A transformation is under way in Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Wednesday on the first anniversary of the Centre’s decision to revoke the special status of the region. Explained | How the status of Jammu and Kashmir is being changedThe External Affairs Minister listed expansion of education and employment opportunities and advancement of women’s rights as other takeaways. “A transformation under way in Jammu & Kashmir and in Ladakh,” he said. A year on, Article 370 and Kashmir mythmakingThe relations between the two countries nosedived following India’s decision on Jammu and Kashmir. The Centre has rolled out a number of development projects and welfare schemes for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in the last one year.

Source: The Hindu August 05, 2020 11:37 UTC