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What you need to know
Here’s a roundup of the biggest headlines from India on Wednesday, August 20, 2026:
- Sergio Gor called Jammu and Kashmir as an ‘important part of India’
- Pakistan summoned top US envoy in Islamabad and condemned the remark
- Indian authorities removed safety barricades outside the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi
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Skip next section US ambassador’s Kashmir remark sparks India-Pakistan spatAugust 20, 2026
US ambassador’s Kashmir remark sparks India-Pakistan spat
Indian authorities on Thursday removed safety barricades outside the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, a day after Pakistan objected to US ambassador to India’s remarks describing Jammu and Kashmir as an “important part of India.”
On Wednesday, Sergio Gor made the remarks during his first visit to Kashmir, adding that Washington would reconsider its travel advisory for the region. The US currently places most of Jammu and Kashmir, excluding eastern Ladakh and Leh, under a Level 4 “Do not travel” advisory, citing terrorism and civil unrest
Both India and Pakistan claim Kashmir in full but rule it in part, creating a decades-long flashpoint between the nuclear-armed neighbors
On Wednesday, Pakistan summoned Washington’s top envoy in Islamabad and “strongly condemned and categorically rejected” remarks by Gor
“It was underscored that Jammu and Kashmir is an internationally recognized disputed territory,” Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement
Indian authorities early on Thursday dismantled the safety barricades and traffic bollards outside Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, reports said. This included queue barriers near the visa section
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Skip next section Rijiju dismisses claims of Chinese incursionAugust 20, 2026
Rijiju dismisses claims of Chinese incursion
Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said the government is committed to developing infrastructure in border areas after dismissing claims of Chinese incursion in the eastern Arunachal Pradesh state
Rijiju said border development had been neglected under previous governments but was now a “top priority” under the Modi government
The minister was in Arunachal recently to oversee critical infrastructure projects
Earlier, Rijiju dismissed claims that China had made a 60-km incursion into Arunachal Pradesh, calling them “incorrect” and saying such reports could undermine the morale of Indian security forces and create confusion
Rijiju said the India-China border in the state remains undemarcated in several areas
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Skip next section Welcome to our coverageAugust 20, 2026
Welcome to our coverage
Shakeel Sobhan
Hello! This is Shakeel from DW’s New Delhi studio bringing you the latest updates from across India
It’s a cloudy morning in Delhi today, but perhaps not as cloudy as the strained relations between India and Pakistan after US envoy Sergio Gor’s remarks on Kashmir caused a furor
Meanwhile, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said the Narendra Modi government is committed to developing infrastructure in border areas, especially in Arunachal Pradesh, amid allegations of Chinese intrusion
The fallout from the Cockroach protests continues to reverberate through the power corridors of New Delhi, with the government briefing cabinet ministers on their social media engagement and asking them to engage with Gen Z
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