It was a moment of reawakening to the new realities and requirements in Kashmir last week. It has come out of a potential crisis that could have undone some of the great achievements of the place in the last few years. Kashmir’s leadership, in their own way, stood by the people when they cried over the unfortunate developments in Iran, including the killing of its spiritual and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and at the same time became the torch bearers for keeping the light of peace on.

This was a herculean task, given the situation was threatening to take turn amidst emotional surge which had underlying political and diplomatic undertones . Kashmir had reasons to give vent to its anger and grief over the way America and Israel tried to pulverize Iran. In Kashmir grief doesn’t stay within the parameters of condolences , it has the tendency to turn into deep-seated political grievances . Kashmir is a difficult zone where conflict traverses in multiple ways.

First, Kashmir leadership of various flags, condemned the turn of events in Iran, engineered by American-Israel strikes incomplete solidarity with the nation with which it shared historic, cultural and religious ties. This expression of grief and anger was as loud as it could be, showcasing their personal sentiments in tune with the collective outpour of grief in streets.

A deeper look into it makes it evident that the leaders stood with their people. They did not want any gaps to emerge at such a crucial juncture where any chasm between the leadership and people could have deepened the crisis of confidence. It is different to air the grievances over non-fulfilment of election time promises and march in grief and........

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