By scrapping Article 370, Indians can now settle in Indian-administered Kashmir, a Muslim-majority region. The issue brings to mind many parallels with the illegal Israeli occupation of Palestine
that gave Kashmir semi-autonomous status. Article 370 of the Indian Constitution allowed India-administered Kashmir and its neighbouring province Jammu to make their own laws and prevented non-Kashmiris from settling in and owning land in the disputed region.
Kashmiris believe that the removal of Article 370 will pave the way for Indian settlers to come and buy property in Kashmir, a mountainous region known for its natural beauty. The decision threatens the demographics of the region which is claimed by both India and Pakistan. The UN passed a resolution of the right to self determination in 1949, arguing that Kashmiri people should be allowed to choose whether they would embrace India's or Pakistan's sovereignty. The referendum was never held, however.
Since then, some Kashmiris have fought to join Pakistan while others have sought complete independence, free from both Pakistan and India.notes, the cancellation of Article 370 is considered an illegal move by many scholars. “Article 370 is the only legal link between India and the disputed state,” she points out. “For it to be revoked, it has to be approved concurrently by the Jammu and Kashmir constituent assembly, which was dissolved in 1956.
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