India’s moves in Kashmir raise tension in part next to China
5 years, 3 months ago

India’s moves in Kashmir raise tension in part next to China

Associated Press  

LEH, India — Nearly two months after the Indian government changed the status of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, new tensions are brewing in Ladakh, a remote and picturesque part of that territory that borders China. I’m afraid of lacking management for it.” The approaching Oct. 31 change in administrative rule from New Delhi is largely unwelcome in Ladakh’s Kargil district, where Muslims want to remain tied to the Kashmir valley. Kargil’s district administrator, Baseer-ul-Haque Chowdhary, insisted there was no coercion involved in ending the demonstrations and that authorities “persuaded the public to return to their businesses.” Asgar Ali Karbalai, a political and social leader in Kargil, said the population has an “unbreakable cultural, political, religious, geographical and historical relationship” with the Kashmir valley, where many of the region’s 7 million people support a 30-year armed insurgency demanding an independent Kashmir or a merger with Pakistan. “The lockdown is destroying our livelihood.” Muslims in Kargil say the India’s administrative changes in the region won’t alter any of the territorial disputes with either Pakistan or China. “Even if they carve out 10 union territories out of our land, it’ll remain part of the Kashmir dispute,” said activist Mohammed Rizwan, pointing to a remote barren mountaintop where a Pakistani military post overlooked the town.

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Why Trump’s blow-hot, blow-cold on China worries India
4 days, 13 hours ago

Why Trump’s blow-hot, blow-cold on China worries India

Al Jazeera  

After a four-year-long border standoff, India and China arrived at a detente in October. The country’s Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, said New Delhi had “never accepted the illegal Chinese occupation of Indian territory in this area”. Trump’s ambivalence towards China troubles New Delhi, said analysts, who warned that either extreme – an extra-harsh anti-China campaign from Washington …

India and China have struck a new deal over the Line of Actual Control in the Himalayas, but will it guarantee peace?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

India and China have struck a new deal over the Line of Actual Control in the Himalayas, but will it guarantee peace?

ABC  

High in the Himalayas, the Line of Actual Control has been anything but under control for the world powers who oversee it. No border has ever been established along the Himalayan stretch dividing India and China, however, a loosely demarcated 3,380-kilometre-long line, referred to as the Line of Actual Control, splits the two countries. With "something like 100-120,000 troops eyeball-to-eyeball" …

India's Ambitious Stance on Pakistan's Role in Kashmir: A Crucial Moment in Indo-Pak Relations
3 months, 1 week ago

India's Ambitious Stance on Pakistan's Role in Kashmir: A Crucial Moment in Indo-Pak Relations

ABP News  

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has stated that resolving the issue of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK) is now paramount in the context of India-Pakistan relations. He emphasized that Pakistan's policy of cross-border terrorism will never succeed and that it will face consequences for its actions. Jaishankar further clarified India's position, stating that they will not tolerate Pakistan's involvement in terrorism and …

Jammu targeted to ease pressure in Kashmir, Ladakh: Experts
6 months ago

Jammu targeted to ease pressure in Kashmir, Ladakh: Experts

Hindustan Times  

With the arc of terror spreading to the hitherto peaceful districts of Jammu region, security experts on Tuesday attributed the spike in attacks, including the Kathua attack, to the imminent assembly elections, infiltration of terrorists via the border and Line of Control besides local support and the redeployment of troops from the area. The Jammu region, he said, is vulnerable …

Militancy Moves from Kashmir to Jammu: What Are The Challenges and Implications?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Militancy Moves from Kashmir to Jammu: What Are The Challenges and Implications?

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 20, 2024 15:26 IST - 7 MINS READ Ajeet Singh, 34, from Salal village in Reasi district of Jammu, is worried. “The massive militarisation, area domination, and the growing human intelligence network in Kashmir have forced foreign militants to shift their focus to Jammu,” a senior intelligence officer said. “Militants keep changing their strategies based on their …

The Jammu Jihad: Is Pakistan marching to Beijing’s beat?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The Jammu Jihad: Is Pakistan marching to Beijing’s beat?

