Hyderabad, May 3 -- Many might not have thought of it but the fact remains that Kashmir will determine the parameters that will define many critical elements of the Indian democracy. Kashmir sends three members to Lok Sabha, and the number is the same as it was years ago or as latest as in 2019. The dimensions, however, have changed.

BJP, the party that has driven the national narrative of complete integration of Jammu and Kashmir with India with its momentous act of doing away with Article 370 on August 5, 2019, telling the nation and Kashmiris, in particular, that their destiny is linked to India forever. There is no other option, and nurturing of any such thought would be nipped in bud. Severe action has been taken against all those w...