Prime Minister Imran Khan castigated India’s Kashmir crackdown. Narendra Modi, his Indian counterpart, ignored Kashmir in his speech.
Tag: Kashmir and Jammu (India)
Pakistan Leader Will Urge U.N. Intervention in Kashmir
Prime Minister Imran Khan denounced India’s military clampdown in Muslim-majority Kashmir, attributing it to a “racist, fascist, Hindu supremacist mind-set.”
As Narendra Modi Heads to U.S., Controversy Follows Him
Activists urged the Gates Foundation not to recognize India’s prime minister with a prestigious award. They accuse him of leading India into “deadly chaos.”
In Pakistan-Held Kashmir, Growing Calls for Independence
An emboldened independence movement in Pakistan-held Kashmir has the government on edge, emerging as the state tries to rein in anti-India militants.
Teenager Dies in Kashmir Amid Protests After Autonomy Was Revoked
The Indian authorities acknowledged the death of a 16-year-old but they said they did not know the specific cause. Witnesses said he had been hit in the face with buckshot.
What’s Happening in Kashmir? Our Cameras Contradict India’s Official Story
Indian authorities say life is returning to normal in Kashmir. But thousands of people have been detained, and the military still patrols the streets, firing pellet guns and tear gas to quell protests.
India Plans Big Detention Camps for Migrants. Muslims Are Afraid.
Four million people in one state are at risk of being denied citizenship in a government campaign critics say is driven by a Hindu nationalist agenda.
India Says It Will Ease Restrictions in Kashmir
After putting the region on lockdown for two weeks, the government said schools would reopen on Monday and phone service would be gradually restored.
India Shut Down Kashmir’s Internet Access. Now, ‘We Cannot Do Anything.’
Pharmacists can’t restock medicines; workers aren’t being paid. But the government still loves to block the internet for “peace and tranquillity.”
Inside the Crackdown in Kashmir
A week after India stripped Kashmir of its autonomy and imposed a communications blackout, we spent Eid in Srinagar, where security forces are stopping people from moving and speaking freely.