Kashmir: Manmohan Singh rolls in Vajpayee’s train; the dream of a united, integrated India brightens but snags remain
Vajpayee's train rolls in
By Iftikar Gilani
There is no overstating the role of the railways in integrating India. In fact, there is reason to believe that the railways had a bigger role than the civil services and Army in weaving India's various societies and cultures into a common fabric. Kashmir was the missing link for all these years. But, on October 11, all that become history when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh flagged off the first train to leave the newly constructed Nowgam station. The train will initially ply between Srinagar and Anantnag and later connect the Valley with Jammu and thence, the rest of India.
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