India protests New York Times use of Pakistani Kashmir term

India has strongly objected to a report by The New York Times for using the term "Pakistani Kashmir," reigniting a diplomatic dispute with Pakistan over the status of the contested region. The Indian Embassy in the United States issued a statement on July 29, 2026, calling the newspaper's headline "misleading and incorrect" and asserting that the area is "Pakistan-occupied Kashmir."

The embassy's social media post stated, "There is no Pakistani Kashmir, only Pakistan-occupied Kashmir." It reiterated India's longstanding position that the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh "have been, are and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India." The statement accused Pakistan of illegally occupying parts of these territories and "using violence against the occupied people."

The objection pertains to a New York Times report covering recent unrest and local elections in the region. The report detailed clashes in the city of Mirpur, where security forces confronted protesters from the Joint Awami Action Committee, a civil rights group demonstrating against alleged police excesses. The report stated that at least two people died from gunshot wounds and cited...