US on defensive mode: Kashmir a ‘bilateral issue’, says State Department
US on defensive mode: Kashmir a ‘bilateral issue’, says State Department Richard Verma, the US ambassador to India during the last years of the Obama administration, said Trump “did a lot of damage” with his remarks on Kashmir and Afghanistan, which were “way off the mark” Current Affairs :- US President Donald Trump’s comments guaranteeing Prime Minister Narendra Modi had looked for his intercession in the Kashmir issue, activated sharp responses, including from the Congress, as the US State Department went into a harm control mode. The State Department on Tuesday said it was a “reciprocal” issue among India and Pakistan, and the US “respected” the two nations “plunking down” for talks. It likewise said Pakistan taking “supported and irreversible” strides against fear based oppression was vital to a fruitful discourse with India. “While Kashmir is a reciprocal issue for the two gatherings to talk about, the Trump organization invites Pakistan and India plunking down and...