Explanation

India announced new Kashmir Domicile Law on 1 April 2020

Under the law, those who have resided for a period of 15 years in Kashmir are eligible to become permanent residents.

Explanation

Kashmir Solidarity Day or Kashmir Day is a national holiday observed in Pakistan 

Date: February 5

Kashmir Day Event Length: 1 Day

Kashmir Day Related to the Kashmir Conflict

Kashmir Day was Started by: Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan in 1990

Kashmir Day was first proposed by Qazi Hussain Ahmad 

In 1991, the then-Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif called for a "Kashmir Solidarity Day Strike"

Explanation

Syed Ali Shah Geelani, a top separatist leader in Indian-administered Kashmir, died at the age of 92 on 01 September 2021 in Srinagar

In 2020, Geelani was awarded the Nishan-e-Pakistan, Pakistan's highest civilian honour.

Explanation

The Kashmir conflict, primarily between India and Pakistan, with China playing a third-party role.

Explanation

The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) was formed on March 10, 1993.

It is an alliance of 26 political, social, and religious organizations in Kashmir.

Explanation

In February 2021, Germany declined the license to two firms planning the export of small arms to India due to the Indian army’s poor human rights record in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K).

Though Germany is India’s sixth-largest trading partner

and its largest trading partner from the European Union, it feared that its small arms could be used against the civilian population in IIOJK.

Explanation

India revoked Article 370 of its constitution on 5 August 2019. 

Article 370 grants special status to Kashmir.

Explanation

During the partition of Punjab in 1947, India was granted a land link road to Kashmir via Gurdaspur

Gurdaspur is a city in the Indian state of Punjab, between the rivers Beas and Ravi.

headquarters of Gurdaspur District

Gurdaspur is in the geographical center of the district, which shares a border with Pakistan.

Gurdaspur City was named after Mahant Guriya das ji. 

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Explanation

Maharaja Hari Singh, the Hindu ruler of Jammu and Kashmir, signed the Instrument of Accession with India on October 26, 1947, following tribal invasions supported by Pakistan.

This treaty granted India control over Kashmir’s defense, communications, and foreign affairs.

Explanation

In the last census of British India in 1941, the total population of Kashmir and Jammu was 3,945,000.

1.          The total Muslim population was 2,997,000 (75.97%),

2.          The Hindu population was 808,000 (20.48%),

3.          The Sikh 55,000 (1.39%)