Category: World

Loss of autonomy in J&K threatens minorities rights: UN Independent Experts

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India’s decision to end autonomy in Jammu and Kashmir and restrict the participation of minorities in political and other activities sparked the concern of two UN-appointed independent human rights experts, on Thursday. “The loss of autonomy and the imposition of direct rule by the Government in New Delhi suggests the people of Jammu and Kashmir no longer have their own government and have lost power to legislate or amend laws in the region to ensure the protection of their rights as minorities”, Fernand de Varennes, Special Rapporteur on minority issues,…

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We would give Kashmiris ‘Right To Independence’: Imran Khan

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Addressing thousands, PM Khan said he is willing to allow Kashmiris the full right to self-determination even if they vote to stay with Pakistan. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has pledged to allow the people of Kashmir the right to independence if residents of the disputed Himalayan territory were to vote for joining Pakistan in a United Nations-mandated plebiscite that has been delayed for decades. Since gaining independence from the British in 1947, Pakistan and India have fought two of their three wars over Kashmir, with both sides claiming the…

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Turkey meddling in Kashmir Issue could hurt India’s interest and fuel fresh tension in South Asia

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With Turkey growing more assertive in the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and South Asia, can Kashmir become a battleground between India and Turkey soon? By Smriti Chaudhary – Eurasian Times Relations between Turkey and India soured following New Delhi’s decision to scrap the special status of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019. Turkey has been openly supporting Pakistan on the Kashmir issue on international platforms. Kurdish and Greek media reports claim that Ankara is preparing to relocate Syrian mercenaries from Libya and Azerbaijan to Kashmir. “Abu Emsha, the head of the…

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Malaysian council condemns human rights violations in occupied Kashmir seeks UN intervention against India

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The Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organisations (MAPIM) called on Wednesday for United Nations’ (UN) immediate intervention against India’s impunity on Kashmir’s freedom and human rights activists to ensure their protection, particularly Aasiya Andrabi. In a statement, MAPIM President Muhammad Azmi Abdul Hanid called for dropping “concocted charges” against Andrabi and her unconditional release. “India must end all persecutions on Kashmir political dissenters and human rights activists and those apprehended without charge must be released,” Azmi said. The statement was endorsed by Chairman MANAR Datuk Seri Syekh Ahmad Awang, Chairman…

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India, Pakistan trade barbs over ‘OIC Resolution’ on Kashmir

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New Delhi rejects the OIC resolution, which slammed India’s actions in Kashmir, as Islamabad calls India’s reactions ‘untenable’. Pakistan and India have traded barbs over a “unanimous resolution” passed by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) that criticised New Delhi’s decision to strip Indian-administered Kashmir of its special status last August. The OIC resolution, a copy of which Al Jazeera has obtained, rejected India’s Kashmir decision and demanded that “India rescind its illegal step”. [The OIC] rejects the illegal and unilateral actions by India on August 5, 2019, to change…

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China urges UNSC resolutions to put an end to Kashmir Dispute

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“China position on the Kashmir issue is consistent and clear. It is an issue left over from history between India and Pakistan which should be resolved properly and peacefully in accordance with the UN Charter, relevant Security Council resolutions and bilateral agreements,”Zhao Lijian the foreign ministry spokesman — stressed in his speech during a news conference in Beijing. China on Monday urged India and Pakistan to resolve their dispute over Kashmir “properly and peacefully.” “China‘s position on the Kashmir issue is consistent and clear. It is an issue left over…

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China threatens India with ‘Liquid Bomb’ that could be much more Dangerous than Ladakh & Doklam

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By Younis Dar After troubling India militarily in the Himalayan region of Ladakh, Beijing could now hurt the South Asian country by drying up the crucial rivers that flow into the country through Tibet. China has indicated that it is going ahead with building mega-dams on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo, which flows from Tibet into northeast India. Beijing’s control over the key rivers flowing into India gives it a chokehold on India’s economy, effectively crippling India’s interests in the North East region. The country’s occupation of Tibet,…

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Fearing a winter war, India keen for a Quick Disengagement with China from Ladakh: Beijing Experts

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India vs China: Experts say the Indian military had left no stone unturned in prepping for a potential winter war in the testing conditions of the rough mountainous terrain of Ladakh, where temperatures dip well below minus 35 degrees Celsius. By Mansij Asthana At a time when the current ongoing stand-off at the Line of Actual Control border in Eastern Ladakh between the militaries of Asian neighbors India and China enter its seventh-month, Beijing has fired another shot by stating that New Delhi’s military is eager for disengagement out of…

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Biden disappointed with CAA, NRC; Seeks restoration of people’s rights in Kashmir

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Democratic presidential nominee and former U.S. vice president Joe Biden wants India to take necessary steps to restore the rights of Kashmiris, and has expressed disappointment over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the implementation of the NRC in Assam. According to a policy paper —‘Joe Biden’s agenda for Muslim American community’ — posted recently on his campaign website, these measures (the CAA and the National Register of Citizens) are inconsistent with the country’s long tradition of secularism and with sustaining a multi-ethnic and multi-religious democracy . A group of Hindu…

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Amid voting in US, Donald Trump Jr shows J&K as part of Pakistan

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In a goof-up, Donald Trump Jr, the eldest son of US President Donald Trump while predicting results of the 2020 presidential elections, shared a distorted map of India, showing Kashmir to be a part of Pakistan. Predicting a “red wave”, Donald Trump Jr posted a world map with majority of countries filled in with red, the Republican Party’s colour, to indicate that his father will emerge victorious in the election. The map, predicting election results posted by Trump Jr on his Twitter handle, shows a predominantly red world map with…

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