Harsha Kakar The announcement of MasratAlam Bhat as the new head of the All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) in place of Syed Ali Shah Geelani was possibly based on Pakistan’s directions to nominate a hardliner, seeking merger of Kashmir with it. Bhat has been in Tihar Jail since 2015. For Pak, the death of Geelani was an end of an era, which they exploited for enhancing violence in the valley leading to lowering India’s image and continuing Kashmir on the … Continue reading Geelani’s death and Pakistan