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Kartarpur model may help find lasting solutions to conflicts – Manmohan Singh
Manmohan Singh, the former prime minister of India, is hopeful that if replicated the Kartarpur corridor model – which will see opening up of Sikhism’s second holiest site on Saturday – could help find lasting resolution...Nov 8, 2019 908 0 -
India’s Kashmir window dressing with EU parliamentarians’ visit backfires
India’s attempt to use a group of right-wing European Members of Parliament to gain some international legitimacy for its August 5 annexation of the disputed Kashmir territory has backfired as the European Union says it did...Nov 2, 2019 665 0 -
UN expresses concern as India formally annexes disputed Kashmir region
Hours after New Delhi officially took over the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region following its August 5 revocation of the regional autonomy, the United Nations Secretary General reiterated the world body’s concern over the precarious situation....Oct 31, 2019 661 0 -
UN slams Indian repression in Kashmir; says political decisions taken without Kashmiris’ consent
In a forceful denunciation of Indian restrictions still in force in the Indian-administered Kashmir, the United Nations has said major political decisions about the disputed territory are being taken without consent of the affected people. Rupert...Oct 29, 2019 640 0 -
National Press Club in D.C. honors imprisoned Kashmiri journalist
Journalist Aasif Sultan being apprehended. He wears a shirt saying Journalism is not a crime- Image Credit: Muzammil Matoo via CPJ The National Press Club has honored Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan – who has been jailed in India...Oct 28, 2019 989 0 -
U.S. believes Kashmiris’ voice needs to be heard
Amid continuing humanitarian catastrophe in the Indian-administered Kashmir, a senior State Department official told lawmakers at a hearing on Tuesday that Kashmiris’ voice needs to be heard once political process is restored. Acting Assistant Secretary of...Oct 22, 2019 927 0 -
Kashmir crisis be seen in the context of Indian BJP’s nationalism project – Ilhan Omar
Arguing that the U.S. should not ignore democratic values in its relationship with India, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar said at a hearing on Tuesday that Washington should see the situation in Indian-administered Kashmir as part of the...Oct 22, 2019 1263 0 -
Kashmir tensions boil as Pakistan, India trade fire, allegations
Pakistan has categorically rejected Indian media reports that Indian troops targeted the so-called terrorist launchpads on the Pakistani side of the Line of Control in Kashmir and instead the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad lambasted India over its...Oct 20, 2019 737 0 -
Elizabeth Warren voices concern over Kashmir siege; urges respect for Kashmiris’ rights
As Indian repression of the Kashmiris since August 5 revocation of the region’s autonomy entered its third month, Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren joined a growing number of American lawmakers to express concern over continued unprecedented restrictions...Oct 6, 2019 674 0 -
India-Pakistan nuclear conflict would trigger global climate nightmare – New Research
If a conflict between India and Pakistan – currently locked in a tense standoff over the disputed Kashmir region – turns nuclear, it would not only kill millions of people but also spark a global climate...Oct 4, 2019 747 0