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Hateful rank and file of Sangh and BJP have undone years of govt work in Kashmir Alok Tiwari There is no denying that Kashmir was emerging as an unlikely success story of Modi government. In the years following abrogation of Art 370, the popular militancy symbolized by the stone-pelting crowds had been curbed. Domestic extremists had largely been silenced. Just recently elections were held and a popular government was installed. Tourism was booming and investments were about to take off. Happy tourists carried back tales of their good experience, local population did not show any trace of animosity towards mainlanders. It was only a matter of time before our friends in Pakistan would do something about it. Last week, they did. With chilling efficiency and devastating effect. The attack on tourists in Pahalgam was carried out with clinical efficiency and left nearly 30 people dead. The attackers singled out Hindu men and killed them deliberately leaving the shattered women to go bac...