India news: US envoy's Kashmir remarks reignite Pakistan row
US envoy Sergio Gor's remark calling Jammu and Kashmir an "important part of India," triggering a diplomatic spat between Islamabad and New Delhi. DW has the latest.
On August 20, 2026, Indian authorities removed safety barricades outside the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, following Pakistan's objection to US Ambassador Sergio Gor's remarks describing Jammu and Kashmir as an important part of India. The US currently issues a Level 4 travel advisory for most of Jammu and Kashmir, citing terrorism and civil unrest.
India and Pakistan both claim Kashmir in full but administer it in part, creating a decades-long conflict between the two nuclear-armed nations. Pakistan summoned the US top envoy in Islamabad and strongly condemned and categorically rejected Gor's remarks, emphasizing that Jammu and Kashmir is an internationally recognized disputed territory.
Meanwhile, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said the Modi government is committed to developing infrastructure in border areas, dismissing claims of a 60-km incursion by China into Arunachal Pradesh.
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- Sergio Gor’s remark, Pakistan’s protest, and the changing US stance on Kashmir indianexpress.com
- Pakistan summons U.S. Chargé d’Affaires over Sergio Gor's remarks on J&K thehindu.com
- Why Sergio Gor's Kashmir remark is significant: Pakistan's sharp response, US travel advisory review hindustantimes.com
