The K-question facing India-US relationship

Since the cessation of hostilities, multiple voices in the government have spoken about a new normal in the India-Pakistan dynamic.

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A key aspect of this is that the only point of contention in the bilateral ties is that India is willing to discuss with Pakistan is the issue of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). On Tuesday, the ministry of external affairs spokesperson reiterated this when he was asked about US President Donald Trump's offer to mediate between India and Pakistan on resolving the Kashmir dispute, which, for some reason, Trump believes is "thousand years old". It calls for a restatement that the Kashmir dispute is a legacy of Western colonialism in the subcontinent