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Kashmir under worst siege since August 2019: Mehbooba Mufti

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 Editor

Mehbooba Mufti accused the government of using Central agencies to hound political leaders, businessmen, and journalists to choke dissent. Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said that Kashmir has been under the worst form of siege since August 2019. The former chief minister also expressed solidarity with the protesting farmers on Delhi’s borders who are seeking the repeal of three contentious farm laws. “Concertina wires & trenches around farmer protests have shocked everyone but the sight is far too…

Beijing think-tank links scrapping of Article 370 to LAC tensions

June 13, 2020June 13, 2020 Editor

India’s move changing status of J&K ‘challenged sovereignty of Pakistan and China’ says report A report authored by a senior figure at an influential Chinese think-tank has linked the current tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) to India’s move last year to abrogate Article 370 and change the status of Jammu and Kashmir, a decision that China had voiced opposition to. The article, for the first time, described the move as a joint challenge to China and Pakistan, saying the move had “posed a challenge to the sovereignty of Pakistan and…