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Indian paramilitary soldiers patrol a street vandalized in Tuesday's violence in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. India accused a U.S. government commission of politicizing communal violence in New Delhi that killed at least 30 people and injured more than 200 as President Donald Trump was visiting the country. The violent clashes between Hindu and Muslim mobs were the capital's worst communal riots in decades and saw shops, Muslim shrines and public vehicles go up in...

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Scars of violence haunt India’s capital

by Emily Schmall Associated Press, and Sheikh Saaliq Associated PressFebruary 27, 2020

A policeman fires a teargas shell during a protest against a new citizenship law at the Seelampur area of New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. Police fired tear gas to push back protesters who swarmed to barricades and threw stones. Protests were also reported in the states of West Bengal, Kerala, Karnataka and elsewhere against the a new law that provides a path to citizenship for non-Muslim migrants who entered the country illegally from several neighboring countries. (AP...

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Protests grow in India over citizenship law

by Emily Schmall Associated Press, and Sheikh Saaliq Associated PressDecember 17, 2019

FILE- In this April 1, 2018 file photo, Kashmiri protesters engulfed in tear gas smoke clash with Indian paramilitary soldiers during a protest against the killing of rebels in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. India is redrawing its political map again. Parliament has approved a proposal by the Hindu nationalist-led government that strips statehood from Jammu and Kashmir, its only Muslim-majority state, splitting the region into two union territories after revoking its special rights under India's Constitution. Although India has redrawn its map many times since gaining independence from the British in 1947, the decision is likely to raise tensions in the already-volatile Himalayan region. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin, File)

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Redrawn map may set off change in Indian-ruled Kashmir

by Sheikh Saaliq Associated PressAugust 7, 2019

Indian Home Minister Amit Shah arrives at the Parliament carrying copy of a confidential document that lists out the procedure for revoking Kashmir's special status in New Delhi, India, Monday, Aug.5, 2019. India's government has revoked disputed Kashmir's special status with a presidential order as thousands of newly deployed troops arrived and some internet and phone services were cut in the restive Himalayan region where most people oppose Indian rule. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

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India moves on contested Kashmir region

by Sheikh Saaliq Associated PressAugust 5, 2019