Srinagar, July 8 -- Cities do not usually decline all of a sudden. They often lose importance slowly without any signs as the economic activities that once supported them move to other places. If we look at the history of cities we can see that many cities that were once capitals, transport hubs or trade centers stopped growing when new technologies, changes in mobility or shifts in governance changed the economies. Today Jammu seems to be going through one of these changes. For over a hundred years Jammu had a place in the urban landscape of the former State of Jammu and Kashmir. It was the winter capital, center, regional service hub, transport link, wholesale market and cultural heart of the Dogra region. The city's economy grew not be...