Why Kashmir Has Been Torn Apart by Decades-Long Strife
8 years, 7 months ago

Why Kashmir Has Been Torn Apart by Decades-Long Strife

The Quint  

In 1947, the kingdom of Jammu and Kashmir was asked to join with either India or Pakistan. However, local armed uprisings that flared in various parts of Kashmir, along with raids from tribal groups from Pakistan forced Singh to seek help from India, which offered military assistance on condition that the kingdom link itself to India. The ruler accepted, but insisted that Kashmir remain a largely autonomous state within the Indian union, with India managing its foreign affairs, defence and telecommunications. The Indian military entered the region soon after, with the tribal raid spiralling into the first of two wars between India and Pakistan over Kashmir. Nonetheless, Kashmir was divided between the two young nations by the heavily militarised Line of Control, with the promise of a UN-sponsored referendum in the future.

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Pakistan continues illegal occupation of Jammu and Kashmir territory, must vacate: India at UNSC
1 day, 1 hour ago

Pakistan continues illegal occupation of Jammu and Kashmir territory, must vacate: India at UNSC

Hindustan Times  

India has strongly criticised Pakistan at the United Nations, accusing it of continuing to illegally occupy Jammu and Kashmir and demanding its immediate vacating. He said that India felt compelled to address the “unwarranted remarks” made by the Pakistani delegate regarding the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Relations between India and Pakistan soured significantly after India abrogated Article …

Jaishankar says West, UN turned Kashmir ‘invasion’ into dispute: ‘I’ve got some question marks'
1 week, 1 day ago

Jaishankar says West, UN turned Kashmir ‘invasion’ into dispute: ‘I’ve got some question marks'

Hindustan Times  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday appeared to West's double standards on the Kashmir issue, stating that what was originally an "invasion" had been reframed as a dispute. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar addresses a session at the Raisina Dialogue 2025 Jaishankar said when the West goes out into other countries, “it's in pursuance of democratic freedoms” and “when …

‘When Pak returns stolen part’: Jaishankar responds to question on solving Kashmir
2 weeks, 5 days ago

‘When Pak returns stolen part’: Jaishankar responds to question on solving Kashmir

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: India has largely resolved the Kashmir issue by scrapping the region’s special status, restoring economic activity and holding elections, and the matter will be settled when Pakistan returns the “stolen part of Kashmir” under its illegal occupation, external affairs minister S Jaishankar has said. Jaishankar’s remarks, made at an event hosted by the Royal Institute of International Affairs …

‘Get over this unhealthy obsession with us’: India rebukes Pakistan over Kashmir remarks
3 weeks, 6 days ago

‘Get over this unhealthy obsession with us’: India rebukes Pakistan over Kashmir remarks

Live Mint  

New Delhi severely rebuked Pakistan at the Geneva meet of the United Nations Human Rights Council over its Kashmir remarks, asking it to get over this “unhealthy obsession with India” and focus on the issues that's plaguing its own country. India also said that Pakistan was a failed state, “surviving on International handouts”. “As a country where human rights abuses, …

India has been victim of terror acts perpetrated by Pakistan: Delhi tells UNSC
1 month ago

India has been victim of terror acts perpetrated by Pakistan: Delhi tells UNSC

Deccan Chronicle  

India has been a victim of terror acts perpetrated by Pakistan through groups such as Jaish-e-Mohammed and it is a 'supreme irony' when the global epicentre of terrorism pats itself on the back claiming to fight against the scourge, Delhi's envoy told a UN Security Council meeting chaired by China. India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish delivered …

India has been a victim of Pakistan-sponsored terror acts, UNSC told
1 month, 1 week ago

India has been a victim of Pakistan-sponsored terror acts, UNSC told

The Hindu  

India has been a victim of terror acts perpetrated by Pakistan through groups such as Jaish-e-Mohammed and it is a “supreme irony” when the global epicentre of terrorism pats itself on the back claiming to fight against the scourge, Delhi’s envoy told a UN Security Council meeting chaired by China. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish delivered …

