India, Feb. 8 -- New Delhi's strategic engagement with Mirwaiz suggests a potential shift in Kashmir's political dynamics.

New Delhi: For the first time since the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, New Delhi appears to be re-engaging with the Hurriyat Conference, with Mirwaiz Umar Farooq at the centre of this development.

The top separatist leader and key religious figure recently spent more than two weeks in the national capital, meeting influential figures, including National Conference MP Aga Syed Ruhullah and representatives of the Kashmiri Pandit community.

His prolonged stay in New Delhi, his first such visit in recent years, has fuelled speculation about a potential backchannel dialogue between the Centre and Kashmir's se...