Once you start choking the space for dissent in a democracy, people feel pushed to the wall and then it leads to further dissent and alienation.
I'm not as large hearted as my father.
Over last 30 odd years, Kashmir has seen many highs and lows when looked at from the perspective of the security scenario, infiltrations and militancy on the ground.
It is part of our political thinking that democracy is a battle of ideas.