J&K will always be integral part of India: Indian envoy to UN
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1 month, 1 week ago

J&K will always be integral part of India: Indian envoy to UN

Deccan Chronicle  

India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, reaffirmed on Tuesday that Jammu and Kashmir is and will always remain an integral part of India and strongly condemned Pakistan's misinformation campaigns.He also emphasised the democratic choice made by the people of Jammu and Kashmir in the legislative assembly elections after Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar raised the Kashmir …

Pakistan PM's fresh peace overture to India: Want to resolve Kashmir issue
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan PM's fresh peace overture to India: Want to resolve Kashmir issue

India Today  

Pakistan wants to resolve all issues, including Kashmir, through dialogue with India, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday. Sharif's peace overture came while he was addressing a special session of Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir Assembly in Muzaffarabad on "Kashmir Solidarity Day", an annual Pakistani event to show support for the Kashmiris. Sharif said that "India should come out of the …

Autonomy: The Kashmir Story | Understanding the History and Present of J&K’s Political Scenario
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Autonomy: The Kashmir Story | Understanding the History and Present of J&K’s Political Scenario

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 03, 2025 18:31 IST - 2 MINS READ If there is one word that captures Jammu and Kashmir’s political aspirations, it is “autonomy”. After the 2024 Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir, the National Conference -led government passed a resolution on November 6, 2024, in the Legislative Assembly demanding the restoration of special status and constitutional guarantees, …

BJP govt treats Delhi, Kashmir equally: Rajnath
2 months, 1 week ago

BJP govt treats Delhi, Kashmir equally: Rajnath

The Hindu  

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday lauded Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for his efforts to reduce the distance between hearts of people of Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi, and asserted that the BJP government treats Delhi and Kashmir equally. “I congratulate Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for taking the right steps to help overcome the little bit of …

Book Review: Unravelling the Kashmir Knot – Past, Present and Future By Dr. Aman Hingorani
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Book Review: Unravelling the Kashmir Knot – Past, Present and Future By Dr. Aman Hingorani

Live Law  

Three decades ago, I read Freedom at Midnight by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre. Jammu s Kashmir's Accession and the Legal Framework At the time of independence, colonial India's territory included around 560 princely states, which had the option to accede to India, Pakistan, or remain independent under the Indian Independence Act of 1947 read with the amended Government of …

Kashmir issue not resolved permanently yet: Omar Abdullah
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Kashmir issue not resolved permanently yet: Omar Abdullah

Deccan Chronicle  

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday termed the BJP’s claim that the revocation of Article 370 resolved the issue of Kashmir permanently as irrational and asked if the Centre’s August 5, 2019 decisions also resolved the occupation of a part of the undivided princely state by Pakistan. Taking a swipe at the BJP over its assertion, …

Indian-controlled Kashmir votes in final phase of polls to elect local government
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian-controlled Kashmir votes in final phase of polls to elect local government

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Voting in the final phase of the election …

India's Ambitious Stance on Pakistan's Role in Kashmir: A Crucial Moment in Indo-Pak Relations
5 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Kashmir at the Boiling Point as Elections Loom
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Kashmir at the Boiling Point as Elections Loom

The Diplomat  

As Kashmir gears up for its first local assembly election in a decade, there is a battle underway. By framing the genesis of a vexing political conflict as a mere corollary to economic instability and arguing that Kashmir’s special status scuppered economic development, the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party aims to legitimize its monopolization of power in J&K and deflect focus …

Residents in India-controlled Kashmir vote in the second phase of polls surrounded by heavy security
6 months ago

Residents in India-controlled Kashmir vote in the second phase of polls surrounded by heavy security

The Independent  

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Jammu and Kashmir votes in regional elections first time in a decade after losing special status in 2019
6 months, 1 week ago

Jammu and Kashmir votes in regional elections first time in a decade after losing special status in 2019

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The three-phased election for choosing a local government …

Despite prison, torture, this Kashmiri politician won’t give up on India
6 months, 1 week ago

