By Sanna Wani On Monday, the Indian government announced that Kashmir’s constitutionally-mandated autonomy would be revoked and political rule imposed from Delhi. This northern territory, claimed by both India and Pakistan and ruled in part by each, had been largely autonomous since it agreed to join India in 1947 as its only Muslim-majority state. Now

As the crisis threatens to escalate in the region, the future of its people is at stake There is a growing clamour of voices and demonstrations around the world, raised in protest at India’s revoking of the semi-autonomous status of Jammu and Kashmir. The one voice that is not being heard, however, is that of

With the abrogation of Kashmir’s special status, India, under the leadership of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), has finally taken the plunge. While the party’s hardcore ideologues have triumphed, it is a democracy that has taken a back seat. It’s pertinent to note that no other Indian government had ever contemplated taking such action. While

Reporters in the disputed region face difficulties due to ban on movement and communications blackout. Restrictions on movement and a communications blackout for a third day in Indian-administered Kashmir have frustrated the region’s journalists, who call their struggle since Monday to get information about the disputed region out an “unprecedented” situation. Most English and Urdu language

As lockdown continues for a third day, business owners, journalists and trapped non-local workers face grim situation. For a third straight day, Indian-administered Kashmir has been under a strict lockdown imposed by Indian security forces in the wake of the abrogation of the special status of the Muslim-majority state. The Himalayan region’s booming tourism industry has come to

Srinagar residents say they feel robbed by New Delhi’s decision to revoke their Muslim-majority state’s seven-decade-long autonomy A communications blackout and curfew have left Kashmiris in disarray, fearing the Hindu nationalist government’s next move Fahad Shah “You need to stay inside, don’t come out!”The warnings are being bellowed at homes from large speakers mounted on

Pakistan has announced plans to expel India’s top diplomat and suspend trade with its neighbour, deepening a row between the countries over the disputed territory of Kashmir. Indian-administered Kashmir has been on lockdown since the Indian government decided on Monday to strip the region of its special constitutional status. Phone networks and the internet have

Author David Ehl The dispute over Kashmir has poisoned relations between India and Pakistan since the two became independent countries in 1947. Here’s an overview of how tensions have grown more dangerous over the past seven decades. Like so many conflicts around the world, the dispute over Kashmir began with independence from a colonial power. In 1947,

By Ahsan I. Butt The Modi government’s move could mean increased regional instability. After a week of rumors and misinformation, on Monday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government announced changes to the constitutional and legal status of the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). There are two principal components: (1) scrapping Article 370 and the

By Pamela Constable Pakistan announced Wednesday that it will downgrade diplomatic ties and suspend trade with nuclear-armed neighbor India over its sudden move to retract the semiautonomous status of the disputed Kashmir region. The office of Prime Minister Imran Khan said that after a meeting with him, the government’s national security council decided to take