Modi skips election in Kashmir as critics dispute integration claims

INTERNATIONAL DESK : Prime Minister Narendra Modi is criss-crossing India in a marathon election campaign but, for the first time since 1996, his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not contesting in Kashmir, where a 35-year uprising against Indian rule has killed tens of thousands of people. Instead, the main contenders for the three seats in … Continue reading Modi skips election in Kashmir as critics dispute integration claims