New Indian Express  

Does terror have a new address? Was Delhi caught napping as Pakistan’s terror machine came alive after a five-year hiatus with four back-to-back attacks—not in the Kashmir Valley as earlier—but in its new hunting ground of Jammu? Pakistan’s Army is returning to its old playbook, putting Kashmir front and centre of the long-running India-Pakistan confrontation, after a ceasefire agreement in …

India strongly rejects references to Jammu and Kashmir in China-Pakistan joint statement
6 months, 4 weeks ago

India strongly rejects references to Jammu and Kashmir in China-Pakistan joint statement

The Hindu  

India on June 13 stoutly rejected "unwarranted" references to Jammu and Kashmir in the latest joint statement by China and Pakistan and asserted that the Union Territory and Ladakh "have been, are and will always remain" its integral parts. "We have noted unwarranted references to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in the joint statement between China and Pakistan …

J-K & Ladakh integral, inalienable parts of India: MEA rejects references to UTs in China-Pak joint statement
6 months, 4 weeks ago

J-K & Ladakh integral, inalienable parts of India: MEA rejects references to UTs in China-Pak joint statement

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday categorically rejected "unwarranted" references to Jammu and Kashmir in a latest joint statement by China and Pakistan and asserted that the Union territory and Ladakh have been, are and will always remain its integral parts. India also criticised mentioning of projects under the so-called China-Pakistan Economic Corridor in the joint statement and said New Delhi …

Protests in PoK consequence of Pakistan's policy of systemic plundering of resources: India
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Protests in PoK consequence of Pakistan's policy of systemic plundering of resources: India

The Hindu  

India on May 17 said the protests witnessed in several parts of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir are a "natural consequence" of Islamabad's continued policy of systemic plundering of resources from the region that remains under its "forcible and illegal" occupation. India also asserted that the entire Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh "have been, are and shall always remain integral …

No change in trade policy with India: Pakistan
9 months, 1 week ago

No change in trade policy with India: Pakistan

The Hindu  

Pakistan on March 28 clarified that it has no plan to resume trade relations with India which has been "non-existent" since 2019 after the Indian government abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. The clarification from Pakistan's Foreign Office comes days after the new Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said in London that …

Protests in remote Ladakh enter 3rd week. Locals demand protection of fragile ecology, land autonomy
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Protests in remote Ladakh enter 3rd week. Locals demand protection of fragile ecology, land autonomy

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — Thousands of people in the remote region of Ladakh have been protesting for over two weeks in freezing temperatures, demanding constitutional provisions from the Indian government to protect their territory’s fragile ecology and to have autonomy over land and agriculture decisions. Wangchuk, also an engineer working on solutions for sustainability at his Himalayan Institute of Alternative Ladakh, …

Ladakh turns restive over unkept promises
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Ladakh turns restive over unkept promises

Hindustan Times  

On February 3, Ladakh saw its biggest-ever demonstration and complete shutdown, over four key demands — statehood, inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, job reservation for locals, and a parliamentary seat each for Leh and Kargil. In 2019, as part of its abolition of Jammu and Kashmir’s special constitutional status, New Delhi granted Union Territory status to Ladakh. …

India’s Modi visits Kashmir: How has the region changed since 2019?
10 months ago

India’s Modi visits Kashmir: How has the region changed since 2019?

Al Jazeera  

Here’s a look at Narendra Modi’s government policies and how they have affected Kashmir since the region’s semi-autonomous status was taken away. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made his first visit to Kashmir since his government’s controversial 2019 decision to scrap the region’s special semi-autonomous status. Here’s a look at key changes brought to Kashmir by Modi’s government …

India slams Pakistan for raking up Kashmir at UNGA; calls for taking credible action against 26/11 perpetrators
1 year, 3 months ago

India slams Pakistan for raking up Kashmir at UNGA; calls for taking credible action against 26/11 perpetrators

The Hindu  

India has strongly responded to Pakistan after its caretaker leader raked up Kashmir in his address to the U.N General Assembly, with Delhi saying the “home and patron” to the largest number of proscribed terrorist entities in the world should take credible action against perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks instead of engaging in “technical sophistry”. Instead of engaging in …

Editor’s Note: New Delhi must see Ladakh beyond border security
1 year, 4 months ago

