EPA sent out this picture today against the backdrop of an Indian government decision to withdraw 10,000 security personnel from Jammu and Kashmir. Army Chief General V K Singh is on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir to review the security situation in the face of a persistent demands for reduction of troops and repeal of the army's special powers under the AFSPA.

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A soldier jumps during a training session at an army school in Himachal Pradesh, India on Feb. 15.