, Jan. 13 -- SRINAGAR: Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday said that the terrorist recruitment in Jammu and Kashmir is almost non-existent and that local terrorists are now in single digits, indicating a positive change in the Union Territory.

Speaking to reporters during his first press conference of 2026, General Dwivedi, per KNO, said that since May 10 last year, the situation along the Western Front and J&K remains sensitive but firmly under control.

He said that in 2025, 31 terrorists were eliminated, of which 65% were Pakistan origin, including the three perpetrators of the Pahalgam attack who were neutralised in Operation Mahadev.

"Active local terrorists are now in single digits. Terrorist recruitment is almost...