Editor’s Note: New Delhi must see Ladakh beyond border security

The Hindu  

The Centre’s focus on border security is putting the people and the environment of Ladakh at risk. Ladakh’s people would complain bitterly about Kashmiri domination and demand Union Territory status. The government’s ostrich stance that admitting to any incursion is in itself anti-national would be amusing if it were not so dangerous and self-defeating—it gives the newly aggressive China that …

India slams Pakistan foriegn minister Bilawal for raking up Kashmir at UNSC debate
1 year, 10 months ago

India slams Pakistan foriegn minister Bilawal for raking up Kashmir at UNSC debate

Hindustan Times  

India tore into Pakistan after its foreign minister raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at a Security Council debate on women, peace and security, saying it is “unworthy” to even respond to such “malicious and false propaganda”. Responding to Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s remarks on Jammu and Kashmir, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj …

India slams Pak foriegn minister Bilawal for raking up Kashmir at UNSC debate
1 year, 10 months ago

India slams Pak foriegn minister Bilawal for raking up Kashmir at UNSC debate

Deccan Chronicle  

United Nations: India tore into Pakistan after its foreign minister raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at a Security Council debate on women, peace and security, saying it is “unworthy” to even respond to such “malicious and false propaganda”. Responding to Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's remarks on Jammu and Kashmir, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador …

Why India’s Ladakh region is now fighting for full statehood
1 year, 10 months ago

Why India’s Ladakh region is now fighting for full statehood

Al Jazeera  

Three years after Ladakh was separated from Indian-administered Kashmir, residents say they want more safeguards for land and livelihoods. We wanted separation of Ladakh from Jammu and Kashmir but we didn’t want it this way,” Ladakhi politician Chering Dorjay told Al Jazeera. ‘Ladakh could become another Tibet’ Sonam Wangchuk was one of the prominent Ladakhis who in 2019 endorsed the …

Anand Sahay | J&K: New vistas can open if govt ready to shift focus
1 year, 11 months ago

Anand Sahay | J&K: New vistas can open if govt ready to shift focus

Deccan Chronicle  

Recently, the strong suggestion for “sincere and serious” talks by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif -- although accompanied by the typical Kashmir caveat, possibly for fear of a negative domestic reaction in an election year -- received in India a deprecatory, dismissive, and in some media sections an even supercilious response. Its conditionalities and provisos notwithstanding… it does flag the …

Rajnath reasserts India\'s resolve to reclaim Gilgit and Baltistan
2 years, 2 months ago

Rajnath reasserts India\'s resolve to reclaim Gilgit and Baltistan

Deccan Chronicle  

SRINAGAR: India's northward journey of development will be complete after reaching Gilgit and Baltistan, parts of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday, while referring to the 1994 resolution passed in Parliament on getting back the territories “under illegal occupation” of the neighbouring country. Singh, who was addressing the Shaurya Diwas function here that mark India's first military …

A dangerous drift in Kashmir
2 years, 4 months ago

A dangerous drift in Kashmir

The Hindu  

The policies and political projects being pursued by the BJP-led central government in Jammu and Kashmir post-August 5, 2019 — when the erstwhile State’s seven decades-long special constitutional position came to an end — have put unarmed and innocent civilians in the crosshairs of armed militants in Kashmir like never before. For many in the BJP, a cosmopolitan Kashmir may …

PoK is India’s Integral Part, Says Rajnath Singh at Kargil Vijay Diwas Event
2 years, 5 months ago

PoK is India’s Integral Part, Says Rajnath Singh at Kargil Vijay Diwas Event

News 18  

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir is an integral part of India, adding that India has become a strong and confident nation, which is well-equipped to protect its people from anyone who tries to cast an evil eye. Speaking at the commemoration ceremony of ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’ in Jammu, Singh said that today’s India is one …

Has India’s Kashmir policy under Modi failed?
2 years, 6 months ago

Has India’s Kashmir policy under Modi failed?

