India to resume talks with Hurriyat leadership on Kashmir

Ex-IB chief Dineshwar Sharma to hold talks aimed at defusing tension in the Indian-held Kashmir

Rajnath Singh. PHOTO: REUTERS

NEW DELHI:
India on Monday named a former chief of domestic intelligence to lead talks on Kashmir issue, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi moves to defuse tension that has simmered in Indian-held Kashmir since July 2016.

More than 90 civilians have died in protests sparked after Indian security forces killed a separatist leader Burhan Wani last year in the state, ruled by Modi’s Hindu nationalist party in a power-sharing arrangement with a regional party.
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