Several other states like Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Mizoram enjoy similar protections in the form of several constitutional or statutory safeguards.

The events following the scrapping of Article 370 bear strong resemblance to Sheikh Abdullah's campaign for a plebiscite, until more pragmatic factors ended the tussle.

China is India’s largest trading partner, but the trade is heavily skewed in favour of China. Thus initiating a trade war when Indian manufacturing ability is limited won't help.

The J&K high court recently prodded decision-makers to review the 148-year-old practice keeping in mind the financial implications incurred by the "hopelessly fiscally deprived Union Territory".