US ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, on Tuesday, said the issue of Kashmir is bilateral between India and Pakistan and no third-party interference was required. This came days after the US envoy to Pakistan, Donald Blome, paid a visit to Gilgit-Baltistan.
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While responding to the question of Blome’s visit, Garcetti said it was not his place to react but he categorically asserted that the issue of Kashmir is to be resolved by India and Pakistan and not a third party.
Garcetti was also asked about Canada’s allegation of holding India accountable for Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing. He, however, refused to comment on the issue.
Donald Blome was recently on a six-day visit to Gilgit-Baltistan during which he visited different places and also met officials in the region, as per Dawn. The visit erupted a row as the local Opposition leader alleged the envoy’s visit was part of the US’s “containment policy” for CPEC. However, a spokesman for the US embassy said Blome’s visit was to explore opportunities for strengthening Gilgit-Baltistan’s climate resilience.
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As per the Dawn, not many details were divulged to the media about Blome’s visit by either the US government or their counterpart.
The Kashmir conflict between India and Pakistan started after the partition of India in 1947 as both India and Pakistan claimed the entirety of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a dispute over the region that escalated into three wars between India and Pakistan and several other armed skirmishes.
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India sought resolution of the issue at the UN Security Council. Following the set-up of the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP), the UN Security Council passed Resolution 47 on 21 April 1948. The measure called for an immediate cease-fire.