Al Jazeera  

With violence refusing to abate, the much-touted ‘muscular’ policy pursued by the BJP is not working, say experts, as they urge political engagement. The spiralling wave of violence has prompted critics to wonder whether the Modi government’s “muscular policy” towards the country’s only Muslim-majority region has failed. “This policy is not going to work in Kashmir, at the end they …

‘Pakistan is targeting Hindus in Kashmir’
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Pakistan is targeting Hindus in Kashmir’

The Hindu  

Nirmal Singh, former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, blamed Pakistan for the ongoing assault on Kashmiri Pandits and other non-locals living in the Valley, terming its actions as a desperate attempt to keep the proxy war with India going. Speaking to Frontline, the BJP leader said that the youths of Kashmir were inclined towards being a part of …

Pakistan’s record in PoK is exploitative and predatory, has no business talking about Jammu & Kashmir
2 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan’s record in PoK is exploitative and predatory, has no business talking about Jammu & Kashmir

Firstpost  

Jammu and Kashmir is considered one of the most intractable challenges faced by independent India. It is interesting that Pakistan, to this day, complains of the expelled and/or killed Muslims of Jammu, but no mention is made of the unfortunate Hindus and Sikhs of PoK by any organisation or government. In the June 2018 report, the Office of the High …

Time to ring in the polls in Jammu and Kashmir
2 years, 8 months ago

Time to ring in the polls in Jammu and Kashmir

The Hindu  

It’s what Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not say during his visit to Palli village in Jammu this week that was more important than what he did in a nearly 40-minute-long address to the public gathering. But the constitutional change effected in August 2019 was very much on his mind, as he used Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir and “ghati” in …

Kashmir issue OIC Pakistan Matters related to Jammu kashmir India internal matter, China has no locus standi to comment
2 years, 9 months ago

Kashmir issue OIC Pakistan Matters related to Jammu kashmir India internal matter, China has no locus standi to comment

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday slammed China for its "uncalled reference" to India and raking up the Kashmir issue at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Foreign Ministers' meeting held in Pakistan's Islamabad. MEA Official Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that the matters related to the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir are India's internal matters and Beijing …

China, Pakistan warned: Don\'t meddle over J&K, India\'s affairs
2 years, 11 months ago

China, Pakistan warned: Don\'t meddle over J&K, India\'s affairs

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Warning China and Pakistan not to interfere in India’s internal affairs, India attacked references to both Jammu and Kashmir as well as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor that passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in a Sino-Pakistani joint statement released three days ago after Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s visit to China. The external affairs ministry said: “We have noted references to …

Outstanding issues, including Kashmir, should be resolved through dialogue: Pak PM ahead of China visit
2 years, 11 months ago

Outstanding issues, including Kashmir, should be resolved through dialogue: Pak PM ahead of China visit

India Today  

Ahead of his visit to China, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that for "enduring peace" in South Asia it is essential that a "strategic balance" is maintained in the region and all "outstanding issues" like border questions and the Kashmir issue be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy and according to norms of international law. “It is our common …

Why India’s Ladakh is witnessing growing discontent
3 years ago

Why India’s Ladakh is witnessing growing discontent

Al Jazeera  

Unprecedented shutdown earlier this week in the strategic Himalayan region underscores its demand for more autonomy. Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Earlier this week, the region of Ladakh, a Himalayan desert in Indian-administered Kashmir that borders China and Pakistan, witnessed an unprecedented shutdown to demand statehood and protection of land and jobs. “Generally, people are seeking some kind of constitutional safeguards …

Opinion: Let Us Give Peace an Honest Chance in Kashmir
3 years, 1 month ago

Opinion: Let Us Give Peace an Honest Chance in Kashmir

News 18  

The new Kashmir that has emerged out of the ashes of three decades of Pakistan- The unfortunate incident of killing of two Kashmiri civilians in Hyderpora area of Srinagar in an encounter in which two militants, including one from Pakistan, were also killed raises an important question: how should we deal with such incidents that involve Kashmiri civilians, who at …

1990 or 2021, Hindus Remain Soft Targets in Kashmir
3 years, 2 months ago

1990 or 2021, Hindus Remain Soft Targets in Kashmir

The Quint  

The fresh spate of killings of the minorities in Kashmir has ruptured the semblance of peace and vitiated the overall environment. It also exhibits that the government of India’s invalidation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution doesn’t automatically translate into neutralisation of Islamist terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. The ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, has widely publicised a …

'J&K, Ladakh Will Always be Our Part': India's Strong Reply to Imran at UN, Slams Pak Over Terrorism
3 years, 3 months ago

'J&K, Ladakh Will Always be Our Part': India's Strong Reply to Imran at UN, Slams Pak Over Terrorism

