This morning’s meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti in New Delhi could have been held in the second week of January itself and Jammu and Kashmir would have been spared the political uncertainty which it witnessed for more than 10 weeks. Mehbooba had suggested holding the meeting in January itself so that she could state her position and the necessity for some of the measures to move ahead in government formation. But that time her suggestion was turned down. It was conveyed to…
