I'm concerned about recent events in Kashmir: US Senator Elizabeth Warren

"The US-India partnership has always been rooted in our shared democratic values. I'm concerned about recent events in Kashmir, including a continued communications blackout and other restrictions. The rights of the people of Kashmir must be respected," she tweeted.

Warren is a presidential candidate of the Democratic party. 

The Indian government scrapped the Article 370 which provided special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

The government bifurcated Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories, Jammu and Kashmir with an assembly and Ladakh without an assembly.

Article 35A of the Indian Constitution allowed the Jammu and Kashmir state's legislature to define “permanent residents” of the state and also provided special rights and privileges to those permanent residents.

Article 370 allowed Jammu and Kashmir to have its own constitution, flag and right to handle its own laws except on matters that impact national security.

The decision had further escalated tension between India and Pakistan in recent times.

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly offered to mediate to help resolve the differences between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir issue even as New Delhi had rejected the proposal before also.

India had already turned down the offer in the past as well stating that Kashmir is an internal issue of the country and no involvement of any third party can be accepted.