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Monday, 5 August 2019

India will try to revoke disputed Kashmir's special status

Radical move to split state follows security crackdown and detention of politicians

India will attempt to withdraw the special status of the disputed territory of Kashmir, a decades-long demand of Hindu nationalists, and split the state in two – a dramatic move likely to face resistance in the Muslim-majority state and escalate tensions with Pakistan.

The proposal is the most radical change any government has suggested for Kashmir’s status since the region was granted autonomy in exchange for joining the Indian union after independence in 1947.

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