WASHINGTON – Due to Pakistan’s successful diplomacy against India overOccupied Kashmir a group of US Senators have written a letter to PresidentDonald Trump over playing role for immediate lifting of curfew andsanctions in Indian Occupied Kashmir.
The bipartisan group of US senators is pressing President Trump to takeimmediate action to help facilitate an end to the deepening humanitariancrisis in the disputed region of Kashmir.
As per details, Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), along with Lindsey Graham(R-S.C.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), wrote to TrumpThursday urging him to “to immediately facilitate an end to the currenthumanitarian crisis.”
They asked him specifically to put pressure on Indian Prime MinisterNarendra Modi to lift curfews imposed on residents of Kashmir and restoretelecommunications services in the disputed territory, among other steps.
“While we support your goal of working with the parties to help find along-term resolution to the status of Kashmir, we write now to urge you toimmediately facilitate an end to the current humanitarian crisis there,”the senators wrote Thursday.
“In keeping with your offer of assistance in July, we believe that U.S.engagement with India will be critical in providing relief for the all ofthe people of Kashmir,” they wrote.
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The senators particularly raised concerns about the Indian government’srevocation of Article 370 of its constitution, which granted special statusto allow the state of Jammu and Kashmir to make its own laws. They alsopointed to India’s decisions to impose a curfew on residents of Kashmir; todeploy thousands of troops to the region in August; and to impose acommunications blackout as evidence the situation has worsened and needsTrump’s attention.
“We ask that you call upon Prime Minister Modi to fully restoretelecommunications and internet services, lift the lockdown and curfew, andrelease Kashmiris detained pursuant to India’s revocation of Article 370,”the senators wrote.
The senators said the United States could help to play a “constructiverole” in resolving underlying disputes between India and Pakistan after thehumanitarian situation is addressed.
