Modi declares 'new chapter' in Kashmir following vote

Locals hope for a brighter future after the scrapping of region's special status

KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer

SRINAGAR, India -- Unfazed by the harsh winter, voters from a village in north Kashmir patiently waited at a polling booth one December morning to cast their ballot in the region's first elections since its special status was revoked by the Indian government last year.

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