* The briefing to diplomats comes in the backdrop of Pakistan condemning Amit Shah’s move to scrap Article 370
* PM Narendra Modi is scheduled to travel to the US for the UN General Assembly session and address the session on 28 September
New Delhi: India on Monday briefed all current members of the UN Security Council –five permanent members and 10 non-permanent members – hours after revoking the special status granted to Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution.
A person familiar with the development said India put forth its position on the matter underlining that it was an internal matter under the provisions of its Constitution.
The briefing to diplomats comes in the backdrop of Pakistan condemning the Indian Home Minister Amit Shah’s move to bifurcate the region into Jammu and Kashmir, which will have a legislature, and the Ladakh region without a legislature.
Article 370, enacted in 1954, laid down that except for matters related to defence, foreign affairs, communications and issues specified in the Instrument of Accession of Jammu and Kashmir, the Parliament needs the state government’s ratification for all other laws. So far, residents of the state lived under a separate set of laws, including those related to citizenship, ownership of property and fundamental rights.
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