India, Nov. 4 -- 23 is one of the most commonly cited prime numbers - a number that can only be divided by itself and one. In the film "A Beautiful Mind", based on the life of Nobel Prize-winning economist John Forbes Nash, played by Russell Crowe, the number featured prominently in his battle with mental illness.
Nash's breakdown began when he claimed that a photograph of Pope John XXIII on the cover of the "Life" magazine was, in fact, him, the proof being that 23 was his favourite number. There are two films with the title "23".
Why I mentioned this tidbit here is that the number of European Union MPs who were brought to Srinagar for a two-day conducted trip was 23. The trip concluded on the day Kashmir's status was formally reduced to...