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Jaishankar invokes Indian democracy to resolve Kashmir, pitches for UN reforms

  Responding to a US senator’s remark that he hoped the two democracies will end the Kashmir dispute, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said India will “settle” the issue on its own. The conversation between Mr Jaishankar and US Senator Lindsey Graham, dubbed by the media as a light banter, took place on the sidelines of […]

India spurns UN chief’s Kashmir mediation offer

India has rejected United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ offer to mediate on the Kashmir issue, saying that it would only discuss the matter bilaterally with Pakistan.Mr Guterres, who is on a four-day visit to Pakistan, had said that he was “ready to help if both countries agree for mediation.” He was speaking to journalists […]