When dialogue is demonised as a “sell-out”, it becomes an ugly word. The Centre has complicated matters by treating dialogue as an evil that grants justification to violence in Kashmir. The PDP-BJP coalition government’s Agenda of Alliance states it clearly that the coalition will initiate talks with the internal stakeholders, including the Hurriyat Conference. The PDP is all out for a dialogue with separatists, while the BJP now refuses to acknowledge this crucial commitment. The point 21 of the Agenda of Alliance recalls former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s initiative…
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