ISAS Briefs

On 5 August 2019, the Indian government announced that it is seeking to dilute the special status of autonomy given to Jammu and Kashmir guaranteed under Article 370 of the Constitution of India. Union Home Minister Amit Shah moved two bills and two resolutions pertaining to Jammu and Kashmir in the Lok Sabha, including the bill to repeal Article 370 and the Jammu and Kashmir (Reorganisation) Bill, 2019 intended to bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories (UTs):one combining Hindu-majority Jammu and Muslim-majority Kashmir into one federally administered territory and the other to carve out Buddhist-majority Ladakh into another territory.