New DELHI (AFP): The European Union refused to take part in a rare diplomatic visit to Indian Kashmir starting Thursday (Jan 9) because they will not be allowed to meet detained local politicians, reports said.
The two-day foreign diplomatic trip is the first since New Delhi stripped the restive Himalayan region of its autonomy and sent in tens of thousands of extra troops in August.
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