Days before Centre’s move, US diplomat visited Srinagar to check on talks feasibility haven’t been meeting separatists during their Kashmir visits ever since the previous UPA government questioned the practice. “He was, in diplomatic style, enquiring about the scope for dialogue and whether Kashmiris would welcome dialogue,’’ one among those who met Goldberg told The Indian Express. Sources said Goldberg met Social Welfare Minister Sajjad Lone at his official residence. Ahead of the assembly elections in 2014, Lone met Prime Minister Modi and said “we talked like two brothers”. The third minister Goldberg met was Chering Dorjay, BJP leader from Leh and Minister of Cooperatives and Ladakh Affairs.

Source: Indian Express November 10, 2017 23:37 UTC