India gets huge support on Kashmir among British MPs
Darpan News Desk IANS, 11 Sep, 2014 10:41 AM
India turned the tables on Pakistan at a debate by British MPs Thursday.
Not only did more than twice the number of speakers support the Indian position on the subject, as compared to the figure endorsing the Pakistani stance, but those speaking for Islamabad had nothing to offer other than staple Pakistani propaganda, whereas the former reeled off irrefutable facts and figures and persuasive arguments.
Even as a visiting US official indicated the country's willingness to work with India's new leader post elections whoever it may be, Washington insisted there is no change in its visa policy in respect of Narendra Modi.
Across its six columns on page one last Wednesday, The Indian Express screamed: “For ‘cheering’ Pakistan in India Match, University in Meerut suspends 67 Kashmiri students.”
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Having travelled far and wide during his two terms as prime minister and having earned more praise as an economist-statesman overseas than within his country, the forum that marked his entry to the high table of global geopolitics should have an added significance.
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