Us Media On Kashmir

External affairs minister S Jaishankar abruptly canceled a meeting with senior members of Congress this week after U.S. lawmakers refused demands to exclude a congresswoman who has criticized the Indian government's policies in Kashmir, said congressional aides familiar with the matter.

Kashmiri Muslims have suffered most from terror attacks by Pakistan-sponsored terrorists and this had been overlooked by Western activists and world media for years, senior journalist Aarti Tikoo Singh said at a US congressional hearing on Tuesday. Ms Singh also called the hearing "prejudiced, biased, a setup against India and in favour of Pakistan...

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said that by the time he visited the US after the scrapping of Article 370 provisions, it was the "English-speaking liberal media" that posed a much more difficult challenge than others as it had "preset views" and did not present a "fair picture".

After US President Donald Trump's third offer to mediate on Kashmir, with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan by his side on Monday, India said its position - that there can be no third party mediation - is known. The Foreign Ministry urged the media to "wait for tomorrow", when President Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet for talks.

Two US lawmakers have expressed concerns over the situation in Kashmir, and urged US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to convince India to immediately end the communication blockade and release those who have been detained.

Some sections of the American media are focused on a perspective on Kashmir that is being "pushed forward" by those who are "inimical" to India's interest, the Indian ambassador to the United States has said.

India did not inform the US about its intention to scrap special status to Jammu and Kashmir, the country's state department said on Wednesday, disputing media reports that New Delhi had kept Washington in the loop.

"You killed a man who loved Kashmir...come and kills us all," read a social media post written by a family member of Mir Imtiyaz, the Jammu and Kashmir police sub-inspector who shot dead by terrorists in south Kashmir on Sunday.

Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi has been lacerated on social media over a tweet on Kashmir, where he alleges there is an "appalling and worrisome situation" and urges UN intervention. This, on a day the US has taken action against a Pakistani outfit controlled by 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed, who roams freely in Pakistan.

A promising research scholar at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), who went missing after taking a break to visit his family in Kashmir but was seen holding a gun in images on social media, has joined the Hizbul Mujahideen, the terror group has said.

US President Donald Trump wants Pakistan to change its policy of supporting militants who have safe haven in the country and are causing great losses, the media reported on Sunday

External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid told NDTV on Sunday that India will not accept any intervention in its row with Pakistan on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir. Mr Khurshid's statement came after media reports quoted Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif saying how he had sought for intervention from the US in 1999 on Kashmir.

External affairs minister S Jaishankar abruptly canceled a meeting with senior members of Congress this week after U.S. lawmakers refused demands to exclude a congresswoman who has criticized the Indian government's policies in Kashmir, said congressional aides familiar with the matter.

Kashmiri Muslims have suffered most from terror attacks by Pakistan-sponsored terrorists and this had been overlooked by Western activists and world media for years, senior journalist Aarti Tikoo Singh said at a US congressional hearing on Tuesday. Ms Singh also called the hearing "prejudiced, biased, a setup against India and in favour of Pakistan...

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said that by the time he visited the US after the scrapping of Article 370 provisions, it was the "English-speaking liberal media" that posed a much more difficult challenge than others as it had "preset views" and did not present a "fair picture".

After US President Donald Trump's third offer to mediate on Kashmir, with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan by his side on Monday, India said its position - that there can be no third party mediation - is known. The Foreign Ministry urged the media to "wait for tomorrow", when President Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet for talks.

Two US lawmakers have expressed concerns over the situation in Kashmir, and urged US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to convince India to immediately end the communication blockade and release those who have been detained.

Some sections of the American media are focused on a perspective on Kashmir that is being "pushed forward" by those who are "inimical" to India's interest, the Indian ambassador to the United States has said.

India did not inform the US about its intention to scrap special status to Jammu and Kashmir, the country's state department said on Wednesday, disputing media reports that New Delhi had kept Washington in the loop.

"You killed a man who loved Kashmir...come and kills us all," read a social media post written by a family member of Mir Imtiyaz, the Jammu and Kashmir police sub-inspector who shot dead by terrorists in south Kashmir on Sunday.

Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi has been lacerated on social media over a tweet on Kashmir, where he alleges there is an "appalling and worrisome situation" and urges UN intervention. This, on a day the US has taken action against a Pakistani outfit controlled by 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed, who roams freely in Pakistan.

A promising research scholar at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), who went missing after taking a break to visit his family in Kashmir but was seen holding a gun in images on social media, has joined the Hizbul Mujahideen, the terror group has said.

US President Donald Trump wants Pakistan to change its policy of supporting militants who have safe haven in the country and are causing great losses, the media reported on Sunday

External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid told NDTV on Sunday that India will not accept any intervention in its row with Pakistan on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir. Mr Khurshid's statement came after media reports quoted Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif saying how he had sought for intervention from the US in 1999 on Kashmir.