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Is the wind changing direction?

On Kashmir and Pakistan, it seems to be. The question is, how strongly it is blowing and for how long

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Karan Thapar
Are we witnessing a change in the government’s stand on Kashmir and Pakistan? The straws in the wind are accumulating and it's now tempting to add them up and see if they suggest an outcome or, at least, a new direction. Even if the present situation is not  clear,  it certainly feels noticeably different from the past.
 
First, on Kashmir. The Ramzan ‘ceasefire’, which has held for nearly two weeks and could be extended to cover the Amarnath yatra, was the initial positive development. Now, talks with Hurriyat could be next. Speaking to India Today, Home Minister Rajnath Singh has
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