A year after the BJP-led Central government revoked Article 370 and cut Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories (UTs) of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on August 5 last year, alienation in Kashmir has increased manifold while the economy and the polity lie in shambles. Article 370 established the relationship between the central government of India and the state of Jammu and Kashmir — which also administratively encompassed the region of Ladakh. ed. The incidents of terrorist violence in Jammu and Kashmir have declined after the abrogation of the Constitution’s Article 370 on Aug.5, with just 88 incidents reported in 115 days since then, Parliament was told on Tuesday. On 5 August 2019, the ruling regime in India had decided to revoke Articles 370 and 35A of the Constitution, and thereby removed Kashmir’s autonomy, dividing it into federally governed territories. This happened when the accession to the Indian union itself took place. 2. There has been reduction in stone pelting incidents. New administration will run on ‘sab ka saath, sab ka vikas’. Note: The authors of this article visited the Kashmir valley between 30 August 2019 and 3 September 2019. event on Sunday, Iltija Mufti — former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti's daughter — called it "ironic" that there was praise for India's move everywhere in the world except in the state. The incidents of terrorist violence in Jammu and Kashmir have declined after the abrogation of the Constitution’s Article 370 on Aug.5, with just 88 incidents reported in 115 days since then, Parliament was told on Tuesday. One year after the revocation of Article 370, Kashmir is still coming out of its older shell to turn a new leaf. [3] Thousands of security personnel were sent in and the Valley was clamped down with severe and all-encompassing communications blackout. Article 370 of the Indian constitution carves out a special status to the state of J&K. In a similar dispute, however, the people of Kashmir were not given a similar option. One year ago the Government of India (GoI) took the decisive step to repeal Articles 370 & 35A of the Indian Constitution, fundamentally changing the relationship between the then state of Jammu and Kashmir and the rest of India. “I want to tell people to tell these politicians to first give sacrifices themselves and then ask others,” he said. Several movies were shot in Kashmir in the 1960s and 1970s. Soon after the August 5 decision, dozens of Kashmiri politicians—including some who had threatened violence over the abrogation of Article 370—were held under preventive detention. There has been an upsurge in protest and violence in Indian-administered Kashmir since July 2016. Bhaderwah/Jammu, October 11 The Army on Friday said violence in the Kashmir valley has gone down since the abrogation of the Article 370 on August 5. Anticipating violence in the aftermath of the abrogation of Article 370 and the reorganisation of J&K on August 5, 2019, the forces took what Kumar terms “multi-dimensional action involving preventive and punitive measures” against potential troublemakers, who were clubbed under three categories. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating Muzaffar Ahmad Wani, Burhan Wani's father, near his home in Tral, South Kashmir on India on 19 September. Srinagar, Indian-Administered Kashmir – After August 5, when India revoked Kashmir’s special status and followed the move with a military lockdown, Uzma Javed did not leave her house for days. Jammu & Kashmir: One Year after Abrogation of Article 370- Increasing Alienation, Relentless Repression, Simmering Conflict in India — by People's Union For Civil Liberties — 13/08/2020 Share: To this, I would like to add that after the foundation of RSS in Nagpur in 1925, the only place after Pune to have extreme believers in RSS’ cause can be found in Jammu. Photograph by Umer Asif for the Kashmir Walla. More than a year after the Gupkar Declaration, six political parties in Jammu and Kashmir who were signatories to the declaration, in a joint statement released on Saturday, reiterated that they are committed to strive for the restoration of Article 370 and 35A. The government claims the move will bring “long-term peace” to Kashmir, but the low intensity of violence in the Valley since the decision is not an indicator of peace or stability. The official justification was that the abolition of Article 370 would herald the dawn of a new era in Kashmir bringing peace, security and development. Photo: AFP Ali Riaz [4] 11 Sep 2019 – Early in August 2019, the Indian government repealed Article 370 of the Indian constitution, which provided special status to Jammu and Kashmir.The Article, a later incorporation to the Indian constitution, was titled temporary. The economic rationale for the revocation of Article 370—that it was a roadblock to development in Jammu and Kashmir—does not stand the test of the facts. 