PoliticsIndian verdict on Kashmir: 'Beacon of hope' or bitter disappointment?
Top court decision hailed by Modi irks local leaders along with Pakistan and China
Indian paramilitary soldiers and policemen stand guard near a cutout of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the main market in Srinagar, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Dec. 11. © AP
QURATULAIN REHBAR, Contributing writer
December 13, 2023 17:37 JST
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.