Rajeshwari Swaminathan
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Article 370 of the Indian constitution [a] gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, a region located in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent and part of the larger region of Kashmir which has been the subject of a dispute between India, Pakistan and China since 1947.
Aug 5, 2019 · The administration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi revoked Article 370 of the Indian constitution, a 70-year-old provision that had given autonomy to the state of Jammu and Kashmir, which...
Aug 5, 2019 · India's BJP-led government is hailing its decision to strip the state of Jammu and Kashmir of autonomy after seven decades, characterising it as the correction of a "historical blunder". The BBC's...
Learn about Article 370, a constitutional provision that gave Jammu and Kashmir special status, and its abrogation by the Presidential Order in 2019. Find out the Supreme Court verdict, the controversies, and the constitutional history of J&K.
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- On 5 August 2019, the Government of India revoked the special status, or limited autonomy, granted under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution to...
- The benefits are wide-ranging, it will increase industrialization, thereby increasing employment opportunities to the youth of Jammu and Kashmir. T...
- Article 35A of the Indian Constitution was an article that empowered the Jammu and Kashmir state’s legislature to define “permanent residents” of t...
- Sir Narasimha Ayyangar Gopalaswami Ayyangar represented India at the United Nations Security Council and later drafted Article 370 of the Indian Co...
Aug 14, 2019 · On 5th August 2019, President of India in the exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (1) of Article 370 of the Constitution had issued the Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 2019. Through this, Government of India has made modifications in Article 370 itself (not revoked it).
Article 370 of the Indian constitution gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir — a state in India, located in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, and a part of the larger region of Kashmir, which has been the subject of dispute between India, Pakistan and China.
Article 370 was incorporated into the Constitution of India as a temporary provision, with the intention of providing a framework for negotiations between the Indian government and the leadership of Jammu and Kashmir to determine the state's final political status.
