No change in coverage on Jammu and Kashmir, says US

Image Source : AP No change in coverage on Jammu and Kashmir, says US
The United States on Wednesday stated that there is no such thing as a change in its coverage on Jammu and Kashmir. “I want to be very clear there has been no change in US policy in the region,” State Department Spokesperson Ned Price instructed reporters in view of a tweet from the South and Central Asia Bureau of the State Department which welcomed the resumption of 4G cellular web in Jammu and Kashmir.

“We welcome the resumption of 4G cellular web in India’s Jammu & Kashmir. This marks an vital step for native residents and we stay up for continued political & financial progress to revive normalcy in J&Okay,” tweeted the South and Central Asia Bureau of the State Department.

High-speed cellular web was restored on February 5 in the whole union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, precisely one and a half years after it was snapped in August 2019 when the Centre had abrogated the particular standing of the erstwhile state.

According to a 2019 Congressional Research Service report of August 2019, a longstanding objective of US coverage in South Asia has been to stop India-Pakistan battle from escalating to interstate warfare. This meant the United States has sought to keep away from actions that overtly favoured both occasion. Over the previous decade, nevertheless, Washington has grown nearer to India whereas relations with Pakistan proceed to be considered as clouded by distrust, CRS report stated.

On a query associated to Twitter shutting down some accounts in India, Price stated, “Well, I think what I would say generally is that around the world – and this goes back to what I was saying before – we are committed to supporting democratic values, including freedom of expression. I think when it comes to Twitter’s policies, we’d have to refer you to Twitter itself.”

Responding to the same query, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki instructed reporters at her day by day information convention, “Of course, we always have concerns about crackdowns on freedom of speech, freedom of expression happening around the world and when it doesn’t allow people to communicate and peacefully protest.” 

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