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Kashmir unresolved. (2026, September 30). Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2033685/kashmir-unresolved

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Dawn · collected 2026-09-30 · by Editorial

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The article discusses ongoing dissatisfaction in Kashmir seven years after India revoked the region's limited autonomy. The held region’s assembly recently passed a resolution calling for the restoration of statehood that was removed when Article 370 was abrogated in 2019. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan addressed the UN General Assembly, highlighting human rights violations and the need to resolve the Kashmir issue according to relevant resolutions. The article emphasizes the core problem being the denial of Kashmiris’ right to self-determination and calls for a trilateral dialogue involving India, Pakistan, and legitimate Kashmiri representatives to address the dispute.
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Omar Abdullah, who leads the government in India-held Kashmir, introduced a resolution on Monday calling for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. The assembly unanimously backed this non-binding resolution despite objections from members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who walked out before the vote, claiming it was "unconstitutional" and "anti-national." This move comes seven years after New Delhi revoked Kashmir’s limited autonomy under Article 370 in August 2019. Similar resolutions were passed in 2000 and 2024 by the legislature of IHK (India-held Kashmir). Critics argue that restoring statehood does not address the fundamental issue of self-determination for Kashmiris, a right they say has been denied since the partition of India.

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“Article A discusses a resolution passed in Kashmir's assembly regarding statehood and Article B reports Pakistan condemning India at the UN Human Rights Council over occupied Kashmir, which are different events.”
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“Article A discusses US assurances to Pakistan regarding Kashmir policy, while Article B focuses on a resolution passed by the occupied region's assembly demanding restoration of statehood.”
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IHK India Indian Kashmiri Kashmiris

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India GPE · 7× Kashmiri NORP · 4× Kashmiris NORP · 4× IHK GPE · 3× Indian NORP · 2× Pakistan GPE · 2× BJP ORG · 1× Omar Abdullah PERSON · 1× Shehbaz Sharif PERSON · 1× the UN General Assembly ORG · 1×

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This was reflected in a resolution passed by the held region’s assembly on Monday, which called for a restoration of statehood that was scrapped when the Indian constitution’s Article 370 was abrogated in 2019.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-30
🔮 Unless this core issue is addressed with justice, the problem will linger as Kashmiris in the occupied territory are denied their fundamental rights.
2026-09-30 · Dawn
Kashmir unresolved · assertive framing

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SEVEN years after India revoked occupied Kashmir’s limited autonomy, disquiet continues in the disputed region over the prevailing state of affairs. asserted
disquiet → revoke → affairs
This was reflected in a resolution passed by the held region’s assembly on Monday, which called for a restoration of statehood that was scrapped when the Indian constitution’s Article 370 was abrogated in 2019. asserted
Article → reflect → 2019
The occupied area’s chief minister, Omar Abdullah, claimed that statehood was “our right”. asserted
statehood → claim → ?
BJP lawmakers termed the resolution “anti-national”. asserted
lawmakers → term → resolution
Two similar resolutions have been passed over the years by the IHK legislature. asserted
resolutions → pass → legislature
The problem goes far deeper than the restoration of the status quo ante that existed before August 2019. asserted
that → go → August
The core issue is the Kashmiris’ right to self-determination, which India has been blocking since the division of the subcontinent. asserted
India → block → subcontinent
Unless this core issue is addressed with justice, the problem will linger as Kashmiris in the occupied territory are denied their fundamental rights. asserted
Kashmiris → address → rights
While speaking at the UN General Assembly, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also highlighted the Kashmir issue, saying that Kashmiris had been waiting “for eight decades” for the UN to fulfil its commitments. asserted
UN → speak → commitments
He also pointed out the human rights violations that India has carried out against the Kashmiri population. asserted
India → point → population
Turkiye’s President Recep Erdogan, while speaking at the UNGA, similarly called for a resolution of the Kashmir question as per the “relevant resolutions”. asserted
Erdogan → speak → resolutions
The human rights situation in the disputed region is very grim. asserted
situation → dispute → region
A UN report from November 2025 has condemned the arbitrary arrests, suspicious deaths in custody, torture and “discriminatory treatment of Kashmiri and Muslim communities”. asserted
report → condemn → communities
Held Kashmir’s wounds cannot be left to fester. asserted
wounds → hold → ?
The people of Kashmir, including even those politicians who were or are close to New Delhi, are chafing under the post-Article 370 regime in the held region. asserted
who → include → region
Along with rights abuses, there is also alarm over the demographic changes in IHK, as the Kashmiris are being turned into a minority in their own land. asserted
Kashmiris → be → land
The just solution lies in India addressing the issue through a trilateral dialogue involving the legitimate representatives of the Kashmiri people and Pakistan. asserted
India → lie → people
India’s rulers can continue to believe the fiction that occupied Kashmir is an ‘integral’ part of their country. asserted
Kashmir → continue → country
But that does nothing to address the dissatisfaction that both the common Kashmiri and the political elite of the region feel towards Indian rule. asserted
Kashmiri → do → rule
The dispute has poisoned all chances of normalisation in South Asia. asserted
dispute → poison → Asia
Instead of arrogantly dismissing talk of freedom, India’s rulers need to listen to voices from IHK, and together with Pakistan, work towards a just solution to this dispute. asserted
rulers → dismiss → dispute
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