Opinion: India accelerates its nationalist transformation of Kashmir as the world remains silent
through which Indians — who had previously not been able to own land or access government jobs as they were reserved for Kashmir “permanent residents” — will now be able to lay claim to residency rights in what is still a disputed territory. The permanent resident category has been done away with, and all Kashmiris will now need to obtain domicile certificates to get residency rights.
Since the occupational machinery in Kashmir consists of more than 700,000 Indian forces, as well as thousands of Indian officials who have served in various capacities in Kashmir’s decades-long occupation, the shift toward domicile status is a clear path to demographic change.Most crucially, the order is retrospective, meaning that it includes those who already meet these requirements.
While India claims that removing Article 370 paves the way for “development” and “progress” in the region, indigenous Kashmiris have essentially lost their historic protections in relation to land, access to education and government employment. The one-year lockdown has resulted , and most of Kashmir’s industries, including tourism, handicrafts, horticulture, IT and e-commerce, have been shattered.
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