| SRINAGAR | Summer capital of the Indian-administered territory of Jammu and Kashmir, on the Jhelum River (8) |
| RABAUL | Capital (in the interwar period) of the former Australian-administered Territory of New Guinea, on the island of New Britain (6) |
| LEDZEPPELIN | Puff Daddy sampled their "Kashmir" on his hit "Come With Me" |
| BURIED | Sequestered base around town, left of river Jhelum (6) |
| DELHI | Location where the union ministry of home affairs defended the power of the lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir. (5) |
| BRAMMAH | Mountain massif in the Kishtwar Himalaya of Jammu and Kashmir, India, comprising four peaks |
| PUNJAB | Neighbor of Jammu and Kashmir |
| CHENAB | River originating in Himachal Pradesh, flows through Jammu and Kashmir and is a key tributary of the Indus River system? (6) |
| BAGUIO | City in Luzon known as the Summer Capital of the Philippines (6) |
| MADRAS | Former name of Chennai, the capital of the Indian state Tamil Nadu; or, a variety of curry (6) |
| CHANDIGARH | Shared capital of the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana, known as 'The City Beautiful' (10) |
| SIMLA | Summer capital of the Raj |
| RASIKH | ... Salam, the latest cricketer from Jammu & Kashmir to play in the IPL. (6) |
| SHIMLA | Summer capital of India from 1865 to 1939, in the state of Himachal Pradesh (6) |
| JAIPUR | Capital of the Indian state of Rajasthan that is nicknamed The Pink City (6) |
| INDIA | Country with the highest rail bridge (in Jammu and Kashmir) |
| NAGAR | Follower of Sri in Jammu and Kashmir |
| LONE | Only Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir? (4) |
| USA | Security alert advising against travel to Jammu and Kashmir issued by this country following Operation Sindoor.(abbrv) (3) |
| KASHMIR | Which region of India, Pakistan and China has its summer capital at Srinagar and its winter capital |
