India Kashmir

• India to break up Jammu and Kashmir — here’s what that means

  Jammu and Kashmir will be clubbed as one union territory with some 12.2 million people and Ladakh, with a population of less than 300,000 spun off into another.

  Politics

  Oct 30, 2019
  
• India holds elections in Kashmir, despite boycott by most parties

  But as the crackdown continues, Kashmiris have quietly refused to resume their normal lives, confounding India at their own economic expense.

  World

  Oct 24, 2019
  
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• Kashmir postpaid cellphones to be restored by India

  A government spokesman said however that internet services will remain suspended for now. Authorities fear that insurgents and separatists will use the internet to provoke anti-India protests in the region.

  World

  Oct 12, 2019
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• Authorities tighten restrictions in Indian Kashmir after speech by Pakistan’s PM

  Authorities in Indian Kashmir tightened restrictions on people's movements on Saturday to prevent possible protests following a speech by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan.

  World

  Sep 28, 2019
• Indian authorities disarm Kashmir police officers after autonomy downgrade

  Thirty Kashmiri police officers who spoke on the condition of anonymity fearing retribution from their superiors said that they have been sidelined and, in some cases, disarmed by New Delhi-based authorities

  Commentary

  Aug 26, 2019
• India’s government bar opposition, journalists from entering Kashmir

  Authorities sent the opposition leaders back to New Delhi after they waited for several hours at the airport in Srinagar, the main city in the region. Journalists were also stopped from entering.

  World

  Aug 24, 2019
• 3-month-old among Canadians under lockdown in Kashmir, father says

  According to Global Affairs, there are currently at least 12 Canadians in the Kashmir region who have registered with the government.

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2019
• ‘Take a position’: Kashmiri-Canadians urge Canada to lend stronger voice amid lockdown

  "The general feeling at the moment is that the Canadian government has been eerily silent on this issue," said one Kashmiri-Canadian.

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2019
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• Pakistan calls for urgent UN Security Council meeting amid Kashmir lockdown

  Pakistan accused India of implementing a "racist ideology" aimed at turning Kashmir from a Muslim-majority into a Hindu-majority territory.

  World

  Aug 13, 2019
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• Kashmir residents struggle to access food, medicine under 24-hour curfew

  The unprecedented security lockdown and near-total communication blockade has continued since Sunday night.

  World

  Aug 9, 2019