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The Right has its myths about Kashmir and it is time we busted them

The 5 dangerous Right nationalist myths on J&K that need to be demolished to win the battle for the hearts and minds of Kashmiris

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Security personnel stand guard near a blocked road during restrictions following the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370, in Srinagar | PTI

Shekhar Gupta
Last week’s National Interest had applied a tough fact and reality check to the five most prominent myths on Jammu and Kashmir believed by our liberal community. It should logically follow that we now do exactly the same with many firmly held beliefs of the Right nationalists. This is an enormously larger group, given the overwhelming Narendra Modi-BJP voter base.

Among them, the belief that Article 370 and the “two-timing perfidy” of Kashmiri leaders is the only problem is even stronger than the liberal sense of collective injustice by the Indian state. This Right-nationalist passion also comes from a lack
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