After tumultuous India election, Modi softens toward Kashmir
The political landscape of Jammu and Kashmir remains challenging terrain for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his third term.
The Himalayan region has been marred by decades of violence and political disempowerment – including the Modi government’s 2019 decision to unilaterally downgrade Jammu and Kashmir from a state to union territory, ruled directly by Delhi, and revoke the region’s limited autonomy.
But last week, when Mr. Modi visited Kashmir for the first time since India’s general election, he announced that preparations for
