00839pab a2200145 454500008004000000100002100040245005500061260000900116300001500125362001100140520043200151650004800583650002800631773003400659180718b2000   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aNavlakha, Gautam  aKashmir: It's never too late to do the right thing  c2000  ap.2703-706  a29 Jul  aAn obsession with territorial integrity has undermined the singular importance of the politics of solidarity, preventing an appreciation of the ground realities in Kashmir. The government's current offer to hold unconditional talks with the militant leadership, while commendable, cannot succeed unless there is a recognition of the urgent need to begin the long process of gaining the confidence of the Kashmiris. - Reproduced  aJammu and Kashmir - Politics and government  aPolitics and government  aEconomic and Political Weekly