European diplomats check India's loosening of Kashmir clampdown


  • World
  • Wednesday, 12 Feb 2020

Foreign diplomats are seen in a motorboat in Dal Lake in Srinagar February 12, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI, India (Reuters) - More than two dozen diplomats are visiting Indian-administered Kashmir, New Delhi said on Wednesday, as the country tries to reassure foreign allies following several months of unrest in the contested territory.

The group includes European diplomats, some of whom declined a previous invitation from New Delhi to visit the region. A proposed vote in the European Union parliament next month could chastise India for its actions in Kashmir.

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