The mere mention of Kashmir, brings about an inevitable gush of emotions, a slew of stanched resolutions, sterile accords and pacts, impulsive wars and the incessant violence. In the recent years, where the relation between India and Pakistan is thawing in many regards, and the movement in Kashmir has been wallowing amidst different narratives emerging from organizations, which previously claimed to represent the sole aspiration and dream of a free Kashmir. In the initial years of rejuvenated Kashmiri resistance, the Hurriyet Conference emerged as a conglomerate of the 22 separatist organizations, becoming a formidable “force to reckon with in the Valley.”Jamwal, A. B., (February 2004), Much Ado About Nothing, Newsline, Retrieved on April 2 2007.
Today, the Hurriyet conference is split into moderate and extremist, as termed by the media, while people have relegated them to pro-India and pro-Pakistan positions. A range of views emerges from the splintered group, which ironically was the bulwark embodying the Kashmiri struggle. Having said this does not challenge Hurriyet’s overall credibility, if anything the consultant factions still represent the travesty of Kashmiri presence in a peace process that is working within a seemingly magnanimous bilateral agenda, but is fraught with a myopic vision and a narrow view of resolution for Kashmir.
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