‘Although the tactical move to outflank the BJP fell through with New Delhi’s decisive intervention and eventual dissolution of the state assembly, the PDP, NC and the Congress appeared to be more than satisfied.’ ‘They see the assembly dissolution as their ‘great achievement’.’ ‘If one were to believe what they say, this was also their main objective,’ reveals Mohammad Sayeed Malik, the doyen of Kashmiri commentators. For once — just once — in Kashmir history, it was the tail that wagged the proverbial dog to re-set the balance of forces on…
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