Five things to know about Kashmir's special status

India's decision to revoke the region's autonomy irks Pakistan

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The government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has moved to scrap the special status given to Kashmir, which was implemented after India's independence in 1947. © Reuters

KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer

NEW DELHI -- India has scrapped the special status given to strife-torn Kashmir -- its only Muslim-majority region, which remains a core problem in its troubled relationship with neighboring Pakistan -- in a landmark move to fully integrate the state with the rest of the nation.

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