Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:22am on 05 Jan 2026,Monday India Global
British MP Bob Blackman reiterated his support for India's position on Jammu and Kashmir, asserting the entire Union Territory should be reunited with India. Speaking at Jaipur's Constitutional Club, Blackman said his stance predates PM Modi's 2019 decision, tracing back to the early 1990s Kashmiri Pandit exodus. "I called for Article 370's abrogation in 1992, when Kashmiri Pandits were forced out," he stated. The Conservative MP condemned Pakistan's "illegal occupation" of parts of the princely state and criticized cross-border terrorism. Blackman previously condemned the Pahalgam terrorist attack that killed 26 people, calling Pakistan a "failed state" that sponsors terrorism. He urged Western governments to support India against terrorism.
