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Meetings On Kashmir Raise Questions About An Uncertain Future
Meetings On Kashmir Raise Questions About An Uncertain Future

(ANALYSIS) KASHMIR -- Nearly two years after Jammu and Kashmir was split into two Union Territories and Article 370 of the Constitution was revoked, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi met 14 J&K leaders in New Delhi on June 24 to end the political impasse in the former state.

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Kashmiri Hindus mark 31 years in exile from their homeland
Kashmiri Hindus mark 31 years in exile from their homeland

On Jan. 19, Kashmiri Pandits marked 31 years since their migration. In the 90’s, an estimated 300,000 Kashmiri Hindus fled for their lives and settled outside Kashmir. Many still live in migrant camps today and are eager to return to Kashmir, but their path there is uncertain.

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India is restoring religious sites in Kashmir, including Hindu temple fled during conflict
India is restoring religious sites in Kashmir, including Hindu temple fled during conflict

Kashmiris are welcoming the Indian government’s move to restore religious sites, including a Hindu temple, now in a Muslim neighborhood, vacated when Kashmiri Hindus fled the region’s armed rebellion in the 1990’s.

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