News 18  

Exercising its right of reply on Imran Khan’s statements on Kashmir at the UN, India on Saturday said on the world forum that Pakistan has an established history and policy of harbouring, aiding and actively supporting terrorists. It further stressed that the entire union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, “were, are and will always be an integral and …

With Taliban’s rise, India sees renewed threat in Kashmir
3 years, 3 months ago

With Taliban’s rise, India sees renewed threat in Kashmir

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — India’s leaders are anxiously watching the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, fearing that it will benefit their bitter rival Pakistan and feed a long-simmering insurgency in the disputed region of Kashmir, where militants already have a foothold. Lt. Gen. Deependra Singh Hooda, former military commander for northern India between 2014-2016, said militant groups based across the border in …

Return of Taliban and Holy Month of Muharram
3 years, 4 months ago

Return of Taliban and Holy Month of Muharram

News 18  

Even as we enter the eve of 10th day of Muharram, colloquially known as Ashura, the day that commemorates martyrdom of Imam Hussain in the battle of Karbala, another battle took place closer to Kashmir’s neighborhood in Afghanistan, where Taliban forces captured Kabul within matter of days without facing any resistance whatsoever, after U.S. President ordered withdrawal of troops from …

What is India’s new endgame in Kashmir?
3 years, 4 months ago

What is India’s new endgame in Kashmir?

Al Jazeera  

The Indian government has changed its approach to the ‘Kashmir problem’ because it has new strategic priorities. In June this year, however, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited Kashmir’s integrationist parties to a meeting in New Delhi and, according to some of the participants, encouraged them to “speak unfiltered”. India’s decision to engage Islamabad over Kashmir, after persistently claiming that …

Troops patrol Kashmir on anniversary of statehood revocation
3 years, 5 months ago

Troops patrol Kashmir on anniversary of statehood revocation

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — Government forces patrolled much of Indian-controlled Kashmir and ordered shops and businesses to remain open Thursday to foil a planned strike by separatists on the second anniversary of India’s revocation of the disputed region’s semi-autonomy. “The paradox is that India has destroyed this place and are now forcing us to celebrate our subjugation and humiliation.” On Aug. …

Decision to Bifurcate J&K and Ladakh as UTs Bolstered National Security: Defence Min Rajnath Singh
3 years, 6 months ago

Decision to Bifurcate J&K and Ladakh as UTs Bolstered National Security: Defence Min Rajnath Singh

News 18  

The Union government's "historic" decision to bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as two separate union territories have bolstered national security and led to a major reduction in terrorist activities, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday. Speaking at an event in Ladakh, Singh also referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent outreach to political leaders of Jammu and Kashmir, …

Pakistan will oppose any move by India to 'divide Kashmir' and change its demography, says Shah Mahmood Qureshi
3 years, 6 months ago

Pakistan will oppose any move by India to 'divide Kashmir' and change its demography, says Shah Mahmood Qureshi

Firstpost  

Pakistan’s statement came on a day the Centre invited 14 political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir to participate in a meeting to be chaired by Narendra Modi on 24 June Islamabad: Pakistan said on Saturday that it would oppose any move by India to divide Kashmir and change its demography. Pakistan’s Foreign Office said in a statement that Foreign Minister …

Pakistan, India peace move silences deadly Kashmir frontier
3 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan, India peace move silences deadly Kashmir frontier

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — The machine guns peeking over parapets of small, sandbagged concrete bunkers and the heavy artillery cannons dug deep into Himalayan Kashmir’s rugged terrain have fallen silent. “If Pakistan is indeed looking to move toward a new regional role, embracing geopolitics, reducing tensions with India is a must, and if India is going to pivot to deal with …

India Committed to Retrieving Pakistan-occupied J&K: Union Minister Jitendra Singh
4 years, 1 month ago

India Committed to Retrieving Pakistan-occupied J&K: Union Minister Jitendra Singh

News 18  

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said India stands committed to retrieving Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir and it was the only outstanding issue between the two countries. Referring to a resolution of Parliament passed in 1994 wherein it was unanimously accepted by all parties that Pakistan has to vacate the areas of the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir, the …

Pakistani PM angers India with plan to change Kashmir status
4 years, 2 months ago

