Srinagar, Sept. 29 -- The significance of Gupkar declaration is limited to giving the establishment parties in the Valley an agenda point that makes their politics relevant to the post-Article 370 Kashmir. Nothing more, nothing less

IT took just fifteen days for New Delhi to take steps to address the demand in Buddhist majority Leh for constitutional safeguards to protect region's demography. According to 2011 census, the population of Leh is just1,33,487. But this fact didn't come in the way of the centre not considering Leh's demand on an urgent basis. Contrary to this, population of Muslim majority Kashmir Valley in J&K is over 7 million but a similar demand for protection to local demography has no takers in New Delhi. This, despite ...