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02:59 Dec 11, 2025
• Highlight ‘urgent’ crisis following India’s revocation of disputed region’s special status; call for self-determination vote as per UN’s 1948 resolution • Hamish Falconer insists lasting resolution rests solely with India and Pakistan LONDON: British lawmakers on Wednesday urged their government to support self-determination for the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir, and called on it to press India on human rights. However, a minister reaffirmed the UK’s long-standing policy on the decades-old dispute during a parliamentary debate by saying “we believe in diplomacy”, with a renewed push for bilateral talks between India and Pakistan. The debate “Kashmir: Self-determination”, in Westminster Hall, saw several members of parliament calling for a more active British role, citing concerns from their large British-Kashmiri constituencies. The session was led by Labour MP Imran Hussain, who described the situation as an urgent human rights issue. For the people of [India-held] Kashmir, this is not a distant ...