Srinagar, Aug. 24 -- In a significant realignment of security forces, the Centre has ordered the deployment of three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) battalions in the Jammu region, specifically to take over duties from the Army's Rashtriya Rifles units currently operating in Udhampur and Kathua districts. This transition is more than just a change of guard-it perhaps marks a strategic shift in our evolving internal and external security posture. The redeployment of Army units, especially the battle-hardened Rashtriya Rifles, from counter-terror operations in the hinterland to potential front-line duties along the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan and the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, reflects growing concerns over externa...