Dineshwar Sharma says he is hopeful of peaceful summer, but future holds risks

The government appears to be cautiously optimistic about the situation in Kashmir, but there are worrying portents on the ground. The Centre’s Representative for talks in Kashmir, Dineshwar Sharma, says he is `hopeful of a peaceful summer this year.’ He bases that hope on his ‘faith in the people of Jammu & Kashmir, particularly the youth,’ adding that ‘they understand that all their problems can be addressed only when there is peace.’ That sort of hope needs to be tempered with caution, however. To be sure, the government’s statistics of…

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