It was the first such vote in a decade and the first since Modi’s Hindu nationalist government scrapped the Muslim-majority region’s long-held semi-autonomy in 2019. The unprecedented move downgraded and divided the former state into two centrally governed union territories, Ladakh and Jammu...
Sharif reiterated his call for peace between Pakistan and India so both countries could focus on the socio-economic development of their people. “Pakistan desires peaceful and cooperative ties with India. Peaceful settlement of outstanding disputes, including Jammu and Kashmir, is indispensable,” he ...
J&K Apni Party: The Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party emerged in March 2020, under the leadership of former PDP leader Syed Altaf Bukhari. Comprising former PDP leaders, it aims to address the region's socio-economic and political challenges while advocating for the interests of its residents. ...
Karnataka held its Lok Sabha Elections in two stages: on April 18, 14 constituencies in the southern region of the state cast their ballots, and on April 23, the other 14 constituencies did the same. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) achieved a historic feat by securing 25 of the 28 Lok...
A human rights activist, Pervez Imroz of the Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society was arrested in Bandipora town while he was part of an Independent election monitoring group. Imroz's associate Khurram Pervez told VOA that police beat up Imroz along with two of his associates....
Jharkhand, which was formed out of the comparatively undeveloped southern region of Bihar, nevertheless has socioeconomic systems influenced by the politics of development and resource dynamics. The state is home to more over 20 million people, of whom 28% identify as tribal and 12% as members ...
theKashmirregion and made India a world leader in information technology, the coalition lost its majority in the 2004 parliamentary elections to the Congress Party’s United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition, and Vajpayee resigned from office. The party’s share of seats in the Lok Sabha was ...