Far-right Euro MPs head to Kashmir in rare foreign visit Tue 29 October 2019: Delegation of 27 politicians, including far-right MPs from France and UK, to visit Kashmir amid security clampdown. Nearly 30 European MPs, drawn mainly from far-right parties, will on Tuesday be the first international delegation to visit Indian-administered Kashmir since a security clampdown was imposed in […]
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ILHAN OMAR SLAMS ‘TIMES OF INDIA’ REPORTER OVER HER ‘VERSION OF EVENTS’ Mon 28 October 2019: Omar challenged the veracity of what she claimed to be a dubious version of events. US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar slammed veteran Times of India reporter Aarti Tikoo Singh at a congressional sub-committee meeting on Kashmir, attacking her coverage of the situation in the […]
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Pakistan: ‘Black Day’ being observed against India’s illegal occupation Sun 27 October 2019: Pakistan’s president and prime minister reaffirm moral, political, and diplomatic support to Kashmiri people Pakistan on Sunday marked “Black Day” to show solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir on the 72nd anniversary of the dispute over the region. The day […]
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Kashmir Businesses Suffer Rs 10,000-Crore Hit in 84 Days of Lockdown Sun 27 October 2019: The deadlock in Kashmir, after the Centre announced the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, completed 84 days on Sunday with the valley in shutdown as the main markets continued to remain shut and public transport off the roads […]
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US voices Kashmir concern as lawmakers raise tone on India Thu 24 October 2019: The United States on Tuesday renewed calls on India to ease its clampdown in Kashmir as several lawmakers voiced anger at actions by a country that usually enjoys robust US support. Senior US officials also criticized Pakistan’s record during a congressional […]
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Mahathir Mohamad stands by Kashmir comments despite India palm oil boycott Tue 22 October 2019: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday said he would not retract his criticism of New Delhi’s actions in occupied Kashmir despite Indian traders calling for an unprecedented boycott of Malaysian palm oil. The impasse could exacerbate what Mahathir described […]
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In Kashmir, Freedom at a Price: Go Back to Jail if You Speak or Comment on Article 370 Mon 21 October 2019: As a condition of release, detainees are being made to sign an undertaking that they will “not make any comment(s) or issue statement(s) … related to recent events in the state of J&K” […]
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When Gandhi Argued in Favour of Kashmir’s Right to Self-Determination Fri 18 October 2019: “The people of Kashmir should be asked whether they want to join Pakistan or India. Let them do as they want.” The Wire brings you a short excerpt from Gandhi’s prayer discourse of July 29, 1947, from The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, Volume […]
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3 killed In Encounter In Jammu And Kashmir’s Anantnag Wed 16 October 2019: Three separatists were shot dead by security forces in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district this morning, news agency Press Trust of India reported. A soldier was injured, sources said. The Indian security forces advanced with caution towards the area […]
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Malaysia to Study impact of India’s planned trade action after Mahathir’s Kashmir comments Mon 14 October 2019: Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said his government will monitor the trade situation with India, which is reported to be considering trade curbs on the Southeast Asian nation over his criticism of actions in Kashmir, news wire Bernama […]
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