Bayan
01-16-2023, 12:33 AM
India has guaranteed a degree of autonomy to the people of Kashmir, a disputed territory between India and Pakistan, since 1947. Why did India unilaterally erase that autonomy this week? Guest: Jeffrey Gettleman, the South Asia bureau chief for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (https://www.nytimes.com/thedaily).
Background reading:
To Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, eliminating the autonomy of Kashmir (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/world/asia/india-pakistan-kashmir-jammu.html?smid=pc-thedaily) was an administrative move. But to his critics, the decision was a blow to India’s democracy and secular identity (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/08/world/asia/kashmir-india-modi.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
On Thursday, Mr. Modi addressed the nation about the decision (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/08/world/asia/kashmir-india-modi.html?smid=pc-thedaily) against a backdrop of rising protests, mass arrests and escalating tensions with Pakistan (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/07/world/asia/pakistan-kashmir-india.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
Read more about the roots of the crisis (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/world/asia/india-pakistan-crisis.html?smid=pc-thedaily) and what could happen next.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)
Background reading:
To Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, eliminating the autonomy of Kashmir (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/world/asia/india-pakistan-kashmir-jammu.html?smid=pc-thedaily) was an administrative move. But to his critics, the decision was a blow to India’s democracy and secular identity (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/08/world/asia/kashmir-india-modi.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
On Thursday, Mr. Modi addressed the nation about the decision (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/08/world/asia/kashmir-india-modi.html?smid=pc-thedaily) against a backdrop of rising protests, mass arrests and escalating tensions with Pakistan (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/07/world/asia/pakistan-kashmir-india.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
Read more about the roots of the crisis (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/world/asia/india-pakistan-crisis.html?smid=pc-thedaily) and what could happen next.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)