Srinagar, Nov. 26 -- Kashmir's journey from conflict to confidence stands as one of the most remarkable transformations in modern India, a story of resolute policy, enduring resilience and the quiet triumph of hope over the shadows of violence. For decades, the Valley echoed with gunfire, hartals paralyzed daily life and young men traded textbooks for rifles amid a toxic mix of separatism and cross border terrorism. Stone pelting crowds became the grim postcard of Kashmir, while tourism, once the lifeblood of its economy, withered under perpetual curfew and fear. Families mourned sons lost to militancy and the world watched a paradise trapped in perpetual strife. Yet, in the span of just six years following the bold decision to abrogate A...