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India to revoke special status for Kashmir

05/08/2019 GMT

BBC World Service - World Update, India to revoke special status for Kashmir

India is revoking the special status hitherto enjoyed by Jammu and Kashmir

India is revoking the special status hitherto enjoyed by Jammu and Kashmir -- the country's only Muslim-majority state.

India has issued a presidential decree revoking the special status of Jammu and Kashmir -- the country's only Muslim-majority state.  Opponents of the government have expressed outrage.

Also in the programme: Police in Hong Kong  have fired teargas at activists trying to enforce a general strike. And a UN-backed human rights team has called for a complete ban on arms sales to Myanmar, and for sanctions on companies linked to the country's military.

(Photo: Indian troops in Indian-administered Kashmir . Credit: AFP)

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