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Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 04 August 2019. EPA
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Barricades are set up by Indian police to prevent the movment of vehicles during curfew like restrictions in Jammu, India, Monday, August 5, 2019. AP Photo
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Indian Home Minister Amit Shah (C) arrives at Parliament House prior to his address to both Houses of Parliament following a cabinet meeting at Prime Minster Narendra Modi's residence in New Delhi, India 05 August 2019.EPA
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Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard during curfew like restrictions in Jammu, India, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. AP Photo
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Indian army soldiers stand guard during curfew like restrictions in Jammu, India, Monday, August 5, 2019. AP Photo
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An Indian Paramilitary trooper stands guard in Srinagar on August 4, 2019. AFP
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Security personnel stand guard a street in Jammu on August 5, 2019. AFP
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Indian paramilitary troopers stand guard at a roadblock at Maisuma locality in Srinagar on August 4, 2019. AFP
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An Indian paramilitary trooper stands guard at a roadblock at Maisuma locality in Srinagar on August 4, 2019. AFP
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Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 04 August 2019. EPA
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Barricades are set up by Indian police to prevent the movment of vehicles during curfew like restrictions in Jammu, India, Monday, August 5, 2019. AP Photo
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Indian Home Minister Amit Shah (C) arrives at Parliament House prior to his address to both Houses of Parliament following a cabinet meeting at Prime Minster Narendra Modi's residence in New Delhi, India 05 August 2019.EPA
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Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard during curfew like restrictions in Jammu, India, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. AP Photo
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Indian army soldiers stand guard during curfew like restrictions in Jammu, India, Monday, August 5, 2019. AP Photo
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An Indian Paramilitary trooper stands guard in Srinagar on August 4, 2019. AFP
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Security personnel stand guard a street in Jammu on August 5, 2019. AFP
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Indian paramilitary troopers stand guard at a roadblock at Maisuma locality in Srinagar on August 4, 2019. AFP
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An Indian paramilitary trooper stands guard at a roadblock at Maisuma locality in Srinagar on August 4, 2019. AFP
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Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 04 August 2019. EPA
India abolishes special status for Kashmir
BJP government says scrapping Article 370 will benefit India's only Muslim-majority state
Samanth Subramanian
05 August, 2019
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