SRINAGAR, Nov. 1 -- On Tuesday and Wednesday 27 Members of Parliament of European Union became the first delegation to visit Kashmir in the aftermath of the revoca-tion of Article 370. The visit was sponsored by the Govt of India to show to the world that the situa-tion was normal in the valley . It was also meant to blunt Pakistan's claims that New Delhi was hid-ing the continuing security lock down in Kashmir from the world. Though the visit ran into some controversy with the opposition parties slam-ming the govt for allowing foreign MPs in Kash-mir but barring them from the state, it doesn't de-tract from the significance of the EU delegation's visit. For one, it will help the govt to tide over the mounting global criticism of its handli...