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In a historic move, Parliament of India has amended Article 370 and revoked 35A for complete merger of Jammu and Kashmir (J & K) with India. The bifurcation of the state is another strategic move to liberate Ladakh from political arm twisting by Valley based leadership. It will pave the way for development and empowerment of this sensitive region. It has sent message to China and Pakistan that India can no more be blackmailed on J & K in the name of collusive threat. Pakistan and separatists were confident that Article 370 and 35A are the instruments cast in iron and no political dispensation in Delhi can alter this status quo. This notion stands shredded today. It will be a miscalculation to assume that this bold move will have any impact on proxy war or terrorism. There is a possibility that instability in Kashmir may rise before it limps back to normalcy. Thus, government will have to guard and block all perils of corridors. Pakistan and separatists would try and disrupt the stability and thus, the government will have to take all precautions to deal with it firmly.
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