Divorce initiation from lawyer

Hi, I got married in Mar2016 as per the muslim customs. We both were together for about 8 months after which my wife left the house and since then staying with her parents in native (its been almost 1.4 yrs). She initially wanted to give Khulla (divorce initiated from her) but all of sudden she changed her mind and she is insisting me to take the initiative for the talaq. She wont go for Khulla now and she threatened that if I dont initiate the talaq then she will fill a case. She is well qualified and before marriage she was working (she was housewife after marriage and now also she is not working after leaving my house). We dont have kids. We had given the Mehr amount during marriage itself and she returned the same to me while she left my house. Please help in following queries - 1) What would be her intention for forcing me to initiate the talaq and not from her side? What is the disadvantages if I initiate the process? 2) She says the law has changed now (as per her lawyer) and the Khulla doesnt hold good for now. Is this right? 3) Can she file a DV or any dowry case after 1.4 yrs? 4) Is she eligible for maintenance? Would be really helpful if I get the above points clarified. Thanks in advance.