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Trump vows to do his best on Kashmir mediation; State Department urges India to free detainees
With the siege of Kashmir now into third week, President Donald Trump Tuesday vowed to do his best to mediate on the thorny dispute between South Asian foes India and Pakistan. On the same day, Washington...Aug 20, 2019 827 0 -
Amid continuing Kashmir siege, Trump asks Modi to reduce tensions with Pakistan
With Kashmiris continuing to suffer under Indian siege, President Donald Trump Monday asked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reduce tensions with Pakistan over the disputed territory, partly controlled by the two South Asian nuclear-armed neighbors....Aug 19, 2019 685 0 -
Russian diplomacy on Kashmir pleases Pakistanis, puzzles Indians
India, which allied itself with the Soviet Union during Cold War era, used Moscow to veto a number of resolutions in the UN Security Council aimed at resolving the Kashmir dispute. In fact, the Soviet Union...Aug 17, 2019 794 0 -
Trump says Pakistan, India should reduce Kashmir tensions through dialogue
President Donald Trump has underscored the importance of Pakistan and India ratcheting down their tensions over Kashmir through bilateral dialogue. “The president conveyed the importance of India and Pakistan reducing tensions through bilateral dialogue regarding the...Aug 16, 2019 558 0 -
Pakistan says Security Council meeting reaffirmed validity of UN resolutions on Kashmir
The Security Council’s meeting Friday over deteriorating situation in Jammu and Kashmir reaffirmed validity of UNSC resolutions, and now in contradiction of Indian claims the dispute is gaining much wider international spotlight, Pakistan’s ambassador to the...Aug 16, 2019 987 0 -
UN Security Council meets on Kashmir amid hectic diplomacy, soaring South Asian tensions
The United Nations Security Council began a closed meeting at Pakistan’ request to discuss India’s annexation of Kashmir, a move that has exacerbated tensions between South Asian nuclear powers, who both control parts of the disputed...Aug 16, 2019 537 0 -
Ahead of UNSC meeting on Kashmir, PM Khan calls President Trump
Just before the UN Security Council met to look at the spiraling Kashmir tensions between Pakistan and India, Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday called President Donald Trump to secure understanding and support for Islamabad’s position on...Aug 16, 2019 735 1 -
Pakistan, India trade fire as UNSC convenes on Kashmir imbroglio
Pakistan reported that three of its soldiers died Thursday in Indian firing from across the Line of Control in Kashmir while its forces killed five Indian personnel. New Delhi has denied any loss of its soldiers...Aug 16, 2019 576 0 -
UNSC likely to have a closed meeting on Kashmir Friday
The UN Security Council is expected to meet on Friday to consider Pakistan’s request for to address the precarious situation in the Indian administered Kashmir. The 15-member body will meet amidst ratcheting tensions between Pakistan and...Aug 15, 2019 1441 0 -
Worsening crisis with India over Kashmir could affect Afghan prospects: Pakistan ambassador
If Pakistan were to move it counterterrorism troops from the Afghan border to the Kashmir frontier in the face of exacerbation of tensions with India, Afghanistan peace prospects could face complications, Islamabad’s ambassador in Washington hinted...Aug 13, 2019 2339 0