UN chief invokes Simla Agreement, calls for ‘maximum restraint’ on Kashmir
UN chief invokes Simla Agreement, calls for ‘maximum restraint’ on Kashmir The Secretary-General’s remarks came after India on Monday revoked Article 370 to withdraw the special status to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated the state into two Union Territories C urrent Affairs :- UN boss Antonio Guterres on Thursday asked India and Pakistan to work out “most extreme restriction” and abstain from making strides that could influence the status of Jammu and Kashmir, as he featured the Simla Agreement which rejects any outsider intervention on the issue. The Secretary-General’s comments came after India on Monday disavowed Article 370 to pull back the exceptional status to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated the state into two Union Territories – Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Pakistan named the Indian activity as “one-sided and illicit”, and said it will take the issue to the UN Security Council. “The Secretary-General has been following the circumstance in Jammu and Kashmir wit...