Of late the Mirwaiz Umar Farooq faction of the Hurriyat Conference has been quite vocal in asking for a dialogue to resolve the Kashmir issue on a permanent basis. This music to the ears is half of a drumbeat as other factions of the Hurriyat, the most important among them being the one led by veteran leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, have a different take on the dialogue process. After last year’s turmoil in Kashmir that devastated the Valley, its image all across the world cannot be repeated all the…
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