India has guaranteed a degree of autonomy to the people of Kashmir, a disputed territory between India and Pakistan, since 1947. Why did India unilaterally erase that autonomy this week? Guest: Jeffrey Gettleman, the South Asia bureau chief for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

Background reading:

• To Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, eliminating the autonomy of Kashmir • was an administrative move. But to his critics, the decision was a blow to India’s democracy and secular identity • . • On Thursday, Mr. Modi addressed the nation about the decision • against a backdrop of rising protests, mass arrests and escalating tensions with Pakistan • . Read more about the roots of the crisis • and what could happen next.

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Ljudbok: 9 augusti 2019