Kashmir Follow

Across the world in the face of imperialism and occupation, demands are put forward for self-determination and national independence.

Labour has provoked a ­backlash from its own members after betraying both tenants and victims of India’s hard right government.

I was enraged to hear that the Labour Party had declared the question of Kashmir to be a “bilateral issue” between India and Pakistan in which Labour will not interfere.

The plight of the Kashmiris has long roots, stretching back to the end of Empire and the division of India after the Second World War.

Kavita Krishnan has just returned from occupied Kashmir where she was part of an Indian solidarity delegation. She talked to Socialist Worker about conditions in Kashmir since the Indian government annexed the Muslim-majority territory earlier this month.

The Indian government has held a special ceremony to announce that it is in control of the disputed area of Kashmir.

The Indian government’s crackdown in Kashmir, on the border between India and Pakistan, is leading to resistance on the streets.

As India and Pakistan compete for American support the danger of nuclear war continues to threaten the subcontinent.

The possibility of war between India and Pakistan refutes the idea that nuclear weapons act as a deterrent.

A potential nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan looms over the subcontinent. The flashpoint is the state of Kashmir.