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    ISAS Briefs

    Quick analytical responses to occurrences in South Asia

    401 : Chief Minister Sayeed’s Death could upset Jammu and Kashmir’s Stability

    Ronojoy Sen, Senior Research Fellow at ISAS

    15 January 2016

    The death of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has thrown into doubt the stability of the government in this strategically located Indian State. Sayeed’s death has brought into sharp focus not only the calculations of local leaders, including Sayeed’s daughter Mehbooba Mufti, but also the political stakes of the Centre