Corporate Investment In Kashmir In Highly Communal Atmosphere Doesn't Hold Promise

Last month, the Government of India with a presidential reference abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution that gave special status to the state under its agreement of annexation with India in 1947. Under the article the state had its own constitution, flag and assembly to guard its autonomy, but now it would be governed from New Delhi.
On the face, it seems within the government’s jurisdiction, but for the reason that the said article itself defined its terms of demise providing that such a recommendation must come from the Constituent Assembly, later replaced with the words “legislative assembly” by government order in 1952, makes it untenable.

In the aftermath of the decision, the government has taken tough security measures in Kashmir. The Internet is shut down, paralyzing communication obstructing treatment in hospitals, education in schools and communication with loved ones. More than 3,000 people are in custody and police are monitoring streets.