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FILE- Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers patrol near the India-Pakistan border fencing at Suchet Garh in Ranbir Singh Pura, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Jan. 23, 2020. For decades, India has tried to thwart Pakistan in a protracted dispute over Kashmir. But in the last two years, policy makers in New Delhi have been increasingly turning their focus to Beijing, in a significant shift in India's foreign policy as the nation celebrates 75 years of independence. (AP Photo/Channi Anand, File)

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At 75, India’s Kashmir challenge shifts foreign policy focus
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN - Associated Press
Wed,08/10/22-12:03AM , 199 Reads
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — For decades, India has tried to thwart Pakistan in a protracted dispute over Kashmir, the achingly beautiful Himalayan territory claimed by both countries but divided between them.
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A Muslim family comes to offer Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gauhati, India, Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

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India's Muslims mark Eid al-Fitr amid attacks on community
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN - Associated Press
Tue,05/03/22-2:44AM , 198 Reads
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Muslims across India marked Eid al-Fitr on Tuesday by offering prayers outside mosques, with the celebrations this year following a series of attacks against the religious minority during the month of Ramadan.
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Health workers carry the coffin of a victim, who died in a stampede at the Mata Vaishnav Devi shrine, at a hospital in Katra, India, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022. A stampede at a popular Hindu shrine in Indian-controlled Kashmir killed at least 12 people and injured 13 others on New Year’s Day, officials said. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

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12 dead in crowd surge at popular Hindu shrine in Kashmir
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Fri,12/31/21-10:45PM , 104 Reads
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A crowd surge at a popular Hindu shrine in Indian-controlled Kashmir killed at least 12 people and injured 15 others on New Year’s Day, officials said.
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In Kashmir, closed mosque belies India’s religious freedom
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Thu,12/16/21-12:21AM , 111 Reads
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Jamia Masjid, the grand mosque of Srinagar, dominates its neighborhood with an imposing main gate and massive turrets. It can hold 33,000 worshippers, and on special occasions over the years hundreds of thousands of Muslims have filled nearby lanes and roads to offer prayers led from the mosque.
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