restart of a frozen political dialogue in Jammu & Kashmir +former Intelligence Bureau chief Dineshwar Sharma +It's like homecoming: Govt's special representative on Kashmir The clock has turned full circle for former IB chief Dineshwar Sharma, who was appointed the Centre's special representative in Kashmir on Monday, 25 years after his first posting for the bureau in the Valley. Also, an official clarified that the dialogue process will neither affect security operations nor ongoing investigations by the NIA. "Some political parties in Kashmir, particularly those in opposition, Kashmiri groups, including Hurriyat and individuals, may not be willing to engage with a leader having political affiliations. Besides, the youth in Kashmir, who are part of most violent protests, do not have an identified leader. Thereafter, it appointed former home secretary and current J&K governor N N Vohra till 2008.

Source: Times of India October 23, 2017 13:23 UTC