UN Security Council Holds Closed-Door Meeting On Kashmir
The outcome of the UNSC meeting had no formal pronouncement as the consultations are informal in nature.
Pakistan
China For “Closed Consultations” At UN Security Council On Jammu & Kashmir: Official
“China asked for closed consultations on the Security Council agenda item ‘India Pakistan Question’. The request was in reference to the Pakistani letter to Security Council President,” the diplomat said.
India scoring diplomatically over Pakistan
Reading between the lines of these bland statements made it clear that states were politely refusing to take sides in the matter. And Pakistan had little say.
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India’s abrogation of Kashmir’s special status: The view from Muzaffarabad
Whatever India is accused of, is also committed by Pakistan. In many respects the Pakistanis have usually taken the lead in dismemberment of J&K and adopted legerdemain as the tactic, paving the way for India to emulate it.
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Case for separate Ladakh and rethinking India-China relations
The Union Territory (UT) status for Ladakh is a masterstroke in India’s long-term home and foreign policy. A counter strategy that India should be thinking now is to offer China an alternative transport, energy, trade and communication corridor originating from a port in Gujarat running across Northern India to connect Kashgar through Indus valley in Ladakh.
Beautiful and Disputed Kashmir
The concept of autonomy was accepted universally at the beginning of the 20th century; however it does not correspond or respond to the current ideas about political nations or equality. If the doing away of Kashmir’s autonomy pans out well, then it would behove Russia and China to take note of it.
Pakistan strikes a more conciliatory note, India urges review of decision to downgrade ties
Regretting the steps taken by Pakistan India urged Pakistan to “to review them so that normal channels for diplomatic communications are preserved.”
Ladakh: A historical perspective and imperatives for separation from Jammu & Kashmir
The ultimate divisibility of J&K was a political reality, because the status quo had become unendurable and was against the democratic aspirations of the people. Addressing the Ladakh issue therefore was to be taken purely on strategic consideration especially for laying the foundation for long-term solution for Kashmir crisis
World responds to India’s move to revoke Jammu and Kashmir’s special status
On Tuesday India’s parliament approved the resolution to revoke Article 370 of the Constitution and thereby revoke Kashmir’s special status and passed the Jammu and Kashmir reorganisation bill to bifurcate the state.
India’s diplomatic outreach as it revokes Jammu and Kashmir’s special status
The government revoked Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and proposed that the state be split into two union territories, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.