Indian Border Security Force soldiers patrol near the India-Pakistan international border area at Gakhrial boder post in Akhnoor sector, about 48 kilometers from Jammu. (File/AP Photo/Channi Anand) Indian Border Security Force soldiers patrol near the India-Pakistan international border area at Gakhrial boder post in Akhnoor sector, about 48 kilometers from Jammu. (File/AP Photo/Channi Anand)The UK can neither “prescribe” a solution to the Kashmir issue nor act as a mediator, the British government has said, asserting that it is for India and Pakistan to find a lasting solution to the problem. “…The long-standing position of the British government is that it can neither prescribe a solution to the situation in Kashmir nor act as a mediator. The motion in House of Commons had called on the UK government to encourage India and Pakistan to commence peace negotiations to establish a long-term solution to the dispute.

Source: Indian Express January 20, 2017 15:03 UTC