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...wrong, but the achievable aspiration is that within a matter of weeks Kashmir will have an honestly elected legislature. After that it will be New Delhi's turn to deliver on its commitment to a dialogue with elected representatives, as well as with those groups like the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, which steadfastly opposes Indian rule and has boycotted the polls. This dialogue will be about options that include an unprecedented degree of autonomy, in an effort to bridge the divides that have cost Kashmir so dearly in lives and suffering...
...past. Backed by India, the National Conference is led by Omar Abdullah, the 32-year-old scion of the state's most powerful political clan. He's expected to win the elections and succeed his father as chief minister. On the other side, the anti-election All Parties Hurriyat Conference, an alliance of 26 political, social and religious parties that adamantly opposes Indian rule, was co-founded by Mirwaiz Omar Farooq, a 29-year-old moderate cleric known for his openness to others' views...
...Disillusioned, some former separat-ists have gone "moderate"?supporting the elections. Initially, candidate Sofi abided by the Hurriyat's call to boycott, deciding not to run from his constituency in the Kupwara district, a former rebel hotspot. But he relented. "One man came to me and said he would kill his four sons if I did not take part as there was no point going on like this," says Sofi. So he quit the alliance last month to run as an independent. "The Hurriyat is right that the elections don't address the core issue of Kashmir's status," admits...
...This rising willingness to break with the past has prompted all sides to rethink. Hurriyat's Farooq has made an intriguing compromise: he supports the call for candidates to boycott these "irrelevant" elections, but hasn't asked Kashmir's voters not to participate. "People must let their conscience decide," he says...
...India, Pakistan and Kashmiri representatives. It also announced the withdrawal of some military units. With these careful, calibrated moves?encouraged and supported by the international community?the prospect of Kashmir settlement talks between Islamabad's military regime and the New Delhi government improved. India's decision to allow the Hurriyat leaders to fly to Pakistan to talk to the fanatical militants showed that New Delhi was looking for a credible political solution, although it has still not issued travel documents to the extremists in the group. Last week, when India celebrated its 51st year as a republic, Vajpayee's cabinet...