India revokes special status of Kashmir

ashdoc · Aug 5, 2019

Article 370 of the Indian constitution which gave special status to Kashmir , has been revoked today by India . Pakistan may push more terrorists into Kashmir as retaliation or even provoke military clashes .

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/world/asia/india-pakistan-kashmir-jammu.html?action=click&module=Top Stories&pgtype=Homepage

DELHI — The Indian government said on Monday that it was revoking a constitutional provision that had for decades given a unique degree of autonomy to Kashmir, a disputed mountainous region along the India-Pakistan border.

In anticipation of the announcement, which many analysts predicted could set off rioting and unrest, India had flooded Kashmir with thousands of extra troops. The Indian authorities also evacuated tourists, closed schools and cut off internet service.

For many years, Kashmir has been governed differently than other parts of India, and the government’s decision to revoke parts of Article 370 of the Constitution is widely seen as a blow to Kashmir’s special status. India’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party, known as the B.J.P., has deep roots in a Hindu nationalist ideology and one of its campaign promises during the election this year had been removing the special status of Kashmir, which is predominantly Muslim.
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