Narendra Modi will meet top Kashmiri politicians on Thursday, with discussions expected to focus on restoring democracy to the Muslim-majority region two years after New Delhi stripped the state of its political autonomy.
The initiative is seen as critical to India’s ability to maintain momentum in back-channel discussions to improve relations with Pakistan. The nuclear-armed neighbours have fought three wars over the divided state.
Islamabad was incensed in August 2019 when the Modi government abolished a constitutional provision that had guaranteed Kashmir’s autonomy and placed the population under lockdown. Mobile phone and internet services were suspended for months and hundreds of political activists were imprisoned.
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