A study of the State Department website dealing with terrorist designations indicates no clear pattern in usage. U.S State Department statements and reports have also used “Indian-held Kashmir” a few times in the past. The State Department also uses “Pakistan-administered” Kashmir. The State Department has also used Jammu and Kashmir without any qualifiers in the past, in some contexts. And whenever a specific question on U.S policy on Jammu and Kashmir is put to the State Department, the stock answer is “there is no change in the U.S policy on Jammu and Kashmir.” The State Department does not elaborate what it is.

Source: The Hindu June 28, 2017 19:07 UTC