TEHRAN, Nov 28_An Indian diplomat has sparked fury after calling for the adoption of an “Israeli model” in New Delhi-administered Kashmir by building settlements in the Muslim-majority region.
EHRAN, Young Journalists Club(YJC)_Sandeep Chakravorty, India’s consul general in New York, offered the controversial plan in an address to a group of Kashmiri Hindus — known as Pandits — at a private event in the US city last week. The speech was captured on video and shared widely on social media.
“I believe the security situation will improve, it will allow the refugees to go back, and in your lifetime, you will be able to go back … and you will be able to find security, because we already have a model in the world,” he said.
“I don’t know why we don’t follow it. It has happened in the Middle East. If the Israeli people can do it, we can also do it,” he said, adding that the current Indian leadership is “determined” to do so.
Chakravorty’s remarks triggered a wave of condemnations, especially among Pakistani officials and social media users worldwide.
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