{"id":181822,"date":"2025-08-21T19:56:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T14:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=181822"},"modified":"2025-08-21T19:56:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T14:56:50","slug":"farooq-abdullah-calls-for-saarc-revival-urges-modi-to-take-initiatives-for-peace-with-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/08\/21\/farooq-abdullah-calls-for-saarc-revival-urges-modi-to-take-initiatives-for-peace-with-pakistan.html","title":{"rendered":"Farooq Abdullah calls for SAARC revival, urges Modi to take initiatives for peace with Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-165292 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/01\/farooq-abdullah-e1755788153890.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" \/>Srinagar: National Conference President in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah has called for the revival of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take bold initiatives for peace with Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, Farooq Abdullah speaking at the launch of journalist Shahid Siddiqui\u2019s memoir \u201cI Witness India from Nehru to Narendra Modi\u201d, cited examples of global diplomacy, including Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s talks with US President Donald Trump and subsequent meetings with European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to stress the importance of dialogue even among adversaries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTime has come when even our Prime Minister has to take such steps that India can walk with the world for peace. Time has come to restart SAARC. We must take strong steps from our side and find the path to peace \u2014 for the peace of the whole world,\u201d Farooq Abdullah said.<\/p>\n<p>Established in 1985, SAARC has remained dormant, with its last summit held in 2014, largely due to tensions between India and Pakistan. Abdullah acknowledged the challenges but insisted that \u201chard steps\u201dwere necessary to safeguard India\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the 1947 Partition, Farooq Abdullah said it sowed hatred between Hindus and Muslims, which continues to divide the nation. He contrasted India\u2019s struggles with China\u2019s rise, remarking: \u201cLook at China \u2014 once behind us, today ahead in every field. Why? Because they speak with one voice. This tragedy must change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He further argued that India should aspire to global leadership not through military or economic might, but through \u201cthe power of humanity\u201d, invoking Mahatma Gandhi as a guiding light.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not a world of threats. Gandhi is the light that shines upon the whole world,\u201d Farooq Abdullah concluded, urging the Modi government to embrace reconciliation as a national responsibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Srinagar: National Conference President in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah has called for the revival of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take bold initiatives for peace with Pakistan. According to Kashmir Media Service, Farooq Abdullah speaking at the launch of journalist Shahid &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":165292,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-181822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indian-occupied-jammu-and-kashmir"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/01\/farooq-abdullah.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=181822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181822\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=181822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=181822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}