New Delhi: Former Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) chief AS Dulat has expressed regret over failed talks between the Indian administration and Hurriyat hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani.

In an interview with a Pakistani television network, Dulat said that Geelani was, for many years, the 'only credible voice on the streets of Kashmir', adding that his not talking to the separatist leader was a 'grave error'. The former R&AW chief, however, noted that the situation was now going out of the control of the Hurriyat, stating that that is not good for anybody.