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2019-10-31 India-Pakistan

Jammu and Kashmir ceases to be a state. Split into two Union Territories

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Posted by John Frum 2019-10-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [18 views ] Top

#1 Hi John, long time no see.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-10-31 02:09|| 2019-10-31 02:09|| Front Page Top

#2 If Hindu dominated Jammu region begins to agitate for freedom from Kashmir

The incumbent party may try to bring about such an agitation, now that you mention it. But it'd be a daft thing to do on their part. The recent defeat in the block council polls in J&K to local independents may motivate them to such an error. I hope it won't.

If we ride this out, keeping the kashmiri islamists out of power and the restive locals in semi-quarantine, that 54.9% can be brought to include more religious groups by next year.

Posted by Dron66046 2019-10-31 05:49|| 2019-10-31 05:49|| Front Page Top

#3 I also doubt that further division is on the cards. The religious demographic of Jammu is complex and keeping it with Kashmir (where it has been ever since the British bought Kashmir valley from the Sikhs and gave it to the Dogra rulers of Jammu) prevents a situation developing where a hostile political class dominates an administrative unit of India. Ladakh is protected by 89,000 Indo-Tibetan Police and XVI Corps of the Indian army (being reorganized into integrated battle groups). Two other Corps protect Jammu and Kashmir

Posted by John Frum 2019-10-31 11:02|| 2019-10-31 11:02|| Front Page Top

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