In surprise development on November 19, 2000, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee announced that security forces were directed not to initiate combat...
Explainers & Backgrounders
The debate about Jammu and Kashmir’s special and autonomous status has been a continuous one ever since the State’s accession to the Union of India...
Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections of 2002 threw a hung verdict. Though the ruling National Conference lost elections but it emerged as single...
The Jammu and Kashmir State Subject Laws repealed upon removal of Article 35-A on August 5, 2019, had a long history. By late 19th century, government jobs and...
Under the Instrument of Accession of 1947 and further political negotiations, the State of Jammu and Kashmir, was allowed to have a Constitution of its own...