Opposition Slams Trump's Kashmir Mediation Offer, Dubs It as 'Unacceptable Interference'

Opposition leaders have come out strongly against US President Donald Trump's offer to mediate a resolution to the decades-old Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan, dubbing the proposal as "unacceptable interference."

- SHAHID K ABBAS

Donald Trump has on Sunday expressed willingness to mediate a resolution to the decades-old Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan.

"...I will work with you both to see if, after a 'thousand years,' a solution can be arrived at concerning Kashmir. God Bless the leadership of India and Pakistan on a job well done," Mr Trump had said in a post on his social media platform X.

India is opposed to any third-party intervention or mediation on the issue of Kashmir as it is an integral part of its territory.

Questioning if India had "abandoned the Shimla Agreement" and whether "doors to third-party mediation" have been opened, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh also wondered if diplomatic channels with Pakistan have been opened.