Jammu and Kashmir is a union territory in northern India. It comprises two major regions: Jammu and the Kashmir Valley. A third region, Ladakh, along with Jammu and Kashmir, was a part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir until 2019. After the abrogation of Article 370, the state was broken into two: Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. The region is known for breathtaking landscapes with a history going back to the Indus Valley Civilization, with evidence of various empires — Gandhara, Mauryan, Kushan, Gupta, Mughal, and Dogra — ruling the area.
The region has been a bone of contention between India and Pakistan since its 1947 accession to India. The two countries fought a war that resulted in the establishment of the Line of Control (LoC) and divided the region into Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-administered Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. Both Pakistan and China lay claims to parts of Indian-administered Kashmir and Ladakh.
The region has faced decades of insurgency, particularly since the 1980s, fueled by political alienation, human rights concerns, and economic disparities, leading to a cycle of violence and counterinsurgency operations.
In 2024, elections were held in the region after nearly a decade, restoring an elected government. Omar Abdullah took office as Chief Minister, while Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha continues to serve as the Centre’s representative, overseeing administrative affairs.
Kalyani shankar ji you have wrote some good words about Kashmiris political uncertainty but as a kashmiri youth I feel what pdp sayed before elections & what they did after elections is totally opposed in their regime human rights violations r at its peak armed forces humiliate everybody who canes in their way abuses everyone irrespective of age
Everyday one person gets killed due to j&k dispute, & also what madam sayed in assembly that Kashmiris have choose their dystany before is totally baseless talking.
They r nobody to say that people in kashmir only votes for sadak bijli & pani. How can she talk when the people boycotted recently held bypoll elections in 2017 only 7% people voted in that also 8 people get killed on said day by security forces. She is only saving her kursi by saying like that here nobody is with him when she says we have chhoen india.
Here people follow hurriyat which is repesinting peoples sentiment on which call people make strike on 5 straight months in 2016.
Omar Abdullah needs, like Newton, to sit patiently under the tree and wait for the apple to fall on his head.