It was claimed that the hard, muscular, militaristic approach will put an end to infiltration and militancy. Has... https://t.co/unK0IsGPvp — P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) 1515295974000Modi's rhetoric has come apart . The number of security forces killed had also shot up from 47 to 83 in this period.Commenting on the appointment of Dineshwar Sharma as the interlocutor for Kashmir, Chidambaram said the initiative was rebuffed by various stakeholders in the valley as a pre-poll gimmick. "On the eve of the election in Gujarat, the government appointed Dineshwar Sharma as Special Representative (SR), but his mandate was not clear. Subsequently, it was indicated that the SR will talk to anyone who was willing to meet him, and therein lies the catch...

Source: Times of India January 07, 2018 08:10 UTC