US offici­al seeks a ‘roadma­p’ from India, to politi­cal and econom­ic normal­cy in IOKANKARA: The US has once again offered to mediate between India and Pakistan on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir, besides calling for a political and economic “roadmap” for the region and immediate release of all political detainees. The offer came on Thursday, the same day when UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also pressed for dialogue between the two countries to resolve the issue. It has been India’s position not to seek outside mediation,” news agency Press Trust of India (PTI) reported, quoting a senior US State Department official. Oldest unresolved conflict on UNSC agendaThe issue of Indian Occupied Kashmir is the oldest unresolved international conflict on the UNSC agenda since 1948. The provisions also protected the region’s citizenship law, which barred outsiders from settling in and owning land in the territory.

Source: The Express Tribune October 25, 2019 16:41 UTC