The Impact of Government Control on Academic Freedom
14 May 2025 | Hamreen Khan | Meer.com
The Indian-administered Kashmir is officially called the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, which used to be one of the Indian states before the abrogation of Article 370. Now it has been converted into a Union Territory, which implies direct federal rule. By being an Indian state, it used to enjoy special status under articles 370 & 35A of the Indian Constitution. It had the power to form any independent policy without interference from the central government of the Indian state. The erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir, which also included the Ladakh region, had its own separate constitution and a flag. Also, in the early 1950s, it also used to have its own president & prime minister, but this provision was removed during the same decade.
This special status provided the former State of Jammu and Kashmir with certain autonomy with full control over the domestic realm of the region, but leaving defense, communication, and foreign affairs under Indian jurisprudence….