After nearly 60 years of bitter dispute between India and Pakistan over the sovereignty of Kashmir, and 14 years of bloody insurgency in the Indian-administered part of the territory, no one expects a swift resolution. But at least, says Amitabh Mattoo, an Indian expert on the region, "for the first time in years you can see light at the end of the tunnel." Two sets of talks—between India and Pakistan, and between the Indian government and moderate Kashmiri separatists—offer negotiation a chance, however slim, of succeeding where violence has failed.
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