By Liz Lee
By Liz Lee
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Malaysia is working to resolve a spat with India over Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s stance on Kashmir, and hoping {that a} 16-nation commerce pact, which incorporates India, will likely be signed this 12 months regardless of the strained ties, its commerce minister mentioned.
Ties suffered a downturn after Mahathir informed the U.N. Basic Meeting late final month that India had “invaded and occupied” Kashmir, a disputed Muslim-majority area additionally claimed by Pakistan.
India revoked the autonomous standing of its Jammu and Kashmir state on Aug. 5, and has rejected overseas criticism, largely from Muslim majority nations and China, insisting it’s an inner affair.
Indian merchants have known as for a boycott of Malaysian palm oil – which Mahathir has mentioned quantities to a commerce battle – and there have been considerations in New Delhi that negotiations on the Regional Complete Financial Partnership (RCEP) could possibly be affected too.
The…