A final settlement of the Kashmir issue should be reached by peaceful means under the UN Charter and full respect for human rights, a spokesperson for UN chief Antonio Guterres has said, recalling the 1972 Simla agreement between India and Pakistan which rejects any third-party mediation. Haq said that the final settlement of the issue concerning Jammu and Kashmir ”is …
Donald Trump’s offer to help India and Pakistan resolve the Kashmir issue has snowballed into a major controversy after India refuted the US President’s claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made a request in this regard. As the US administration tries to play down Trump’s remarks by terming the Kashmir issue a “bilateral” one for “both India and Pakistan …