Kashmir is at a crossroads. Deep is the mistrust, broken are the promises, rampant is the disenchantment and weak are the ideas. It is pandemonium but a silent one. The politics is intensely chaotic behind closed doors but the outward appearances is of calm and order. And this needs to be carefully analysed.

What’s Happening

The result of 2024 legislative assembly elections gave a boost not so much to the National Conference as much as it did to the wider people of Kashmir. This elation was not so much because a particular party came to power but primarily for 3 reasons. One, that people expected the chosen government would take care of the grievances like the job crises, the high cost of living, electricity among others as they promised all of it in their manifesto. Second, the electora

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