Special Correspondent – The Hindu

Human Rights Watch tells Centre to withdraw Internet curbs in J&K amid COVID-19

The Human Rights Watch (HRW), a non-governmental rights group, has called upon India to withdraw restrictions on Internet in J&K and warned that shutting down or restricting access to the Internet could be deadly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on November 1 expressed concern for the people of Kashmir and said that the lockdown of the region cannot be supported for long.

Kashmir Update

November 1, 2019 Special Correspondent - The Hindu

Current situation in Kashmir not good and not sustainable, says Angela Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on November 1 expressed concern for the people of Kashmir and said that the lockdown of the region cannot be supported for long. The German leader’s comments came hours after India and Germany agreed to work on bilateral and multilateral platforms to counter terrorism and extremism.