What Is Article 370, and Why Does It Matter in Kashmir?

Posted on by Mr. Lakhaney

Left undecided was the status of Jammu and Kashmir, a Muslim-majority state in the Himalayas that had been ruled by a local prince. Fighting quickly broke out, and both countries eventually sent in troops, with Pakistan occupying about one-third of the state and India two-thirds.

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