End of Kashmir's autonomy valid

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 12, 2023 12:18 am

NEW DELHI: India's Supreme Court on Monday upheld a move by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to revoke the limited autonomy of Muslim-majority Kashmir, where an insurgency has raged for decades, and ordered elections within a year.

The 2019 declaration was 'a culmination of the process of integration and, as such, is a valid exercise of power,' the high court said in its verdict.

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