2015). Post Article 370 scenario: A worsened security situation in Jammu and Kashmir abetted by Pakistan, exacerbated by the absence of legitimate political channels… Kashmir Unchanged Ever After Article 370 Binning, Shiv Sena Says 0. Political science research suggests two pathways through which violence in Kashmir could escalate following the revocation of Article 370. “Such politics cannot run. The trigger was the killing of Burhan Wani, the leader of the armed group Hizbul Mujahedin by the security forces in that month. India’s Article 370 gambit has created a new arena of violence: Kashmir’s apple orchards. A violent protest on the outskirts of Srinagar, in Jammu and Kashmir, on August 16, 2019, after India stripped the Kashmir region of its autonomy. One year after the undemocratic move, the situation in Kashmir is far from being peaceful, secure and normal. “The onus was on India to start the dialogue process after reversing the wrongs” in Kashmir, Yusuf said, referring to the August 5, 2019 decision. August 5 last year redefined everything for the people of Jammu and Kashmir. High alert prevails in the Kashmir valley as India scrapped special status of Kashmir by revoking Article 370 and Article 35A of constitution. Mobile services, excluding internet services were resumed for postpaid users in Kashmir on 14 October at noon, after 72 days of a communication blockade. Every law will be applicable in the state just like the rest of the country. For many Kashmiris, Soura has gained significance as the symbol of resistance against the Government of India’s decision to abrogate Article 370. Many have begun referring to it as Kashmir… 6. Apples that bite. After the Abrogation of Article 370 By Sameer P. Lalwani and Gillian Gayner Summary • Since 2013, mass resistance and armed insurgency have returned and grown in India’s Kashmir Val-ley, partly in response to the gov-ernment’s failed strategy. The APDP report titled ‘ My World is Dark ’ spoke of state violence, in particular those injured by pellets from shotguns since the 2016 unrest in Kashmir. Around 22 incidents took place in Pulwama and 18 in Baramulla. The Indian Government has repealed Article 370—the article in the Indian Constitution that guaranteed […] 5. According to officials, the curfew was imposed to ‘prevent violence’ by people planning to observe the first year anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 as ‘black day’. Silence After Article 370 Revocation No Indicator of Peace By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran. JAMMU: People of Kashmir Monday expressed apprehensions about a new cycle of violence in the Valley, with many saying that scrapping of Article 370, which gave special status to the state, could lead to change in its Muslim-majority identity. Khan Islamabad F.Z. 4. It also limits the Indian parliament’s power to make laws for the state. Hereainafter also referred to as “Kashmir.” “Kashmir” refers to the India-occupied region of Jammu and Kashmir, which largely consists of the Kashmir Valley, Jammu, and Ladakh. "There has been reduction in terrorist initiated incidents. The J&K authorities, fearing protests, imposed a curfew in Kashmir ahead of the first anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370. After scrapping Article 370, Jammu and Kashmir Police in a statement said that 280 law and order incidents took place in the State between August 5-7. There is a strong likelihood, however, that it will guarantee the opposite—an enduring condition of violence and unrest that can spill over into South Asia and beyond. With that, a pronouncement was also done to bifurcate the state into the two centrally-administered union … In J-K, 346 people killed, 88 gunfights in one year after Aug 2019. (Atul Loke/New York Times) Summary. Kashmir After Article 370: Instability, Unrest, and Geopolitics. Among these 280 incidents, 160 such incidents took place in Srinagar. Internet services and pre-paid mobile phone services remain deactivated even today. The revocation of Article 370 of the constitution by the Indian government ended the special autonomy granted to Indian-occupied Kashmir, raising fears of fresh violence in the disputed valley. Kashmir’s First Casualty After Article 370: 17-Year-Old Drowns Fleeing CRPF. Article 370: What happened with Kashmir and why it matters. Jammu & Kashmir: One Year after Abrogation of Article 370- Increasing Alienation, Relentless Repression, Simmering Conflict in India — by People's Union For Civil Liberties — 13/08/2020 Share: As a Kashmiri Pundit whose family had been displaced by Muslims, I can say that rest of the Kashmiri pundits myself would want article 370 scrapped immediately. India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 9, 2021 . • Resistance has involved mass par-ticipation in “quasi-violence” that in- by Ram Puniyani. Ever since the abrogation of article 370 on August 5, there has been significant improvement in all the violence parameters in Kashmir," Lt Gen Singh told reporters here. The government then revoked Articles 370 and 35-A. There have been numerous clashes between the Indian and Pakistani military across the ‘Line of Control’, as the border between Indian … 7. TRANSCEND MEMBERS, 16 Sep 2019 . It essentially limited the Indian parliament’s legislative powers in the state to only defense, foreign affairs, and communications. See Josef Korbel, Danger in Kashmir 5–6 (rev. On 23 October 2019, more than 65 days after the