#60 - Kashmir post Article 370 | Sunanda Vashisht & Sreemoy Talukdar

It has been over a year since the Government of India revoked the special status, or limited autonomy, granted under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution to Jammu and Kashmir.
To discuss what has happened since, and how things might pan out going forward, we are joined by Sunanda Vashisht, an Author and Columnist with family ties to Kashmir, and Sreemoy Talukdar, Senior Editor with Firstpost and a writer on foreign policy, politics and defence. Sunanda and Sreemoy begin the discussion with the significance of Article 370 and it’s impact on Jammu & Kashmir over the course of the year, including the recent decision by the Government to open buying land for all citizens. They then discuss the social reform required to balance the political and policy changes in the region; we delve into the history of militancy in Kashmir, starting with the JKLF insurgents to the current Burhan Wani inspired internet militants. We move onto politics of the State, how the central government has handled J&K over the years, how local political parties are strategizing, strife within the PDP, the Gupkar declaration and the possibility of a reversal of this decision by alternate Governments at the centre. We end this podcast on an optimistic note on how the region can attract investments, industry, tourists, and indeed - displaced refugees.
This is a comprehensive overview of how things have changed for Jammu & Kashmir since that historic moment in August 2019.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:25 - What has changed since Article 370 has been repealed?
00:09:38 - Land Reforms and their implications
00:13:10 - Large scale social reformation in the context of Kashmir
00:20:06 - Militancy situation in Kashmir
00:31:18 - Approach of Central Government to J&K
00:36:11 - Could the Government have done anything differently?
00:45:33 - Press coverage of the situation
00:58:41 - Gupkar Declaration & strategy of local politicians
01:03:22 - What should the Government do next?

[@arvindr25]

Why is the 'demographic change' being made out to be such a big issue? Every other area of India has experienced demographic change in one form or another. Bangalore is overrun with non-locals for example.

[@hemangpalan9457]

Very nice deliberations on subject 👌

[@Bharatvaarta]

Glad you liked it!