Modi rejects lawmakers’ calls to restore occupied Kashmir’s partial autonomy
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirmed his government’s decision to revoke the partial autonomy of Indian-occupied Kashmir, stating that only the constitution of Babasaheb Ambedkar will now apply in the region. This decision, made in 2019, split the state into two federally administered territories, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. Despite the newly elected lawmakers in…