{"id":4546,"date":"2019-08-09T08:31:34","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T08:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=4546"},"modified":"2019-08-09T08:31:36","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T08:31:36","slug":"india-briefed-unsc-envoys-on-scrapping-of-article-370","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/india-briefed-unsc-envoys-on-scrapping-of-article-370\/","title":{"rendered":"India briefed UNSC envoys on scrapping of Article 370"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>India briefed all current members of the UNSC five permanent members and 10 non-permanent members after revoking the special status granted to Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A person familiar with the development said India put forth\nits position on the matter underlining that it was an internal matter under the\nprovisions of its Constitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The briefing to diplomats comes in the backdrop of Pakistan\ncondemning the Indian Home Minister Amit Shah\u2019s move to bifurcate the region\ninto Jammu and Kashmir, which will have a legislature, and the Ladakh region\nwithout a legislature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Article 370, enacted in 1954, laid down that except for\nmatters related to defence, foreign affairs, communications and issues\nspecified in the Instrument of Accession of Jammu and Kashmir, the Parliament\nneeds the state government&#8217;s ratification for all other laws. So far, residents\nof the state lived under a separate set of laws, including those related to\ncitizenship, ownership of property and fundamental rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reacting to the India\u2019s decision to revoke the special\nstatus, Pakistan on Monday said it \u201cstrongly condemns and rejects the\nannouncements made today by the Indian Government regarding the Indian Occupied\nJammu and Kashmir.&#8221; The part of the state in Indian control \u201cis an\ninternationally recognized disputed territory,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo unilateral step by the Government of India can change\nthis disputed status, as enshrined in the United Nations Security Council\n(UNSC) resolutions. Nor will this ever be acceptable to the people of Jammu\n&amp; Kashmir and Pakistan,&#8221; the statement said. \u201cAs a party to this\ninternational dispute, Pakistan will exercise all possible options to counter\nthe illegal steps.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPakistan reaffirms its abiding commitment to the Kashmir\ncause and its political, diplomatic and moral support to the people of Occupied\nJammu and Kashmir for the realization of their inalienable right to\nself-determination,&#8221; it added.\n\nAnalysts have said India will have to look at\nPakistan raising the Kashmir issue at all possible fora, including at the\nforthcoming session of the UN General Assembly in September. Indian Prime Minister\nNarendra Modi is scheduled to travel to the US for the UN General Assembly\nsession and address the session on 28 September.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India briefed all current members of the UNSC five permanent members and 10 non-permanent members after revoking the special status granted to Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution. 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