New Delhi, Dec 6 (PTI) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday appreciated Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for his "focused" and "determined" approach to restore the Union territory's economy following a major setback to J-K's tourism sector.

Reflecting on the nation's economic journey since 2019, marked by a sequence of unprecedented global and domestic challenges, the finance minister highlighted the specific efforts underway in Jammu and Kashmir.

Without naming Pakistan, she said the country had trouble "with our borders which has always been both through the state actors and non-state actors", and referred to Jammu and Kashmir.

"This time you saw what happened, particularly at a time when Jammu and Kashmir was coming around, the economy was picking up un

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