SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir -- The Indian Supreme Court's decision this week to uphold the government's revocation of special status for the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region has stirred anger and bitter memories among locals while irking the country's biggest geopolitical rivals, Pakistan and China.
The court on Monday ruled against more than 20 petitions challenging the 2019 decision by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to revoke Article 370 of the constitution, which had afforded the territory a degree of autonomy. The court unanimously agreed that the special status had been a "temporary provision" and was an "interim arrangement in war conditions."
