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Pakistan, India hold fire in Kashmir; US backs dialogue on the dispute
Such has been the state of hostilities between the two nuclear-armed neighbors that any talk of peace looks unrealistic, though welcomed by all those who know the value of peaceful existence. But this week, the two...February 26, 2021 768 0 -
Pakistan-India talks, not military conflict, will resolve Kashmir – UN
South Asian nuclear nuclear-armed neighbors Pakistan and should “come together and seriously discuss their problems” around the Kashmir dispute. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres underscored this while also offering the world body’s mediation to resolve the longstanding...January 29, 2021 745 0 -
India and Pakistan: Searching for Humanity in South Asia
Relations between India and Pakistan have entered a period of darkness, as the Indian and Pakistani governments refuse to engage in any sort of dialogue. The South Asian giants continue to spar over a range of...August 15, 2020 1115 0 -
New York’s Times Square lights up with Kashmiri Lives Matter message
On the eve of the grim anniversary of the enforced loss of Indian-administered Kashmir’s autonomy, messages in support of the suffering Kashmiri people lit up on New York’s iconic Times Square. Since August 5, 2019, New Delhi has...August 4, 2020 1244 0 -
‘A Kashmiri child’s pain after his grandfather is shot dead exposes Indian barbarity’
The image of a Kashmiri child sitting on the body of his grandfather has once exposed the barbarity of security forces operating in the disputed territory with immunity. The three-year-old child told upon questioning that his...July 3, 2020 1683 1 -
Biden slams India’s anti-Muslim policies; urges restoration of rights in Kashmir
Democratic presumptive nominee for this year’s presidential election Joseph Biden has said restrictions – New Delhi has imposed since August last year – are inconsistent with the secular character of the country and that the Indian...June 28, 2020 1678 0 -
Ladakh clash leaves 20 Indian soldiers dead; Chinese losses unspecified
In a dangerous turn in their weeks-long tensions, Chinese and Indian troops clashed in a face-to-face standoff in Ladakh on their disputed Himalayan border, resulting in deaths of 20 Indian forces and deaths or injuries to...June 17, 2020 746 0 -
UN Secretary-General asks India to stop brutal treatment of Kashmiri children
Voicing concern over India’s brutalities against Kashmiri children including torture, illegal detention, and pellet gun shootings, UN Secretary-General has called for an immediate end to such practices. Antonio Guterres issued the call in an annual report...June 16, 2020 963 0 -
Arundhati Roy warns of genocidal horrors hanging over Indian Muslims
Renowned writer Arundhati Roy has echoed another warning about the perilous state of Indian Muslims, saying India has created a genocidal climate for its Muslim population. In her latest comments, the novelist says India is carrying...June 13, 2020 1062 0 -
NYT brings out an artist’s portrayal of painful life in Kashmir lockdown
Much of the world may have had a taste of coronavirus-forced lockdown but for the people of Kashmir another much stricter clampdown– with no access to the Internet, food supplies, and no freedom of expression or...June 12, 2020 807 0