The best, wisest, and fairest next step in strengthening our own cause is to restore statehood to Jammu & Kashmir and allow the resumption of robust political activity.
That s a box that remains unchecked on the Modi government s report card as we approach the fourth anniversary of Kashmir s Constitutional shift, notes Shekhar Gupta.
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While the focus of the meeting was to showcase the tourism of Kashmir, the larger motive was also to highlight the return of 'normalcy' in the region. But it also brought focus to the underlying issues.
India is attempting to present the territory a bastion of peace, four years after the abrogation of Article 370. But that peace has come at a high cost.