Despite prison, torture, this Kashmiri politician won’t give up on India

Al Jazeera  

As Kashmir votes in its first regional elections in a decade, Waheed-ur-Rehman Para battles his own demons, contesting to win and reaffirm his faith in Indian democracy. Para’s own odyssey with the Indian state completely “shook” his faith in democracy, he said. “Come to my home in the evening and we will see to it.” These are pleas he hears …

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

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

Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir say militants fire on workers from Punjab state, killing 1
1 year, 1 month ago

Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir say militants fire on workers from Punjab state, killing 1

The Independent  

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From the India Today archives (2019) | The Modi government's road to 'Naya Kashmir'
1 year, 3 months ago

From the India Today archives (2019) | The Modi government's road to 'Naya Kashmir'

India Today  

The sprawling Dal Lake, surrounded by emerald green mountains, is both the heart and the soul of Kashmir. He and other key officials in the state regard all these factors as clear indicators that the Modi government’s epochal decision to end J&K special status is proceeding according to plan. For mainstream parties such as the National Conference and the Peoples …

Indian and Pakistani soldiers trade fire in disputed Kashmir, killing 1 Indian soldier
1 year, 4 months ago

Indian and Pakistani soldiers trade fire in disputed Kashmir, killing 1 Indian soldier

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged gunfire and shelling along their highly militarized frontier in disputed Kashmir, killing an Indian border guard, officials said Thursday. Authorities in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir said Pakistani soldiers fired mortars and machine guns at border posts in the southern Jammu area on Wednesday night, calling it “unprovoked.” India’s Border Security Force …

Time to bust Pakistan’s disinformation campaigns on J&K accession day
1 year, 5 months ago

Time to bust Pakistan’s disinformation campaigns on J&K accession day

Firstpost  

Jammu and Kashmir is commemorating its 76th Accession Day on 26 October 2023. For two months, from August to October 1947, Maharaja Hari Singh maintained a somewhat ambivalent and neutral stance as both India and Pakistan lobbied for the state’s accession. Ahead of the British exit, on 12 August 1947, Maharaja Hari Singh, through his Prime Minister Major Janak Singh, …

India slams Pakistan for raking up Kashmir at UNGA; calls for taking credible action against 26/11 perpetrators
1 year, 6 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 …

India hits back after Pakistan caretaker PM raises J&K at UN: ‘Malicious propaganda’
1 year, 6 months ago

India hits back after Pakistan caretaker PM raises J&K at UN: ‘Malicious propaganda’

Hindustan Times  

India on Friday called out Pakistan after its caretaker prime minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar raised Jammu and Kashmir in his address to the UN General Assembly. Kakar had called Kashmir as the key to peace between India and Pakistan, Petal Gahlot, India's first secretary at United Nations for second committee of UNGA. Petal Gahlot, India's first secretary at United Nations for …

Pakistan PM Kakar again rakes up Kashmir issue at United Nations General Assembly, India to reply tomorrow
1 year, 6 months ago

Pakistan PM Kakar again rakes up Kashmir issue at United Nations General Assembly, India to reply tomorrow

India TV News  

Pakistan caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar has again raked up the Kashmir in his speech at the UN General Assembly on Friday. He said, "Pakistan desires peaceful and productive relations with all our neighbours including India," and added that "Kashmir is the key to peace between Pakistan and India." Since August 2019, India has deployed 900,000 troops in illegally …

3 Indian soldiers are killed in Kashmir gunfight on the 4th anniversary of special status revocation
1 year, 7 months ago

3 Indian soldiers are killed in Kashmir gunfight on the 4th anniversary of special status revocation

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — Three Indian soldiers were killed in a gun battle with rebels fighting against New Delhi’s rule in Kashmir, officials said Saturday, as authorities stepped up security on the fourth anniversary since India revoked the disputed region’s special status. The changes were brought by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on Aug. 5, 2019, and the move resonated in …

Kashmir leader says the region lacks democracy and asks India to restore its special status
1 year, 7 months ago

Kashmir leader says the region lacks democracy and asks India to restore its special status

