ABSTRACT
Issue of militancy in the state of J&K is often mentioned as Asia’s hottest flashpoint between two nuclear-armed neighbors. The state appears as the crown in the relief map of Indian subcontinent and as the head of the Himalayan ranges that runs xxiisoutheastwards, branching further down from Assam into the Bay of Bengal. Resolving crisis in Kashmir is akin to stabilizing the Himalayan arc. In this chapter, Iftikhar Gilani proposes the harmonious regional development through devolution of political power as panacea for the continuing imbroglio.
