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Closed Urge India to de-escalate conflict and respect the special status of Kashmir.

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On August 4, the Indian government placed Kashmir under lockdown. There was an internet blackout and hundreds of thousands of troops in the valley. Now there is a unilateral move to scrap Article 370 giving special status to Kashmir. This can trigger the worst escalation of the conflict in 70 years.

BBC News, 5 Aug 2019: Article 370: India to revoke special status for Kashmir (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-49231619)

Al-Jazeera, 5 Aug 2019: India revokes disputed Kashmir's special status with rush decree (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/08/india-abolishes-kashmir-special-status-rush-decree-190805061331958.html)

Kashmir Initiative Group: Background to the
Kashmir conflict:challenges and opportunities (https://www.c-r.org/resource/background-kashmir-conflict-challenges-and-opportunities)

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