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Kashmir’s top pro-India politician had a stark message Friday — the eve of the fourth anniversary since India revoked the disputed region’s special status, throwing the Himalayan territory into political chaos: “Democracy stops where the boundaries of Jammu and Kashmir begin.” In an interview with The Associated Press, Omar Abdullah said India’s 2019 decision to strip the …

Kashmir leader says the region lacks democracy and asks India to restore its special status
1 year, 7 months ago

Kashmir leader says the region lacks democracy and asks India to restore its special status

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Kashmir’s top pro-India politician had a stark message …

‘No reason’ to strip Kashmir autonomy: India’s top court told as it hears challenges to special status removal
1 year, 7 months ago

‘No reason’ to strip Kashmir autonomy: India’s top court told as it hears challenges to special status removal

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India’s Supreme Court was told that the integration …

India slams Pakistan for raking up Kashmir issue at United Nations
1 year, 10 months ago

India slams Pakistan for raking up Kashmir issue at United Nations

The Hindu  

India tore into Pakistan after its United Nations envoy raised the Kashmir issue here, saying no amount of rhetoric and propaganda can change the fact that the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are and will always be an "inalienable" part of the country. Counsellor in India’s Permanent Mission to the UN Pratik Mathur's remarks came after Pakistan's …

Warm ties with India and vision beyond Kashmir: What Pakistan needs to battle economic crisis and global isolation
2 years ago

Warm ties with India and vision beyond Kashmir: What Pakistan needs to battle economic crisis and global isolation

Firstpost  

It has been over two years since the Indian and Pakistani Director General Military Operations agreed to a ceasefire along the LoC and surprisingly it has held. More than 8000 members of Pakistan’s armed forces have lost their lives in terrorist incidents since 2000.” He adds, “Islamabad must change its tack if it hopes to prevent a full-blown insurgency and …

Why India-Pakistan Relations are likely to Nosedive in Coming Days - News18
2 years ago

Why India-Pakistan Relations are likely to Nosedive in Coming Days - News18

News 18  

These days, conciliatory write-ups have been appearing in Pakistani press regarding India-Pakistan relations. Among these peaceniks are former Pakistan Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, former High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit, Pakistani diplomat Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, former Pakistan’s Representative to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi and a host of others. They seem to have realised that without friendly relations with …

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

Pakistan remarks on Kashmir ‘frivolous’, says India
2 years ago

Pakistan remarks on Kashmir ‘frivolous’, says India

The Hindu  

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 …

Kashmir, like Punjab, needs empathy, can’t be ruled from Delhi: Ex-RAW chief Dulat
2 years ago

Kashmir, like Punjab, needs empathy, can’t be ruled from Delhi: Ex-RAW chief Dulat

Hindustan Times  

Kashmir, like the border sensitive state of Punjab, needs empathy. Lt Gen Tej Sapru, Gurbir Singh Grewal, educationist and son of former Punjab CM justice Gurnam Singh, former RAW chief-cum-author AS Dulat, justice SS Sodhi, Lt Gen JS Dhillon, publisher Saguna Jain, Ramesh Vinayak, executive editor, Hindustan Times, and Sikh intellectual Gurpreet Singh. These were views shared by Amarjit Singh …

Book Review | Kashmiri lives matter: Book reveals how Congress betrayed ‘paradise’
2 years, 1 month ago

Book Review | Kashmiri lives matter: Book reveals how Congress betrayed ‘paradise’

Deccan Chronicle  

Writing about Jammu and Kashmir is not easy owing to its many complexities and much of its actual pre- and post-Independence history being suppressed and/or ‘altered’. The author, veteran journalist Jawaharlal Kaul, describes the volume as a product of his personal engagement with Kashmir, its unknown conversations and histories, and the people’s optimism to rebuild the paradise. Sir Muhammad Iqbal …

Pakistan PM seeks India talks on ‘burning issues such as Kashmir’
2 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan PM seeks India talks on ‘burning issues such as Kashmir’

Al Jazeera  

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for talks with India to discuss “burning issues such as Kashmir” while asking the United Arab Emirates to play a role in resolving the differences between the two neighbours. Terming the UAE a “brotherly country” while on a visit there last week, Sharif, in an interview with Al Arabiya aired …

