Regional jingoism

Jammu and Kashmir is above all a major security issue, and not just a military issue. History has recorded the glaring absence of mainstreaming, accepting and/or rejecting the democratic inclusion, as was done in all other disturbed areas. An honest discourse on local issues and perceptions, such as they exist, and without the other eye on the rest of the country, would be a major step forward from the current deadlock. In this background, efforts to 'voice' and mainstream concerns as done by a Shah Faesal or Mehbooba Mufti need to be accepted.