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Pulwama Attack: UK Foreign Secretary Receives Flak Over India-administered Kashmir Tweet
The Pulwama attack drew condemnation from across the political spectrum in the United Kingdom, but a reference by foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt to ‘India-administered Kashmir’ in his reaction raised hackles among many.
The Pulwama attack drew condemnation from across the political spectrum in the United Kingdom, but a reference by foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt to ‘India-administered Kashmir’ in his reaction raised hackles among many.
Leading criticism of the use of the phrase, senior Labour MP Virendra Sharma wrote to Hunt, asking him to withdraw it, informing him that the state of Jammu and Kashmir has been an integral part of India since its accession in 1947.