- Indian Deputy Prime Minister to Hold Talks with Kashmiri Separatists Patricia Nunan. - India has made a dramatic step in its policy for the disputed region of Kashmir, saying its deputy prime minister would hold talks with Kashmiri separatists.. - The announcement that Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani would meet with separatist leaders followed a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security, the Indian body that handles Kashmir-related issues.. - Separatists welcomed the announcement, but did not commit to talks. - Gopalaswamy says the decision stems from an overture made in August by Moulvi Abbas Ansari, the chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, a group of separatist parties.. - will meet in response to a statement on the 25th of August by Mr. - More than 60,000 people have died in fighting in Kashmir since 1989, when a loose alliance of Islamic militant groups based in Kashmir and in Pakistani territory began an insurgency to break free of Indian control.. - The decision could mark the end of a diplomatic deadlock between the two sides. - Previously, separatists from the Hurriyat, as the group is known, refused offers of talks with low-ranking government officials. - Meanwhile, the government said the Hurriyat did not reflect the will of the Kashmiri people.. - Despite the apparent diplomatic breakthrough, unrest in Kashmir continues. - Police arrested three separatist leaders in Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar. - Authorities said the separatists had organized anti-government demonstrations, one of which led to clashes between security forces and protesters
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