I feel so ignorant! I didn't know anything about Tripura and the operations of (and limitations to) the AFSPA there. Thank you for the link to that new article; it gives some insight into how the AFSPA can (potentially, partially) be withdrawn, at any rate. (I've also just been looking at this 2013 article. (http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/afspa-who-rules-india/article4407851.ece) It seems there is considerable political will for repeal, but it's opposed by the military.)
Meanwhile, like you, all I can do is try to get better informed, watch on the sidelines,and try as hard as I can to offer personal moral support to Irom Sharmila - whose name will I hope ring this week across India as people realise more and more how much she stands for the absolute best in Indian culture, history and civil tradition.
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(I've also just been looking at this 2013 article. (http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/afspa-who-rules-india/article4407851.ece) It seems there is considerable political will for repeal, but it's opposed by the military.)
Meanwhile, like you, all I can do is try to get better informed, watch on the sidelines,and try as hard as I can to offer personal moral support to Irom Sharmila - whose name will I hope ring this week across India as people realise more and more how much she stands for the absolute best in Indian culture, history and civil tradition.