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CONFLICT21h agoHigh pay, high peril: conflict-torn Indian Kashmir still attracts migrant workersEvery spring, mason Mohammad Ghulam Sarwar boards a train to Indian Kashmir, seeking higher wages despite the risk of being targeted by militants in the disputed Himalayan region. Sarwar, 25, is one of an estimated half a million migrant workers who stream into the Himalayan region each year, forming the backbone of an economy increasingly reliant on labour from some of India’s poorest states. The dependence has endured despite decades of insurgency and a series of militant attacks that have...South China Morning Post
CONFLICT1d agoIndian missing after attack on Panama-flagged tanker off Oman; MEA says search ops. onThe Hindu
CONFLICT1d agoIndia - Pakistan water row deepens after Hague court rulingA water dispute between India and Pakistan has intensified following a ruling from the Hague court. This development signifies a worsening of bilateral relations and regional tensions over shared resources.scmp.com · China
CONFLICT1d agoIndia-Pakistan water row deepens after Hague court rulingFor 65 years, even as India and Pakistan fought wars, severed diplomatic ties and traded nuclear threats, one agreement held: the Indus Waters Treaty, which governs the river system sustaining roughly 300 million people across the subcontinent. That was until April last year, when New Delhi suspended the pact in the aftermath of a deadly militant attack on tourists in Kashmir that it blamed on Islamabad. Now, an international tribunal has ruled that it should have done no such thing – handing...South China Morning Post