Pakistani PM angers India with plan to change Kashmir status

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s prime minister has rekindled controversy with archrival India this week by pledging to make part of the Pakistani-administered Himalayan region of Kashmir officially part his country. Imran Khan’s pledge to declare the area of Gilgit-Baltistan — which is part of the Pakistani-ruled Kashmir — the fifth province of Pakistan promptly angered neighboring India, which itself last year …

Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh integral part of country, China has no locus standi to comment: India
4 years, 2 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh integral part of country, China has no locus standi to comment: India

India TV News  

Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, "have been, are, and would" remain an integral part of the country, asserted India on Thursday, insisting that China has no locus standi to comment on its internal matters. The comments by External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava came in response to China's contention that it does not recognise the union territory …

Ladakh Buddhists who hailed India’s Kashmir move not so sure now
4 years, 2 months ago

Ladakh Buddhists who hailed India’s Kashmir move not so sure now

Al Jazeera  

A year after India scrapped Kashmir’s special status, anger and apprehensions in Ladakh over their future. Dorge said people in Ladakh fear that New Delhi can change or pass new laws without their approval since “most of the people running the show of the union territory administration are not from Ladakh”. Last year, Kargil protested against the Modi government’s decision …

At UN, India vows to help produce virus vaccine for world
4 years, 3 months ago

At UN, India vows to help produce virus vaccine for world

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged to help the world produce and deliver potential coronavirus vaccines while making no mention Saturday of the heavy toll the pandemic has taken on his own country, where the enormous population has suffered among the highest numbers of cases and deaths in the world. Modi’s remarks to the U.N. General Assembly …

Terrorism, clandestine nuclear trade constitute Pakistan's only 'crowning glory', says India at UN
4 years, 3 months ago

Terrorism, clandestine nuclear trade constitute Pakistan's only 'crowning glory', says India at UN

Firstpost  

The strong rebuttal came after Imran Khan spoke about India’s internal affairs, including the issue of Jammu and Kashmir, at the high-level General Debate United Nations: The “only crowning glory” that Pakistan has to show to the world for the last seven decades is terrorism, ethnic cleansing, majoritarian fundamentalism and clandestine nuclear trade, India said in a scathing response on …

An assault on the map: why the dispute between India and China in Ladakh may continue to escalate
4 years, 4 months ago

An assault on the map: why the dispute between India and China in Ladakh may continue to escalate

Firstpost  

The logic of proud nationalism dictates that maps may become larger, but they certainly cannot be allowed to shrink. This is in addition to the whole of Aksai Chin, the barren high-altitude desert between Ladakh and Tibet that appears on Indian maps as a part of India, although it has never been in the physical occupation of any government of …

India calls for permanently removing Jammu and Kashmir issue under 'outdated agenda item' from UNSC
4 years, 4 months ago

India calls for permanently removing Jammu and Kashmir issue under 'outdated agenda item' from UNSC

India Today  

India at the UN has called for permanently removing the issue of Jammu and Kashmir under the outdated agenda item of the India-Pakistan question from the Security Council's agenda, saying such "irrational exuberance" has no takers in a dignified world. Pakistan, backed by its âall-weather allyâ China, has been repeatedly seeking to have a discussion on the issue of Jammu …

Laughable Fiction, Says Islamabad as India Objects to Kashmir in China-Pak Joint Statement
4 years, 4 months ago

Laughable Fiction, Says Islamabad as India Objects to Kashmir in China-Pak Joint Statement

News 18  

Countering India's objection to Jammu and Kashmir's reference during second round of China-Pakistan foreign ministers’ strategic dialogue, Islamabad on Sunday said that New Delhi's stand on the Union territory is a "laughable fiction, totally contrary to historical and legal facts". "As in the past, we categorically reject the reference to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir in the joint …

AP Explains: India’s Kashmir move foretold China standoff
4 years, 4 months ago

AP Explains: India’s Kashmir move foretold China standoff

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — Indian and Chinese officials held talks Thursday to try to resolve a months-long bitter standoff along their disputed frontier, where the two countries have deployed tens of thousands of soldiers. India’s foreign ministry said the two countries’ diplomats during the talks “acknowledged the need to maintain close communication through both the diplomatic and military channels so as …

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