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With the militancy fading, human-rights groups and Kashmiri political leaders say the Indian government now has the opportunity to reduce the power of Kashmir as a symbol of Muslim grievance. It would take a grand gesture: draw down the massive military presence in the region. Between them, the Indian army, the paramilitary forces and the state police have nearly 700,000 troops stationed among a population of more than 5 million. It is as if the entire U.S. Army and almost all the U.S. Marine Corps were stationed in Minnesota. "A drawdown would be good, as it would make...
...unlikely as long as India believes that Pakistan-based militant groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba remain a security threat--and the Mumbai attacks serve as proof that they are. "It's like a disease in the body," says Sudhir Bloeria, a senior adviser to the governor of the Indian portion of Kashmir. "You have to be vigilant even after the symptoms have disappeared...
What can the U.S. do to help? Washington can try to push both sides for some movement on Kashmir, the issue on which their diplomatic talks have repeatedly faltered. Indian foreign policy experts say the U.S., which has supplied the Pakistani military with billions of dollars since 2001, may have the leverage to persuade the generals to stop shielding militant groups like Lashkar...
...Srinagar, many Kashmiris say that any further talks should include a seat at the negotiating table for them. India has been reluctant to allow the separatists a voice in the talks. "We've seen meetings between the Indian and Pakistani Foreign Secretaries, but things won't change much in Kashmir unless Kashmiris have a say in the talks," says Basharat Peer, author of a new memoir about growing up during the insurgency. "We are a people desperate to be heard...
...want to impose war, but we are fully prepared in case war is imposed on us.' SHAH MEHMOOD QURESHI, Pakistan's Foreign Minister, refusing to transfer suspects in the Mumbai terrorist attacks to Indian authorities...