Will be too late by the time guns fall silent: Farooq Abdullah pushes for India-Pakistan dialogue

Jammu National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Thursday (November 12, 2026) made a strong pitch for dialogue between India and Pakistan, asserting that bullets and military confrontation cannot resolve political disputes and that meaningful engagement must begin without waiting for hostilities to end. The former Chief Minister also asserted that Kashmir is, was and will remain an integral part of India.

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Abdullah said. He was responding to a question about the BJP-led government's stated position that talks and bullets cannot go together.