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US should support UN-backed resolution to Kashmir: Rep. Rashida Tlaib
Joining her Congressional colleagues in condemning India’s continued repression in Jammu and Kashmir, Representative Rashida Tlaib has said the United States should supported a UN-backed resolution to the longstanding conflict in a way that helps that...Sep 14, 2019 1349 0 -
Democrats, Republicans remain divided over climate change being a key issue
With leading Democratic candidates making climate change a key national security point in their 2020 campaigns, and Republicans shying away from calling it a U.S. priority, the issue is likely to remain divisive in the national...Sep 7, 2019 874 0 -
Amnesty International launches #LetKashmirSpeak campaign a month into Indian clampdown
Amnesty International India has launched a global campaign #LetKashmirSpeak asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP government to end the ‘draconian communication blackout” imposed in a strict military clampdown on millions of people in the disputed Kashmir...Sep 5, 2019 1036 0 -
American Jewish leader rebukes India’s Kashmir atrocity; Israeli-Palestinian conflict shows force not a solution
An influential Jewish-American leader, Jack Rosen, has called for addressing the plight of the people in Jammu and Kashmir as India’s month-long clampdown and August 5 repeal of autonomous status for the disputed region draws sharp...Sep 4, 2019 823 0 -
U.S. to withdraw 5,400 troops from Afghanistan under a deal with Taliban: Report
Under a deal agreed ‘in principle’ between the United States and the Taliban, Washington would withdraw 5,400 from Afghanistan within 20 weeks once it comes into effect after President Donald Trump’s approval. The deal – revealed...Sep 3, 2019 699 0 -
Sanders says US should stand for peaceful Kashmir resolution that respects the will of Kashmiris
Senator Bernie Sanders, a Democratic presidential contender, has lambasted the Indian move to annex Jammu and Kashmir as “unacceptable” and called for U.S. support for a UN-backed peaceful resolution to the simmering conflict. “I am also...Sep 1, 2019 1174 0 -
UN chief calls for Indian, Pakistani steps to ratchet down Kashmir tensions
With no end in sight to the Kashmir imbroglio, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for India and Pakistan to steps to defuse tensions. “We obviously continue to follow the situation very closely in Jammu and...Aug 27, 2019 618 0 -
As Kashmir siege enters fourth week, Pakistan considers closing airspace to India
As Kashmir crisis continues to exacerbate South Asia tensions, Prime Minister Imran Khan is considering a “complete closure” of Pakistani airspace to India The proposal for a complete ban on the use of Pakistan’s land routes...Aug 27, 2019 724 0 -
Ilhan Omar: Kashmir should be opened to world organizations to ‘fully document’ happenings
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has called for permission for international organizations to go into besieged Kashmir in order to “fully document” happenings on the disputed territory under clampdown of heavy Indian military presence since August 5 revocation...Aug 27, 2019 2752 0 -
Nuclear conflagration risks make Kashmir much more than a Pakistan-India issue
When President Donald Trump meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during G-7 Summit in France on Monday, it would be exactly three weeks since New Delhi deprived Kashmiris of fundamental rights as it changed the constitutional...Aug 25, 2019 846 0