Hafsa Kanjwal: Article 370 is a part of the Indian constitution and gives special status to Kashmir, giving it some level of autonomy to conduct its own affairs. It is, technically, the only ‘legal’ link that connects Kashmir to India. It has effectively been undermined over the past 70 years. But why is it so important now? Scrapping it marks the complete colonization and occupation of Kashmir.
[…] For Kashmiris, this means that settler colonialism is in full effect. India, of course learns its colonizing strategies from its best friend, Israel, and now we can expect Hindu-only settlements propping up in the region (by the way, the land was already populated with over half a million Indian troops, who had taken over huge swathes of the region with their cantonments, bunkers, etc). The long term plan is to populate the region with enough Hindus so as to make the current Muslim-majority political aspirations for freedom obsolete. #StandWithKashmir
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