India, Pakistan and Kashmir: A good vote in the angry valley

The Economist Tuesday 30th December, 2008

Tough love for Omar Abdullah AS AN illustration of the strength of India’s democracy, it was well-timed. On December 28th Jammu & Kashmir, India’s only Muslim-majority state, declared ...

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