
Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir - Omar Abdullah
Described by former US president Bill Clinton as the most dangerous place on Earth, is there any hope of Kashmir becoming a place of peace not conflict?
In a special edition of Hardtalk recorded in front of an audience in India's capital Delhi, Stephen Sackur talks to one of the country's most intriguing politicians. Omar Abdullah is Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, a long disputed territory once described by former US president Bill Clinton as the most dangerous place on Earth. Is there any hope of Kashmir becoming a place of peace not conflict?
Omar Abdullah has been Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir for five years, following in a family tradition. His grandfather was the state's first prime minister and his father served as chief minister too.
Picture: Omar Abdullah (left) with presenter Stephen Sackur
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