Letter to BS: Good luck, PM Modi; revoking Article 370 is your great gamble

If the BJP succeeds in its endeavour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi would undoubtedly be hailed as a great leader. However, failure would attract unprecedented condemnation

This refers to the editorial “J&K and its discontents” (August 7). The decision of abrogating Article 370 of the Constitution marks the end of an era in the post-independence history of India. Till now, the problems in Jammu and Kashmir were considered a historical legacy. In hindsight, it was convenient to condemn and criticise actions of political predecessors, more particularly, the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Now on, the onus of whatever happens in the two newly constituted Union Territories will fall squarely on the present political dispensation at the Centre.

The task of restoring peace and normalcy as well as