From autonomy to 'settler colonialism': How India redrew Kashmir's demographic and political landscape

Seven years after India revoked Article 370, a constitutional safeguard that had protected Kashmir's autonomy for seventy years, the region has undergone transformation. Middle East Eye reports that new domicile rules eased settlement for non-Kashmiris—over one point two-five million certificates issued in two years—while land ownership restrictions were relaxed. Residents describe mounting economic inequality and infrastructure projects altering Kashmir's landscape, with critics characterizing these cumulative changes as settler colonialism designed to restructure political representation and control over land.

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