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When did violence start in Kashmir?
In July 1988, a series of demonstrations, strikes and attacks on the Indian government began the Kashmir insurgency, which during the 1990s escalated into the most important internal security issue in India.
What happened on 5th August Kashmir?
On 5 August 2019, India issued a Presidential order superseding the 1954 order that made all the provisions of the Indian constitution applicable to Jammu and Kashmir.
How Kashmir conflict affects people?
The conflict has also led to displacement of Kashmiri Hindu or Pundits and Muslims from the Kashmir Valley. Violence affects nearly everybody living in Kashmir. A recent population survey [3] found a lifetime prevalence of traumatic events of 59\% among the inhabitants of four districts of the Indian part of Kashmir.
When did Kashmir Day start?
Kashmir Day was first proposed by Qazi Hussain Ahmad of the Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan in 1990. In 1991, the then-Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif called for a “Kashmir Solidarity Day Strike”; Sharif had come to power with the help of the Jamaat in the previous year, and the 1991 event was also a Jamaat affair.
What is Black Day Kashmir?
India celebrates 22 October as ‘Black Day’ in Jammu and Kashmir to mark Pakistan’s invasion of Kashmir, just two months after India’s independence in 1947. India celebrates 22 October as ‘Black Day’ in Jammu and Kashmir to mark Pakistan’s invasion of Kashmir, just two months after India’s independence in 1947.
What is behind India-Kashmir tensions?
The attack, the worst on Indian troops since the insurgency in Kashmir began in 1989, spiked tensions and triggered fears of an armed confrontation between the two nuclear-armed powers.
Do India and Pakistan claim Kashmir in full?
By that time, India and Pakistan had both declared themselves to be nuclear powers. Today, Delhi and Islamabad both claim Kashmir in full, but control only parts of it – territories recognised internationally as “Indian-administered Kashmir” and “Pakistan-administered Kashmir”. Why is there so much unrest in the Indian-administered part?
How did the partition of India affect Jammu and Kashmir?
The partition of India in 1947 presented a problem to the then princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, located right along the two new states’ northern border. Traditionally, the state was ruled by a Hindu maharaja (local ruler), but the majority of the population was Muslim.
Why are two Jammu and Kashmir ex-premiers under house arrest?
Two former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir – the Indian state which encompasses the disputed territory – were placed under house arrest. One of them, Mehbooba Mufti, said the move would “make India an occupational force in Jammu and Kashmir,” and that “today marks the darkest day in Indian democracy”.