Conceptions and Misconceptions about Kashmir: An Interview with Omar Abdullah

Abstract

GJAA covers topics pertinent to Central, Northeast, Southeast, and South Asia, combining policy prescriptions, academic research, and pedagogical insights on Asia.

Omar Abdullah served as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from January 2009 to December 2014. Afer representing the National Conference Party in a close election at the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly last year, he resigned as Chief Minister. He continues in his capacity as Working President of the National Conference Party, currently the main opposition party in the region. Mr. Abdullah delivered a speech at Georgetown University in April 2015 and took time to sit down with the GJAA to discuss issues ranging from the recent political alliance between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the People’s Democratic Party to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s term in ofce thus far.