India has ended an 18-month-long ban on high-speed internet service on mobile devices in disputed Kashmir, where opposition to New Delhi has deepened after it revoked the region's semi-autonomy. (Dar Yasin/The Associated Press)Two months later, authorities revoked a ban on social media and restored full internet connectivity but not high-speed internet. For the first time since Aug 2019 all of J&K will have 4G mobile data. India often snaps mobile internet services in parts of the region as a tactic during counterinsurgency operations and anti-India protests. The move attracted global attention after pop star Rihanna on Tuesday tweeted a link of a CNN news report about India blocking internet services at the protest sites.

Source: CBC News February 06, 2021 18:45 UTC