It’s not opportunism. The Farooq Abdullah story Dulat relates centres around three great betrayals he has faced. The abrogation of Article 370 is one of them, even if Dulat has handled it ineptly.

Donning a sun-visor hat, Farooq Abdullah boarded the train from Nowgam Railway Station in Srinagar. He was greeted at the Katra terminal — the base camp for Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrims — by ...