Russia hopes India, Pakistan avoid escalation over Kashmir: Deputy Envoy to UN
United Nations, Aug 16 (Sputnik): Russia is concerned about the tough rhetoric between India and Pakistan over the issue of Jammu and Kashmir and hopes that an escalation of the situation can be avoided, Russia’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyanskiy told reporters on Friday.
"We are very much concerned, hope to avoid it," Polyanskiy said responding to whether the Kremlin is concerned about the possibility of an escalation.
Polyanskiy added that the differences between India and Pakistan should be resolved in a bilateral manner.
The Bharatiya Janata arty (BJP) government on Monday took away the special status of Jammu and Kashmir by scrapping Articles 370 and 35A.
The government bifurcated Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories, Jammu and Kashmir with an assembly and Ladakh without an assembly.
Article 35A of the Indian Constitution allowed the Jammu and Kashmir state's legislature to define “permanent residents” of the state and also provided special rights and privileges to those permanent residents.
Article 370 allowed Jammu and Kashmir to have its own constitution, flag and right to handle its own laws except on matters that impact national security.
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