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Jammu and Kashmir legislator Qaisar Jamsheed Lone recounted his near-path to militancy in the 1990s. As a ninth-grade student, he was tortured by an Army officer during a crackdown. Furious, he contemplated joining militants, but a senior officer’s 20-minute dialogue changed his mind. Lone emphasized the power of conversation over force, noting that dialogue can prevent extremism and foster peace.
