Jammu and Kashmir’s head chopped off; identity lost: Ghulam Nabi Azad on Kashmir
NEW DELHI: Some opposition parties termed the scrapping of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and its bifurcation into two union territories as a “black spot”, with Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday charging that the state’s head, considered as India’s crown, has been “chopped off” and its identity removed. Various parties like the […]
Imran Khan welcomes Donald Trump’s offer of mediation on Kashmir, says it won’t be resolved bilaterally
By Lalit K Jha WASHINGTON: Buoyed by US President Donald Trump’s offer of mediation on Kashmir, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that the contentious issue between the two South Asian neighbours can never be resolved bilaterally. Khan’s statement came hours after Trump offered to be the “mediator” between India and Pakistan on […]
US lawmaker apologises for Donald Trump’s “embarrassing” claim on Kashmir
WASHINGTON: An influential Democratic Congressman on Tuesday apologised to India’s US envoy for President Donald Trump’s “embarrassing” remarks on Kashmir, while several others came out in support of New Delhi’s established stand against any third-party role on the issue. “I just apologised to Indian Ambassador Harsh Shringla for Trump’s amateurish and embarrassing mistake,” Congressman Brad […]
Trump claims Modi asked him to mediate in the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has offered to mediate the decades-long Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan, a move that signals a shift in long-standing US policy that the issue must be solved bilaterally. “If I can help, I would love to be a mediator,” Trump said at the White House on Monday, where he […]
Cabinet approves disinvestment of ITDC hotels in Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir
NEW DELHI: In continuation of the disinvestment policy of the government, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved handing over of two India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) hotels in Jammu and Kashmir and Bihar to the respective state government, according to a statement. Incomplete project of Hotel Gulmarg Ashok in Gulmarg will be […]