abrogation of Article 370, Ahangar’s trust released a report on pellet victims of Kashmir. After Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks on scrapping of Article 370 received a thunderous applause at the 'Howdy, Modi!' Since then, barring 15 (including three former chief ministers), most of the politicians have been released. But the government needs to strategies and come up with probable solutions if it wants the state to identify itself with mainland India. Kashmir is about to enter a new era. Their whole objective to recruit Kashmiris was to show disobedience against India. India’s Article 370 gambit has created a new arena of violence: Kashmir’s apple orchards. Currently there are celebrations in sections of the Indian society and there is a pall of gloom in Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir will no longer have dual citizenship. Neither is revocation of Article 370 likely to pave the way for development of the region. The Centre on Tuesday said the militant violence in Jammu and Kashmir has reduced significantly after the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019 … Violence in Kashmir reduced after abrogation of Article 370: Army Premium FILE PHOTO: An Indian security personnel stands guard on a deserted road. Srinagar: Senior BJP leader Ram Madhav on Sunday said that some detained politicians here are sending messages to people to pick up guns and give sacrifices. May 10, 2021. Before govt announced revocation of Article 370, Indian Army had identified main 'trouble spots' in Kashmir The Indian Army also deployed an additional brigade from the northeastern region in Kashmir to strengthen its counter-infiltration grid on the Line of Control (LoC) to thwart any attempt made by Pakistan Army to push any infiltrators inside the valley. This was the first time any BJP leader addressed a gathering in Kashmir after August 5 when Article 370 was abrogated. by abrogating Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution. A year on, Article 370 and Kashmir mythmaking. Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra – TRANSCEND Media Service. Jammu and Kashmir, it can be safely said, is never out of the headlines. It did not. Restrictions remain in place in Kashmir as the region marks a year of article 370's revocation. After the removal of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir last year, the reduction in incidents of stone pelting and the continuous grabbing of separatist leaders are the main factors in the continuous decrease in violence in the Union Territory.Watch this special report to know more. 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. The economic rationale for the revocation of Article 370—that it was a roadblock to development in Jammu and Kashmir—does not stand the test of the facts. Otherwise, silence on Pakistan’s part would leave the people of Kashmir more isolated and give the Modi government a free hand to do away with Article 370. The article 370 allowed the state a certain amount of autonomy – its own constitution, a separate flag and freedom to make laws. Rape and calls for sexual violence and bodily possession, enveloped in Hindutva pride, emerged as a pattern after the abrogation of Article 370 in Kashmir in August 2019, when the BJP MLA Vikram Saini asked the bachelors to rejoice because they could now marry the “fair-skinned” girls of Kashmir. Kashmir has already been reeling under a three-decade-long militant struggle for liberation from India. The Sena slammed the government and Amit Shah, in particular, for his inability to rein in the violence in the Kashmir Valley, which the party claimed has spiked since he took charge of the MHA. On August 5 this year, one year of the revocation of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir has been completed. To prevent mass protests and violence in the region, this action was accompanied by a military siege and a communications blackout. BHADERWAH/JAMMU: The Army on Friday said violence in the Kashmir valley has gone down since the abrogation of the Article 370 on August 5. In this game plan Article 370 was playing a good role in glorifying Terrorism, Gun Culture and Violence. Kashmir after 370. The upper house 2. Kashmir’s One Year Nightmare Without Article 370 ... Locals fear increased level of violence if there is an influx of outsiders into kashmir. The Army on Friday said violence in the Kashmir valley has gone down since the revoking of the Article 370 on August 5. India has maintained that the issue related to Article 370 of the Indian Constitution was entirely an internal matter of the country. Earlier, Doval was in the Valley for 11 days after the Centre announced its decision to withdraw J&K’s special status under Article 370 and split it into two UTs on August 5. Even though there was Article 370, the option of not having a plebiscite was seen as a betrayal by the people. In addition to critiquing a large section of the mainstream Indian media, which has been claiming ‘normalcy’ in the region, their report more importantly, noted that Kashmiri women were being harassed by armed personnel during house raids following the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution. ‘Violence in Kashmir is not over’ The revocation of Article 370 in Jammu & Kashmir in August 2019, a decision heavily criticised by Pakistan, is believed to have stoked some concerns in the Valley about the possible implications of the move, including apprehensions about efforts to effect a potential demographic change in the region.. