Security personnel stand guard on a deserted street in Jammu on August 6. India has revoked the special status of the Muslim-majority state of Jammu and Kashmir. Photo: AFP Security personnel stand guard on a deserted street in Jammu on August 6. India has revoked the special status of the Muslim-majority state of Jammu and Kashmir. Photo: AFP
Security personnel stand guard on a deserted street in Jammu on August 6. India has revoked the special status of the Muslim-majority state of Jammu and Kashmir. Photo: AFP
C. Uday Bhaskar
Opinion

Opinion

C. Uday Bhaskar

In Kashmir, Modi’s India may have won the battle but lost trust

  • In the Indian political narrative, the Kashmir issue is arguably a mistake to be rectified. But the high-handed manner in which the government revoked the autonomy of Kashmir will not help the image of Indian democracy

C. Uday Bhaskar
C. Uday Bhaskar

Updated: 11:31am, 7 Aug, 2019

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Security personnel stand guard on a deserted street in Jammu on August 6. India has revoked the special status of the Muslim-majority state of Jammu and Kashmir. Photo: AFP Security personnel stand guard on a deserted street in Jammu on August 6. India has revoked the special status of the Muslim-majority state of Jammu and Kashmir. Photo: AFP
Security personnel stand guard on a deserted street in Jammu on August 6. India has revoked the special status of the Muslim-majority state of Jammu and Kashmir. Photo: AFP
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