Indian-controlled Kashmir was in lockdown Monday, with tens of thousands of new troops deployed into what is already one of the most militarized places in the world
New Delhi , as a number of prominent politicians were placed under house arrest and New Delhi announced contentious changes to the way the territory is administered.
A broad communications blackout left many people without access to the internet and phone services across the territory, with measures also in place to prevent public meetings.According to CNN affiliate CNN-News18, the politicians under house arrest include at least two former chief ministers of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, which encompasses the section of the disputed territory controlled by New Delhi.Kashmir is one of the world's most dangerous flashpoints.
Kashmir: A bitter dispute 01:35Manoj Joshi, from the New Delhi-based Observer Research Foundation think tank, said the announcement would come as a"psychological shock" to Kashmiris. "The so-called autonomy has eroded over the years," he said."It was more of a symbolic thing but symbols are important, particularly in the context of Kashmiri politics and we may see more alienation.Jammu and Kashmir is the only Muslim-majority state in Hindu-dominated India.
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