On March 7, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first visit to Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019. He spoke to a huge rally held at Bakshi Stadium, attended by over 100,000 people. Modi revealed various development projects valued at over 64 billion Indian rupees ($774 million) during the “Viksit … Read more
An Indian paramilitary soldier guards at a busy market in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Aug 1, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan Advertisement India’s top court Wednesday began hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the legislation passed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in 2019 that stripped disputed Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, scrapped … Read more
Advertisement India, which holds the presidency of the G-20 for 2023, is currently hosting a tourism working group meeting in Srinagar, Kashmir. The conference, which runs from May 22 to 24, is being attended by almost 60 delegates from G-20 countries. From one perspective, it makes sense to hold a tourism-focused conference in Kashmir. After … Read more
Advertisement As India prepares to host a meeting of tourism officials from the Group of 20 in the disputed region of Kashmir, authorities have deployed elite commandos and stepped up security in the region’s largest city. The meeting will be the first significant international event in Kashmir since New Delhi stripped the Muslim-majority region of … Read more