantly. According to government figures, terror-related incidents fell from 228 in 2018 to 12 in 2025, while organised stone-pelting has virtually disappeared. On March 31, 2026, the government declared a decisive success against Left-Wing Extremism and described Bharat as Naxal-free. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also highligh...