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US media showing one-sided perspective of Kashmir: Indian envoy

India's ambassador to the United States has said that liberal US media is pushing forward a perspective of Kashmir that is 'inimical' to India's interest

PTI Washington Published 11.09.19, 07:16 AM
India's ambassador to the United States Harsh Vardhan Shringla in Washington in April 2019

India's ambassador to the United States Harsh Vardhan Shringla in Washington in April 2019 Wikimedia Commons

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

Harsh Vardhan Shringla said New Delhi's move to abrogate Jammu and Kashmir's special status last month and bifurcate it into Union territories was done for the 'benefit' of the people.

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In an interview to PTI, the top Indian diplomat called Article 370, which gave special status to the state, an 'anachronistic provision' that was 'stifling the economy and encouraging the inflow of Pakistani terrorism.'

'Unfortunately, some of the media in the United States -- particularly the liberal media -- have, for reasons of their own, chosen not to provide this perspective, which is very important,' Shringla said. 'Instead (they have) focused on a perspective that has been pushed forward by those who are inimical to our interest,' he added.

Shringla said he and the Indian Embassy have started a massive outreach to the members of the Congress, senators and the think-tank community about the factual positions on India.

According to the Indian ambassador, the recent events in Kashmir would bring change for the better and in the interests of the residents of Jammu and Kashmir. It will help them get rights that have been 'denied to them for many decades'.

'That is the point of view that we are trying to bring across,' said Shringla, who had posted a lengthy video on YouTube last week to reflect on the 'real reasons' for changes in the status of Jammu and Kashmir.

'As we go along, this perspective -- with the restoration of services, more than 90 per cent of Jammu and Kashmir being free of any restrictions without any violence, without any shots being fired -- is an important signal to the international community that a lot is being done in a manner that is in the best interest of the people of Jammu and Kashmir,' he said.

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