BJP's 'Israeli policy' in Kashmir

What is good for the BJP may not necessarily be good for the Indian nation

kashmir, article 370, security forces, army, shutdown, J&K, Jammu and Kashmir

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Bharat Bhushan

6 min read Last Updated : Dec 02 2019 | 8:27 AM IST

Hinting at forcible resettlements to change the demographic prolife of Kashmir India’s Consul General in New York, Sandeep Chakravorty, recommended that the Indian government ought to follow the policy of Israel in Palestinian territories. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan immediately reacted to the diplomatic faux pas by pointing to the “fascist mind-set” of the Indian government.

Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Gaza and Beijing’s efforts to settle Han Chinese in Xinjiang, its north-western Muslim-majority province, have fired the imagination of many a Hindutva fanatic. The removal of Article 35A of the Indian Constitution which freed up land-purchase in

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Topics : Article 370 Jammu and Kashmir israel Bharatiya Janata Party Israel Palestine conflict Gaza conflict Jammu and Kashmir politics

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