No, Nehru did not mishandle Kashmir
2 years, 3 months ago

No, Nehru did not mishandle Kashmir

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 01, 2022 10:45 IST Ask a layperson about Jawaharlal Nehru’s role in Kashmir, and he is likely to rant against the country’s first Prime Minister for his alleged pusillanimity, borrowing from the BJP-RSS’ playbook: Why did Nehru internationalise the Kashmir dispute by referring it to the United Nations? This time, ahead of the Gujarat election, Union Minister …

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju Writes: 75th Anniversary of Five Nehruvian Blunders on Kashmir
2 years, 4 months ago

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju Writes: 75th Anniversary of Five Nehruvian Blunders on Kashmir

News 18  

There are two ways to look at the significance of October 27. October 27 is the 75th anniversary of an important day in a series of Jawaharlal Nehru’s greatest blunders, both before and after this date, that haunted India for the next seven decades. Maharaja Hari Singh, like all other princely states wanting to join India, had approached Indian leadership …

'Nehru delayed Kashmir's accession to India': Kiren Rijiju fact-checks Jairam Ramesh
2 years, 5 months ago

'Nehru delayed Kashmir's accession to India': Kiren Rijiju fact-checks Jairam Ramesh

Op India  

The Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday fact-checked senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh over his Twitter thread where he alleged that Maharaja Hari Singh dithered on Kashmir’s accession to India and it was Sheikh Abdullah who championed it, “entirely because of his friendship and admiration for Nehru.” In a Twitter thread spanning six tweets, Rijiju debunked the ‘historical lie’ …

Nehru delayed Kashmir's accession to India not the Maharaja: Kiren Rijiju tells Jairam Ramesh
2 years, 5 months ago

Nehru delayed Kashmir's accession to India not the Maharaja: Kiren Rijiju tells Jairam Ramesh

India Today  

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, in response to a tweet by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, said that Jawaharlal Nehru delayed Kashmir's accession to India and not Maharaja Hari Singh. Responding to Jairam Ramesh's tweet, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said, "The first time Maharaja Hari Singh approached Nehru for accession to India was July 1947 itself, a full month before Independence. …

'It's high time India understands...': Pak PM talks peace, but sings the jaded Kashmir tune again at UNGA
2 years, 6 months ago

'It's high time India understands...': Pak PM talks peace, but sings the jaded Kashmir tune again at UNGA

India TV News  

Highlights Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif at his UNGA address called for peace with India He cited issues with India and said that the nation needs to understand that "war is not an option" "India must take credible steps to create enabling environment for constructive engagement", he said Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at his UNGA address on Friday called for …

What the Queen meant to India and Pakistan
2 years, 6 months ago

What the Queen meant to India and Pakistan

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Known as the jewel in the crown of the …

A dangerous drift in Kashmir
2 years, 7 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 …

Why Kashmir polls matter
2 years, 7 months ago

Why Kashmir polls matter

Hindustan Times  

The run-up to the first assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir in almost a decade has been marred by controversies. And finally this week, the summary update of electoral rolls — a process seen by analysts as the final step before the election commission takes up the process of fixing poll dates — threw up a new row with the …

Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif expresses desire for peaceful ties with India, Kashmir issue resolution
2 years, 7 months ago

Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif expresses desire for peaceful ties with India, Kashmir issue resolution

India TV News  

Highlights Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif has expressed his desire for peaceful relations with India Sharif also urged the international community to play a "facilitative role" Sharif expressed views during meeting with newly-appointed Australian High Comm­issioner to Pak Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed his desire for peaceful relations with India based on the principles of "equity, justice and mutual …

75 years of Independence | An ascendant India that still faces threats
2 years, 7 months ago

75 years of Independence | An ascendant India that still faces threats

The Hindu  

Seventy-five years after India became independent, it is worth undertaking an assessment of how well the country has fared on internal parameters, even as India has emerged, in the same period, as a significant force in global affairs. During the 1980s and 1990s, India faced a major insurgency in the Punjab over the demand for an independent State of Khalistan. …

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