Modi’s Decision on Kashmir Reveals a Brittleness in India

New Delhi’s abrogation of autonomy for the region might have local implications, but its consequences for Indian democracy are greater.

Nearly two decades ago, President Bill Clinton called Jammu and Kashmir “the most dangerous place in the world.” Now the disputed Himalayan territory, claimed by both India and Pakistan, is again under a global spotlight. The reason: India’s sudden voiding earlier this month of a constitutional provision that gave the country’s only Muslim-majority province a measure of autonomy from New Delhi, and the bifurcation of the state into two separate federally administered territories.

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