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India bans books and police raid bookstores in crackdown on ‘false narrative’ in Kashmir

Authorities threaten people with prison time for selling or owning works by authors like Booker winner Arundhati Roy and historian Victoria Schofield

The Independent UK

Arundhati Roy works among dozens of books banned in Indian-administered Kashmir

Censorship order accuses books of promoting ‘false narrative and secessionism’ in disputed territory

The Guardian - UK

Indian authorities in Kashmir ban books by eminent writers and scholars

Indian authorities have banned 25 books in Kashmir, accusing them of promoting a "false narrative" and "secessionism."

The Independent UK

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‘Insecure govt, can’t erase facts’: AG Noorani, Arundhati Roy’s books among 25 banned by J&K Home Dept

The Jammu and Kashmir Home Department has banned 25 books – authored by a mix of Indian and international academics, political commentators, and religious scholars – accusing them of “propagating false narratives and secessionism”.

Newslaundry

Modi govt spent Rs 70 cr on print ads in Kashmir: Tracking the front pages of top recipients

The story of the death of the free press in Kashmir has been extensively reported on by Newslaundry. One major tool of control? Government advertising. But for the first time, we now have a clearer sense of the money being spent.

Newslaundry

Anti-India rallies in Pakistan-administered Kashmir over disputed status

The protests mark the sixth anniversary of India’s revocation of Kashmir’s semiautonomous status.

Al Jazeera

Tariff showdown shatters once robust populist alliance between Trump and Modi

Once allies during the populist wave launched in Trump's first term, the US president and Indian PM Narendra Modi are now on a collision course over tariffs and Washington’s warming ties with Pakistan.

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Joy and relief as lotus flowers bloom again in Kashmiri lake after three decades

Wular Lake once supported 5,000 people who harvested the plant’s edible roots, until the lake silted up after floods. Now the lotuses are back

The Guardian - UK

Killing of Pahalgam attackers: Face-saver for Modi govt, unanswered questions for nation

The killing by security forces in Kashmir of three men – identified by Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament as the terrorists who carried out the ghastly attack in Baisaran – was a breakthrough that security forces and intelligence agencies say they had been working on for over two months

Newslaundry

Gunmen Involved In Indian Kashmir Tourist Attack Killed: Minister

Indian security forces have killed three Pakistani gunmen who were involved in an April attack on Hindu tourists in Indian Kashmir that led to an intense military conflict between the two countries, home minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday.

International Business Times

India says 3 militants behind Kashmir shooting that sparked tensions with Pakistan have been killed

India’s home minister says three suspected militants who were killed in a gunfight in disputed Kashmir a day earlier were responsible for the gun massacre in the region that led to a military clash between India and Pakistan

The Independent UK

Three suspected militants killed in gunfight in disputed Kashmir region, India says

Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan each administer part of the Himalayan region of Kashmir, but both claim the territory in its entirety.

Euronews

Indian army shoots dead suspected mastermind of Kashmir tourist massacre

Three alleged militants were killed in a gunfight in the mountains of Dachigam, says Indian army

The Independent UK

India says its troops killed 3 suspected militants in Kashmir fighting

Indian troops have killed three suspected militants in a gunfight in Kashmir

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Al Jazeera

Otters spotted in Kashmir waters, and residents are both thrilled and wary

Believed to be extinct, Eurasian otters show signs of resurgence with three sightings by wildlife officers since 2023.

The Independent UK

US designates Pakistani offshoot behind Pahalgam attack as terrorist group

The Resistance Front initially claimed the Kashmir attack that killed 26 but later retracted

Al Jazeera

US labels the group accused of Pahalgam attack a ‘terrorist’ organisation

The attack in Indian-administered Kashmir, which killed 26 people, was initially claimed by The Resistance Front.

The Conversation

China’s insertion into India-Pakistan waters dispute adds a further ripple in South Asia

With the future of a crucial water-sharing treaty between India and Pakistan up in the air, one outside party is looking on with keen interest: China.

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Newslaundry

Reporters Without Orders Ep 375: Four curious deaths in Kashmir, reclaiming Buddha in Bihar

This week, host Sumedha Mittal is joined by The Caravan’s Sunil Kashyap, and Jatinder Kaur Tur.

The Independent UK

Singing sensation Diljit Dosanjh faces bizarre backlash over film casting choice

Indian film unions call for boycott and even revocation of musician’s citizenship for featuring Pakistani actor in new movie

The Independent UK

India makes fresh claim against Pakistan after Kashmir attack

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The Independent UK

India now claims all Kashmir attackers were Pakistani nationals

Investigators previously claimed Pahalgam attack was carried out by two Pakistani gunmen and a local Kashmiri associate

Al Jazeera

India says it will ‘never’ restore Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan

New Delhi put into ‘abeyance’ its participation in the 1960 treaty after 26 people were killed in Kashmir in April.

Newslaundry

‘Every call feels like the last’: Kashmiri students stuck in Israel-Iran crossfire

Twenty-one-year-old Muskan doesn’t tell her mother everything. She puts on a smile, tries to calm her down, “but every call feels like the last.”

The Independent UK

Modi tells Trump: India will never accept third-party mediation on Kashmir

India rejects US president’s assertion of American mediation in Kashmir ceasefire

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