Article 370 revoked: Another blow to Pakistan! US distances itself from India's action in Jammu & Kashmir
US State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus had earlier said India's decision to revoke Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir is its "internal matter"
- Aug 8, 2019,
- Updated Aug 8, 2019 11:20 AM IST
In another major blow to Pakistan, the US government has distanced itself from India's decision to revoke Article 370 and the move to bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir in two Union Territories. The country has also denied India did not "consult or inform" the US government before scrapping the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir. "Contrary to press reporting, the Indian government did not consult or inform the US government before moving to revoke IOK's special constitutional status," said the US Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, attributing the statement to Assistant Secretary for South Asia Alice Wells.
A day after the Narendra Modi government's bold proposal on Jammu & Kashmir got a go-ahead in the Lok Sabha on August 5, the United States had said India's decision to revoke Article 370 is its "internal matter" and called for peace in the region. "India's action in the J&K is strictly internal matter," US State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus had said.
In another major blow to Pakistan, the US government has distanced itself from India's decision to revoke Article 370 and the move to bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir in two Union Territories. The country has also denied India did not "consult or inform" the US government before scrapping the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir. "Contrary to press reporting, the Indian government did not consult or inform the US government before moving to revoke IOK's special constitutional status," said the US Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, attributing the statement to Assistant Secretary for South Asia Alice Wells.
A day after the Narendra Modi government's bold proposal on Jammu & Kashmir got a go-ahead in the Lok Sabha on August 5, the United States had said India's decision to revoke Article 370 is its "internal matter" and called for peace in the region. "India's action in the J&K is strictly internal matter," US State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus had said.