VOA标准英语2009-India Proposes to Phase Troops Out of Towns

India says it plans to phase out troops deployed¹ in counter-insurgency² operations in parts of India-controlled Kashmir, leaving them to battle insurgents³ in border areas. India's home minister reviewed security during a two day visit to the restive⁴ region, where tens of thousands of troops have been battling a Muslim separatist insurgency for two decades.
　
Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram during press conference in Srinagar, 12 Jun 2009

On his first visit to the troubled Kashmir region since a new government took office in New Delhi, Home Minister P. Chidambaram, says the government wants to "redraw lines of responsibility" between the army and local police.

He told a news conference Friday in Kashmir's summer capital, Srinagar, that the army will "guard the borders," and counter terrorism in areas "far away from towns and cities." He said the government wants to make the local police responsible for internal security.

"The state police is the principal instrument for maintaining public order, law and order, and also in fighting militancy⁵. The army of course will continue to discharge its responsibilities on the border, and along the border. The paramilitary forces are intended to aid and assist the state police," he said.

The home minister offered no timeline for moving troops out of urban areas, but said the government is considering diminishing the troop presence because militant⁶ violence in Kashmir has declined.

The heavy presence of troops in Kashmir is deeply resented by residents in the Kashmir valley, who often accuse security forces of widespread human rights violations⁷, and want them pulled out of the region.

Home Minister Chidambaram's visit to the valley followed massive street protests that virtually shut down the region for more than a week. The protests were triggered by allegations that two young women were raped⁸ and murdered by security forces. The home minister promised to punish those responsible.

Chidambaram also promised to review a law that gives sweeping⁹ powers to security forces in the state.

"We will carefully go into all aspects of the matter, and I will discuss the matter with the defense¹⁰ minister, the prime minister, and we will move on that road, in fact we have agreed to move on that road," he said.

Meanwhile, in New Delhi army chief Deepak Kapoor said any reduction of troops in Kashmir will be difficult in the coming months because of the danger that Muslim militants¹¹ could cross over from Pakistani territory into Indian territory.

"The snows are now melting, the passes are going to be open, the chances of infiltration¹² are very much there," he said.

Tens of thousands of troops have been deployed in Kashmir since a Muslim separatist insurgency erupted in 1989. However levels of violence have dropped dramatically after India and Pakistan initiated¹³ a peace process in 2004 and a cease-fire came into effect along the tense Kashmir border. Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan and claimed by both.

1 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

2 insurgency   

n.起义；暴动；叛变

参考例句：

• And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国，动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
• Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网

3 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网

4 restive   

adj.不安宁的，不安静的

参考例句：

• The government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive.政府未采取任何措施放松出口限制,因此国内制造商变得焦虑不安。
• The audience grew restive.观众变得不耐烦了。

5 militancy   

n.warlike behavior or tendency

参考例句：

• Full of militancy and revolutionary ardour, the people of all nationalities in the country are working hard for the realization of the four modernizations. 全国各族人民意气风发， 斗志昂扬，为实现四个现代化而奋战。
• The seniority system is another factor that leads to union militancy. 排资论辈制度也是导致工会好斗争的另一因素。

6 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

7 violations   

违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸

参考例句：

• This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
• These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。

8 raped   

v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的过去式和过去分词 )；强奸

参考例句：

• A young woman was brutally raped in her own home. 一名年轻女子在自己家中惨遭强暴。 来自辞典例句
• We got stick together, or we will be having our women raped. 我们得团结一致，不然我们的妻女就会遭到蹂躏。 来自辞典例句

9 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

10 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

11 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

12 infiltration   

n.渗透；下渗；渗滤；入渗

参考例句：

• The police tried to prevent infiltration by drug traffickers. 警方尽力阻止毒品走私分子的潜入。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A loss in volume will occur if infiltration takes place. 如果发生了渗润作用，水量就会减少。 来自辞典例句

13 initiated   

n. 创始人 adj. 新加入的 vt. 开始，创始，启蒙，介绍加入

参考例句：

• He has not yet been thoroughly initiated into the mysteries of computers. 他对计算机的奥秘尚未入门。
• The artist initiated the girl into the art world in France. 这个艺术家介绍这个女孩加入巴黎艺术界。