- IoA 1947: Maharaja Hari Singh, due to invasion by armed Pakistan tribal irregulars
- 1948: UN Intervention, stalled Plebiscite
- 1949: Article 370
- 1952 Delhi Agreement: JLN + Sheikh Abdullah
- accepted appellate jurisdiction of SC
- primacy of national flag
- emergency provisions
- 1954 Presidential Order, Art 35A: JK Assembly could define “permanent residents” & restrict land ownership + public employment to them
- 1956: JK Constitution declared state as integral part of india, but maintained distinct institutional executive & legislature
- exclusionary Citizenship rights
Post 2019
- JK assembly dissolved, state under president rule (356) governor’s congruence as requisite recommendation for state legislature
- Indian constitution extended in its entirety to JK
- bifurcation into UT via JK Reorganization Act 2019
Statehood demand
- JK assembly resolution for immediate rollback of UT status
- electoral self determination
- protection of land & employment
- enforcing judicial commitments eg. SC Dec 2023 - centre gave solemn assurance that statehood would be restored at earliest
Former JK CM urges for moving beyond security centric approach to kashmir and recognizing ladakh’s historic role as economic bridge b/w India & Eurasia