51.  He devoted much of his hour-long speech in Hindi to the troubled state, which has been at the centre of two of their three wars.

52.  Hundreds of federal police were drafted in Sunday to back up local forces in troubled Gujarat state as Hindu-Muslim clashes continued, police said Sunday.

53.  India accuses Pakistan of arming and training Moslem militants in the troubled Himalayan state.

54.  India accuses Pakistan of fomenting militancy in the troubled state, a charge Islamabad denies.

55.  Indian security forces shot dead seven more militants in a number of encounters overnight around the troubled state.

56.  Indian troops stepped up a massive search Saturday for two American and two British tourists abducted four days ago by Moslem militants in the troubled state of Kashmir.

57.  Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee will make a rare visit to the troubled state of Kashmir state this week, official sources said Monday.

58.  Indian authorities were using three Kashmiri contacts to secure the release of five Western tourists held by Moslem guerrillas in the troubled state, official sources said Tuesday.

59.  Indian Home Minister Shankarrao Chavan said Monday that international observers would not be allowed to monitor proposed elections in the troubled northern state of Kashmir.

60.  Indian Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda will visit the troubled Himalayan state of Kashmir Thursday, officials said.