With India revoking a special legal provision that allowed the Muslim-majority state of Jammu and Kashmir a degree of autonomy in local governance, South Asia is set for unpredictable turbulence.
India and Pakistan have fought three major wars since they emerged as sovereign nations when the British Raj ended in 1947.
Two of these wars have been over the Kashmir region, which is divided between the two nuclear-armed neighbors but claimed in full by both.
The situation escalated dramatically on Aug. 5, when India announced that Jammu and Kashmir would no longer enjoy the special status it had for decades as part of its accession to the Indian federation of states.
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