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India, Israel and the ‘greenwashing’ project taking shape in Kashmir

INTERNATIONAL India's decision to invite Israeli officials to the disputed Kashmir region has triggered alarm among local residents and experts, with New Delhi accused of attempting to replace the indigenous culture and geography with a reimagined environment. Earlier this month, Israeli diplomats travelled to Indian-controlled Kashmir to explore joint agriculture collaborations with the Indian government. Yair Eshel, the agricultural attache at the Israeli embassy in Delhi, visited farms and farmers in […]

1 December 2022

International News

UN discusses Kashmir for third time since India ended autonomy

The UN Security Council discussed disputed Kashmir at Pakistan's request on Wednesday for the third time since India's Hindu nationalist government decided to end the Muslim-majority region's semi-autonomy a year ago. The United Nations's most powerful body did not take any action or issue a statement after the virtual meeting held behind closed doors. Nonetheless, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said afterwards holding the meeting signified "that Jammu and […]

6 August 2020

International News

Curfew in Kashmir ahead of autonomy revocation anniversary

Authorities have imposed a curfew in Indian-administered Kashmir, a day ahead of the first anniversary of India's controversial decision to revoke the disputed region's semi-autonomy. Officials announced a two-day "full curfew" on Monday citing intelligence reports of looming protests in the Muslim-majority region of seven million people, where locals have called for the anniversary to be marked as a "black day". Police vehicles patrolled the main city of Srinagar after […]

4 August 2020

International News

India to allow Hindu pilgrims to Kashmir despite coronavirus risk

Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have decided to allow Hindu pilgrims to visit the Himalayan cave shrine of Amarnath - a decision Kashmiri analysts say contradicts the government's coronavirus lockdown policy. The annual Amarnath Yatra (journey), which receives hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from across India, will likely begin on July 21, but this year it has been shortened to two weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Shri Amarnathji Shrine […]

16 July 2020

International News

Photo of toddler sitting on his grandfather’s body angers Kashmir

A picture showing a three-year-old child sitting on his grandfather's dead body in Sopore town of Indian-administered Kashmir has stirred anger in the Muslim-majority region, with the family of the deceased accusing the security forces of killing the 65-year-old civilian during a gunfight. "My brother was not a militant. He did not carry a gun. Why was he killed?" Nazir Ahmad, the brother of victim Bashir Ahmed Khan, asked. "If […]

2 July 2020

International News

India expels Pakistan embassy officials for ‘espionage’

Two Pakistani officials expelled by India over spying allegations have returned home, a Pakistan embassy spokesman said, as the nuclear-armed rivals wrangle over the claims. The two staff members of the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi, whose names have not been disclosed, returned to Pakistan via the Wagah border crossing, a Pakistan embassy spokesman said on Monday. Meanwhile, Pakistan summoned India's charge d'affaires in Islamabad to express its "condemnation" […]

1 June 2020

International News

Limited internet restored in Kashmir, no access to social media

Indian authorities have ordered the restoration of low-speed mobile internet in Indian-administered Kashmir, but have allowed access to just 300 "whitelisted" websites. The order to restore second-generation (2G) mobile internet and data services, issued late on Friday, ended the longest such outage in any democracy. It was imposed nearly six months ago following the abrogation of the disputed region's autonomy. "Mobile data services and internet access through fixed-line shall be […]

26 January 2020

International News

Avalanches kill dozens in Pakistan-administered Kashmir

At least 55 people were killed and many others were missing after avalanches hit Pakistan-administered Kashmir over the last 24 hours, senior government officials said. Two Pakistani officials quoted by the Reuters news agency said on Tuesday many villagers were still stranded in the avalanches in the Neelum Valley area following heavy rains that also triggered landslides. Many people were reported missing and feared dead as rescue efforts got under […]

15 January 2020

International News

Kashmir erupts demanding justice for young rape victim

Protesters in Indian-administered Kashmir have taken to the streets for a fourth consecutive day amid mounting anger over the gruesome rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim nomad girl. Local medics told Al Jazeera on Thursday that at least 30 students were injured over the past two days during clashes with security forces in various parts of the restive region. The demonstrators are demanding justice for the girl, whose killing […]

20 April 2018

Kashmir

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