SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Indian security forces have killed 62 militants, including 15 foreigners, in the disputed Jammu & Kashmir region this year, a senior police official said on Sunday. Kashmir, claimed b
It had been highly disputed since 1947 when the Indian subcontinent gained independence from the Britain by India and Pakistan. The ruler of Kashmir, Hindu by faith, was torn between which countries to join due to religion disparities as his population was dominated by Muslims. He opted to ...
JeM, which translates to the Army of the Prophet Mohammed, is a Pakistan-based group that operates across Kashmir, and seeks to unite the Indian-administered area of the disputed state with Pakistan. While the US and the UN Security Council listed JeM as a terrorist organization in 2001, an...
The Indus Water Treaty, brokered by the World Bank in 1960, allows for sharing the waters of a river system that is a lifeline for both countries. The treaty has survived two wars between the countries, in 1965 and 1971, and a major border skirmish in...
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India ended an 18-month-long ban on high speed internet services on mobile devices in disputed Kashmir, where opposition to New Delhi has surged after it revoked the region's autonomy.
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Tensions have soared along the volatile, highly militarized frontier between India and Pakistan in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir as India deployed more troops and ordered thousands of visitors out of the region.
The Kashmiri region has been disputed since the independent countries of India and Pakistan were created in 1947. This area has been the source of much tension and conflict over the years, and has caused relations between India and Pakistan to deteriorate on multiple occasions. Relations sank to...
In September, after Nissar’s arrest, violence erupted in Srinagar, in Anantnag and in the sensitive border city of Baramula, which is near the line of control between India and Pakistan, a line that has been patrolled by a U.N. military observer group since 1949. ...