US hopes to see rapid action on lifting Kashmir curbs: Official

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The United States hopes to see rapid action by India to lift restrictions it has imposed in Kashmir and the release of detainees there, the senior ...

NEW YORK: The United States hopes to see rapid action by India to lift restrictions it has imposed in Kashmir and the release of detainees there, the senior US diplomat for South Asia said on Thursday .

Wells spoke after US President Donald Trump met separately with both Modi and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.On Tuesday, Trump urged Modi to improve ties with Pakistan and"fulfil his promise to better the lives of the Kashmiri people," the White House said.

In its clampdown in the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir, which has a Muslim-majority, India flooded the territory - already one of the world's most militarised zones - with troops, imposed severe restrictions on movements, and cut all telephone, mobile phone and internet connections. Thousands of people were arrested.

 

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