Kashmir and Article 370: India’s trouble ahead
CGTN
Independence Day in Pakistan on August 14 and in India, the next day, is likely to be heated this year. More than a week after India's Hind nationalist government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi passed Article 370 through Parliament, the issue shows no sign of abating.
The legislative changes will bring an end to Muslim majority Jammu and Kashmir's autonomy in the northwest of the country. It will be governed as a union territory in line with the vast majority of Indian administration.
The government has also indicated that it is looking to remove another provision, Article 35A, whereby Kashmir's leaders define who will be their permanent residents. Should that happen not only would Kashmir lose its relative autonomy and ability to self-rule, but people from other parts of India will be free to relocate and buy property in the region.
