Jammu And Kashmir

• International diplomats visit Kashmir to assess situation following shutdown

  Representatives from countries including Germany, Canada, France, New Zealand, Mexico, Italy, Afghanistan and Austria are on a two-day visit.

  World

  Feb 12, 2020
  
• Gunfire at Kashmir border kills 2 Pakistanis, 2 Indians: officials

  The two nuclear-armed neighbours have two of their three wars over Kashmir after gaining independence from British rule in 1947.

  World

  Dec 26, 2019
  
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• India, China exchange fighting words over Jammu and Kashmir division

  India and China fought a war in 1962 and since then have been unable to resolve their border dispute.

  Oct 31, 2019
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• 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
• ‘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
• India loosens restrictions in Kashmir for Eid al-Adha

  Authorities appear to be acting with utmost caution because of a fear of a backlash from residents who have been forced to stay indoors since last Monday.

  World

  Aug 11, 2019
• 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
• What to know about India’s changes in Kashmir, and how they will affect the state

  On Monday, the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a presidential order to remove the special status of Jammu Kashmir.

  World

  Aug 8, 2019
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• Kashmir under military lockdown as India passes bill to strip statehood

  Kashmir is claimed by both India and Pakistan and divided between them. Two of the three wars the nuclear-armed neighbours have fought since their independence from British rule were over Kashmir.

  World

  Aug 6, 2019