The protracted and brutal military siege in Kashmir is likely to be lifted and the restoration of the special status of Kashmir is expected, as Modi calls an all-party meeting on the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir next week.
On 5th August 2019, the Modi government changed the special status of Kashmir by abrogating Article 35A and 370 of the Indian Constitution, changing it to a union territory governed directly from New Delhi. Despite the presence of 500,000 soldiers in the occupied territory already, thousands of troops were deployed additionally.
The all-party meeting is likely to discuss the restoration of the statehood of the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir on June 24. The union Home Secretary reached out to the leaders to invite them to the meeting. The four former Chief Ministers of Kashmir have been invited including Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Mehbooba Mufti.
As per sources, the US President Joe Biden, who has been asking Pakistan for military bases for surveillance in Afghanistan, played a leading role in restoration of Kashmir’s autonomous status. The US may try to please Pakistan with this move to ask for a favour in the shape of a drone or military bases in return.
Pakistan also wrote a letter to the UN-Security Council President, expressing concerns over reports of Indian intention of further demographic changes in the disputed territory.
Prime Minister Imran Khan in a recent interview also indicated to re-engage with India if it simply gave a road map to restore the statehood of Kashmir.