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Dividing Jammu from Kashmir Could Be Dangerous

By David Devadas August 5, 2025 Akhnoor alienation antagonism bhaderwah BJP leader centre Chenab basin chief ministership communal distrust conflict-generating processes constitutional amendments coordinating council cultural diversity dangerous demographic diversity district development boards Dividing Jammu from Kashmir Doda Dogra dynasty elections foreign forces fragmentation geographic diversity hill development council Hindus JAMMU AND KASHMIR kargil Kathua Kavinder Gupta Kishtwar Ladakh Leh Lieutenant Governor minority multi-layered administrative system Muslims neglect new assembly Omar Abdullah Pahalgam massacre Pakistan Panchayats peace peaceable institution polarisation poonch President's rule propaganda rajouri ramban Ramnagar Reasi restore statehood ruling party rumours sacrifices separatism stability Supreme Court town councils Union Territories Unity victimhood

Just a few days after the Pahalgam massacre in late April, I first heard in Srinagar that the ruling party was looking for arguments with…

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What is Article 356?

By Somi Das February 10, 2023 Article 356 emergency indira gandhi narendra modi President's rule

Article 356 empowers the President to withdraw to the Union the executive and legislative powers of any state “if he/she is satisfied that a situation…

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