Centre To Enter Into Talks With J&K After A Long Break
The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be holding his first face-to-face conversation with the top political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir in this week. This is going to the first such meeting since his government revoked the region’s autonomy in 2019, detained thousands and imposed a lockdown.
It was a mammoth move by the Centre and brought it some semblance of peace in the generally unrested Himalayan region. But India has done the wise thing- not losing grip over a part of it, acknowledging it as a Muslim majority state and yet giving it the respect, it deserves.
India said carving its only Muslim majority state into two federally administered territories in August 2019 was needed. This development has (probably) limited the armed insurgency that has raged for decades against New Delhi’s word. It has also been a breeding ground for sleeper cells and Chinese and Turkish military to mingle with the untrained Kashmiri youth.
Related Posts
Pakistan continues to claim ownership over J&K but the Centre has held a firm grip over its own. But in J&K, people are weary of India’s intentions and trust is hanging by a thin thread. Meanwhile, India has said it is trying to speed development and infrastructure projects and strengthen village-level governance, even as it deploys heavy security in the restive Kashmir valley to control the insurgency.
Additionally, the law ministry has been working to re-adjust some assembly and parliamentary constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, aiming to hold elections in the territory.
Leaders however have been pushing for the decision to be rolled back. India abrogated the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 on August 5, 2019 and bifurcated it into two Union territories.
