The former J&K chief minister says he has learned from his party’s 'mistake' of earlier staying away from elections, tells parties to contest polls even if statehood isn't restored.
CPI(M) leader & Gupkar Alliance spokesperson, Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami, says J&K parties are not against delimitation but want it along with the rest of the country.
Talks with Taliban, J&K leaders, thaw with Pakistan are strategic imperatives for Modi govt. It can’t covet US as Quad ally in the east & work at counter-purposes with them in the west.
Lone’s party is first to break from Gupkar Alliance, which has been in the news amid murmurs of discontent among partners. The coalition will now be left with six members.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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