3. What happened to Kashmir (1846-1947)
From 1846 till the 1947 partition of India, Kashmir was ruled by maharajas of
Gulab Singh’s dynasty, as a princely state under British Paramountcy. Despite
its Muslim majority, the princely rule was an overwhelmingly a Hindu-
dominated state.
4. Who invaded Kashmir in 1947
The Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948, sometimes known as the First Kashmir
War, was fought between India and Pakistan over the princely state of Jammu
and Kashmir from 1947 to 1948. It was the first of four Indo-PakistanWars
fought between the two newly independent nations.
5. 22 October 1947
22 October 1947 is considered as the starting date of The Kashmir Issue.
The conflict started after the partition of India in 1947 as both India and
Pakistan claimed the entirety of the former princely state of Jammu and
Kashmir with Pakistan recognizing Chinese sovereignty over theTrans-
KarakoramTract and Aksai Chin since 1963.
7. What is the cause forThe transformation of
Jammu & Kashmir into a union territory
Unrest and violence persisted in the KashmiriValley and, following a disputed
state election in 1987, an insurgency persisted in protest over autonomy and
rights. ... At the same time, a reorganization act was also passed, which would
reconstitute the state into two union territories, Jammu and Kashmir and
Ladakh.
8. Why was article 370 revoked?
In April 2018, the Supreme Court of India ruled that Article 370 had attained
permanency since the state constituent assembly has ceased to exist.To
overcome this legal challenge, the Indian government instead rendered Article
370 as 'inoperative' even though it still exists in the constitution.
9. When was the Article 370 revoked?
On 5 August 2019, the Government of India revoked the special status, or
limited autonomy, granted under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution to
Jammu and Kashmir—a region administered by India as a state which
consists of the larger part of Kashmir which has been the subject of dispute
among India, Pakistan, and China since 1947.
11. A Map of disrupted Kashmir
A map of the disputed Kashmir region showing the
Indian-administered region in yellow. Jammu and
Kashmir is roughly the left half of this region.
Pakistani-administered Kashmir is shown in green, and
Chinese-administered Kashmir in brown.