“Kashmir has overnight become a world flash point as its people live in fear locked in their homes by thousands of Indian troops sent in to repress the local population who want the UN resolution saying Kashmiris should vote on their future to be honoured.
“Boris Johnson should raise this attack on the UN at the Security Council and forge a coalition with all who support global rule of law for pressure and persuasion on India’s prime minister Narenda Modi to step back before democratic opposition to this agressive act if Hindu nationalism turns to violence.
“Britain has an historic responsibility given the bungled nature of the its Withdrawal from the region in 1947. Moreover there are more than 2 million Kashmiri British citizens in the U.K. who have a network of millions of family, personal, business and cultural links with Kashmir.