Two consecutive days of militant violence in Srinagaron the eve of a roundtable conference in Kashmir to be attended by the PrimeMinister; resignationsby two anti-reservation members of the National Knowledge Commission even asstrikes by medical students continued; reiteration by the LeftParties that they would continue to oppose in and outside Parliament UPApolicies that adversely affected people. And to top it all, a marketmeltdown, given that the one thing the UPA government prides itself on is abooming economy and a stock market that has, in recent times, gone through theroof. Clearly, it was not the most propitious beginning for the UPA’s thirdyear in office.