As the US President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit India on February 24, four influential US Senators have called for an assessment of the situation of human rights and religious freedom in the country, saying that hundreds of Kashmiris remain in preventive detention. "In addition, the Indian government has taken other troubling steps that threaten the rights of certain religious minorities and the secular character of the state. The actions taken by the Indian government in Jammu and Kashmir, they said, have severe consequences. According to officials, the internet is being restored in the Valley in a phased manner after reviewing the security situation. It has also maintained that the Indian Constitution guarantees fundamental rights to all its citizens, including its minority communities.

Source: dna February 13, 2020 06:22 UTC