India, June 25 -- Given the shadow of the worst militant attacks in Pulwama and the ice-cold freeze on talks between India and Pakistan following the Balakot airstrikes, one had not expected this reciprocation. But the relentless overtures of Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik in reaching out to the Valley's youth, village communities and now even the Hurriyat Conference for talks and dialogue have clearly got things moving. Hurriyat's moderate face and chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has confirmed being part of the talks, saying a government with a massive mandate should initiate a political process and end the cycle of violence. At least the acquiescence to the Governor's olive branch assumes significance at a time when Hurriyat le...