As two other Nuclear powers inch closer to a long-overdue clash:
Pakistan stunned, worried as India retracts Kashmir’s autonomous rights
"Pakistan reacted with shock and anger Tuesday to India’s sudden decree revoking a 65-year-old law that had granted limited political autonomy to the disputed Himalayan border region of Kashmir.
Kashmir, long a flash point in contentious relations between the nuclear-armed neighbors, has seen 30 years of unrest, including guerrilla attacks, Muslim protests and charges of repression by Indian security forces. Now, Pakistani officials and others said, there are fears of worse to come.
Prime Minister Imran Khan, in a grim address to a special joint session of Parliament, accused India’s Hindu nationalist leadership of promoting a “racist ideology.” He said that after making numerous attempts at outreach, he has concluded that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government “took our overtures for peace as weakness.”
India’s action Monday, which stripped Kashmir of numerous rights, “is not a decision they have taken out of the blue,” Khan said. “It is ingrained in their ideology that puts Hindus above all other religions.” India will “now crack down even harder on the Kashmiri people,” he predicted, adding: “I fear they may initiate ethnic cleansing in Kashmir to wipe out the local population.”"
Pakistan stunned, worried as India retracts Kashmir’s autonomous rights
"Pakistan reacted with shock and anger Tuesday to India’s sudden decree revoking a 65-year-old law that had granted limited political autonomy to the disputed Himalayan border region of Kashmir.
Kashmir, long a flash point in contentious relations between the nuclear-armed neighbors, has seen 30 years of unrest, including guerrilla attacks, Muslim protests and charges of repression by Indian security forces. Now, Pakistani officials and others said, there are fears of worse to come.
Prime Minister Imran Khan, in a grim address to a special joint session of Parliament, accused India’s Hindu nationalist leadership of promoting a “racist ideology.” He said that after making numerous attempts at outreach, he has concluded that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government “took our overtures for peace as weakness.”
India’s action Monday, which stripped Kashmir of numerous rights, “is not a decision they have taken out of the blue,” Khan said. “It is ingrained in their ideology that puts Hindus above all other religions.” India will “now crack down even harder on the Kashmiri people,” he predicted, adding: “I fear they may initiate ethnic cleansing in Kashmir to wipe out the local population.”"