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the 'Sangam Youth Festival' at University Campus, Bhaderwah, General Officer Commander in Chief, Northern Command, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh said he had high hopes from the valley's youngsters. After Article 370, Will Transnational Terrorist Organizations Look to Kashmir for Permanent War? Article 370 has political importance — it is part of the agreement which was made with the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Since 2013, mass resistance and armed insurgency have returned and grown in India’s Kashmir Valley, partly in response to the government’s failed strategy. India believes its move to repeal Article 370 will ensure security in Indian-administered Kashmir. Before the unilateral decision of New Delhi to abrogate Article 370 and split the state of J&K into two union territories, all pro-India Kashmiri politicians were arrested. The United Arab Emirates has gone a step further by apparently siding with India, calling the decision to downgrade Kashmir's status an internal matter. Addressing a gathering after … Crackdown, heavy deployment, UAPA arrests kept J&K calm after Article 370 move, police says According to MHA data, while there were 532 incidents of stone-pelting and violence in the Valley in 2018, the number came down to 389 in 2019 and 102 in 2020. Article 35A of the constitution allowed the Jammu and Kashmir state’s legislature to define the state’s permanent residents and what distinguishes them. What can the region expect? During his stay, Doval ensured that there was no violence in the state after the government's decision. Terrorist Attacks Reduced In J&K After Article 370 Move: Centre. It is a myth of many that after the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution of India, the situation for the residents of Jammu & Kashmir has changed in a positive way in the sense of being granted an opportunity of equality of treatment in every manner in which a citizen governed by the Constitution of India had been enjoying. The Army on Friday said violence in the Kashmir valley has gone down since the abrogation of the Article 370 on August 5. The August 5 decision has led to a state wherein the very basis of a potential step of conflict resolution has been undone, writes Happymon Jacob. Pakistan army infiltrators (their) Pakistani citizens into Kashmir for kicking up violence and subversion. Yes.But there are restrictions for movements in certain areas to avoid any violence by those who are upset with their objectives of stone pelting,throwing grenades etc to terrorise people there with an avowed object of showing opposition to revoking of Article 370 and article 35A.These disgruntled elements may be lying low for a time but again create disturbances.So the Government is doing things … On August 5, 2019, in a significant move, the Government of India (GoI) abrogated Article 370, ending the semi-autonomous status of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Justifying restrictions imposed in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of provisions of Article 370, the Centre said on Thursday that due to the preventive steps taken neither a … It was a safe place with a few instances of violence. Article 370: Here is why the Arab response to Kashmir has been muted. Kashmir: In Burhan Wani’s Home, No One Speaks Of Article 370. 1. A Year After Article 370’s End, a Dangerous Silence in Kashmir The abrogation of Article 370 came with a steep cost: the disappearance of the moderate middle, once Kashmir’s political mainstream. This was the first time any BJP leader addressed a gathering in Kashmir after August 5 when Article 370 was abrogated. Photo: AFP Ali Riaz Revocation of Article 370 has been one of the founding stones of RSS and it is revocation of Article 370 that has brought BJP to power in 2014 as well as 2019. The Sena slammed the government and Amit Shah, in particular, for his inability to rein in the violence in the Kashmir Valley, which the party claimed has spiked since he took charge of the MHA. Apples that bite. 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. After the removal of Article 370, the exclusive rights granted to Jammu and Kashmir are completely abolished. Bhaderwah/Jammu: The Army on Friday said violence in the Kashmir valley has gone down since the abrogation of the Article 370 on August 5. "After the abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35A, did Kashmir streets erupt into anger and violence? we consider the Muslims to be aliens and not native of Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir, it can be safely said, is never out of the headlines. Kashmir: The effects of revoking Article 370. Jammu and Kashmir will now be a Union Territory. Mahdav was speaking to a gathering of BJP supporters at Tagore Hall in Srinagar on Sunday.