The Kashmir dispute “can be resolved somewhat along the lines the problem in Northern Ireland was sorted out”.

— Bill Clinton (March 2003)

We cannot ignore the histories of colonialism. I think the governments have big roles to play, because, in our situation — and you will have to translate how this fits in the situation in Kashmir — people were using armed struggle because they felt that they had no alternative way.

— Gerry Adams, Sinn Fein leader, in an interview to The Telegraph, March 2004

This is the first visit by the Hurriyat to study the Irish peace process. We have been talking about it but this is the first serious attempt to study it.

— Mirwaiz Umar Farooq December 2006