What looked like a looming disaster for India's ruling Congress party in the state of Jammu & Kashmir has been resolved with a flourish. But the political triumph does not answer the question that provoked the crisis: should India keep an estimated 600,000 troops in the state? The insurgency they are fighting is simmering far less intensely; relations with Pakistan, a sponsor of their enemies, have much improved; and the military presence in the state is deeply unpopular. So the question is bound to be asked.
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