Coverage dated December 10, 2023

India’s top court upholds Kashmir’s loss of special status in ruling hailed by Modi

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By Rhea Mogul, Manveena Suri and Aishwarya Iyer, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — India’s top court on Monday upheld the government’s controversial 2019 decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, also ruling that the disputed Muslim-majority territory should regain its state designation with l…

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  1. NBC News

    India’s Supreme Court upholds decision to remove Kashmir’s special status (opens NBC News)

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    The court ruled the 2019 move constitutional but said the government should restore the Muslim-majority region’s statehood as soon as possible and hold local legislative polls by Sept. 30.

  2. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    India’s top court upholds Kashmir’s loss of special status in ruling hailed by Modi (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Rhea Mogul, Manveena Suri and Aishwarya Iyer, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — India’s top court on Monday upheld the government’s controversial 2019 decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, also ruling that the disputed Muslim-majority territory should regain its state designation with l…

  3. Fox News

    India's Supreme Court backs decision to remove special status from Kashmir (opens Fox News)

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    The Indian Supreme Court has upheld Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 2019 decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, dividing it into two federal territories.

  4. Christian Science Monitor

    India’s top court confirms end of Kashmir and Jammu’s special status (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    India’s top court has upheld a 2019 decision to strip Jammu and Kashmir’s special status as a semi-autonomous region with a separate constitution. The move also divided the region into two federal territories, Ladakh and Jammu-Kashmir.

  5. WDIO Duluth

    India's Supreme Court upholds government's decision to remove disputed Kashmir’s special status (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    India’s top court has upheld a 2019 decision by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to strip disputed Jammu and Kashmir’s special status as a semi-autonomous region with a separate constitution and inherited protections on land and jobs.

  6. Wall Street Journal

    India’s Top Court Upholds Modi Decision to Remove Kashmir’s Special Status (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    The status change, which was one of the most controversial in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s nine years in power, fulfilled a key promise to supporters.

  7. France 24

    Top court in India upholds government move to revoke Kashmir’s autonomy (opens France 24)

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    India's top court on Monday upheld a move by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to revoke the limited autonomy of Muslim-majority Kashmir, where an insurgency has raged for decades, and ordered…

  8. The Economist

    India’s top court upholds the central government’s grab at Kashmir (opens The Economist)

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    The judges say Narendra Modi was entitled to strip the region of its autonomy

  9. Al Jazeera

    India’s Supreme Court upholds decision to end special status for Kashmir (opens Al Jazeera)

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    India’s Supreme Court upholds a decision that special status for the Kashmir-Jammu region was only meant to be a tempora

  10. The Guardian

    India’s supreme court upholds decision to strip Kashmir of special status (opens The Guardian)

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    Chief justice says government did not overreach its powers when it revoked autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019

  11. Deutsche Welle

    India: Top court upholds removal of Kashmir special status – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Petitioners had challenged the legality of an Indian government decision in 2019 to strip special rights from Kashmir that included protections on land ownership and its own constitution.

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